scholarly journals Focusing attention on ancestral diversity within genomics research: a potential means for promoting equity in the provision of genomics based healthcare services in developing countries

2017 ◽  
Vol 8 (4) ◽  
pp. 275-281 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nirmala D. Sirisena ◽  
Vajira H. W. Dissanayake
Keyword(s):  
Developing Countries ◽  
Healthcare Services ◽  
Genomics Research

scholarly journals Bridging genomics research between developed and developing countries: the Genomic Medicine Alliance

2014 ◽  
Vol 11 (7) ◽  
pp. 615-623 ◽  
Author(s):  
David N Cooper ◽  
Angela Brand ◽  
Vita Dolzan ◽  
Paolo Fortina ◽  
Federico Innocenti ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Developing Countries ◽  
Genomic Medicine ◽  
Genomics Research

Envisioning a National e-Medicine Network Architecture in a Developing Country

2011 ◽  
pp. 35-53
Author(s):  
Fikreyohannes Lemma ◽  
Mieso K. Denko ◽  
Joseph K. Tan ◽  
Samuel Kinde Kassegne
Keyword(s):  
Developing Countries ◽  
Developing Country ◽  
Health Professionals ◽  
Network Architecture ◽  
Healthcare Services ◽  
Sub Saharan Africa ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
Effective Delivery ◽  
Sub Saharan ◽  
Medical And Healthcare

Poor infrastructures in developing countries such as Ethiopia and much of Sub-Saharan Africa have caused these nations to suffer from lack of efficient and effective delivery of basic and extended medical and healthcare services. Often, such limitation is further accompanied by low patient-doctor ratios, resulting in unwarranted rationing of services. Apparently, e-medicine awareness among both governmental policy makers and private health professionals is motivating the gradual adoption of technological innovations in these countries. It is argued, however, that there still is a gap between current e-medicine efforts in developing countries and the existing connectivity infrastructure leading to faulty, inefficient and expensive designs. The particular case of Ethiopia, one such developing country where e-medicine continues to carry significant promises, is investigated and reported in this article.

Health policy in developing countries

2021 ◽  
pp. 301-322
Author(s):  
Thein T. Htay ◽  
Yu Mon Saw ◽  
James Levinson ◽  
S.M. Kadri ◽  
Ailbhe Helen Brady ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Developing Countries ◽  
Health Policy ◽  
Health Sector ◽  
Monitoring And Evaluation ◽  
Healthcare Services ◽  
Health Policies ◽  
Health Coverage ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Development Goals ◽  
High Standards

The purpose of this chapter is to underscore the role of an integrated stewardship process and decentralization of healthcare services through high standards of governance towards effective health policies in developing countries. Changing disease patterns and challenging health status in developing countries calls for a rigorous monitoring and evaluation of prevailing health systems so that their new health policies be able to tackle these emerging health needs. Three stages of health transition and globalization have highlighted their impacts on health problems and health policies. The optimal composition and interactions of actors in health policy have influenced the strategic directions and policy implementation. In implementing the global and national health policies within the context of health system strengthening, national policies will better assure that health priorities in local settings are addressed and country-led while international assistance supports the health sector priorities. With the creation of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and now the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), more attention is being given in these countries to policies and programmes which are results- and outcome-oriented. Possible strategies to improve health policy and the overall status of health in developing countries are recommended including Universal Health Coverage and the SDGs, among others.

Envisioning a National E-Medicine Network Architecture in a Developing Country

2011 ◽  
pp. 306-326
Author(s):  
Fikreyohannes Lemma ◽  
Mieso K. Denko ◽  
Joseph K. Tan ◽  
Samuel Kinde Kassegne
Keyword(s):  
Developing Countries ◽  
Developing Country ◽  
Health Professionals ◽  
Network Architecture ◽  
Healthcare Services ◽  
Sub Saharan Africa ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
Effective Delivery ◽  
Sub Saharan ◽  
Medical And Healthcare

Poor infrastructures in developing countries such as Ethiopia and much of Sub-Saharan Africa have caused these nations to suffer from lack of efficient and effective delivery of basic and extended medical and healthcare services. Often, such limitation is further accompanied by low patient-doctor ratios, resulting in unwarranted rationing of services. Apparently, e-medicine awareness among both governmental policy makers and private health professionals is motivating the gradual adoption of technological innovations in these countries. It is argued, however, that there still is a gap between current e-medicine efforts in developing countries and the existing connectivity infrastructure leading to faulty, inefficient and expensive designs. The particular case of Ethiopia, one such developing country where emedicine continues to carry significant promises, is investigated and reported in this article.

Envisioning a National e-Medicine Network Architecture in a Developing Country

2011 ◽  
pp. 1322-1341
Author(s):  
Fikreyohannes Lemma ◽  
Mieso K. Denko ◽  
Joseph K. Tan ◽  
Samuel Kinde Kassegne
Keyword(s):  
Developing Countries ◽  
Developing Country ◽  
Health Professionals ◽  
Network Architecture ◽  
Healthcare Services ◽  
Sub Saharan Africa ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
Effective Delivery ◽  
Sub Saharan ◽  
Medical And Healthcare

Poor infrastructures in developing countries such as Ethiopia and much of Sub-Saharan Africa have caused these nations to suffer from lack of efficient and effective delivery of basic and extended medical and healthcare services. Often, such limitation is further accompanied by low patient-doctor ratios, resulting in unwarranted rationing of services. Apparently, e-medicine awareness among both governmental policy makers and private health professionals is motivating the gradual adoption of technological innovations in these countries. It is argued, however, that there still is a gap between current e-medicine efforts in developing countries and the existing connectivity infrastructure leading to faulty, inefficient and expensive designs. The particular case of Ethiopia, one such developing country where emedicine continues to carry significant promises, is investigated and reported in this article.

Digital Health Innovation Ecosystems

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 1-14 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gloria Ejehiohen Iyawa ◽  
Marlien Herselman ◽  
Adele Botha
Keyword(s):  
Developing Countries ◽  
Qualitative Study ◽  
Digital Health ◽  
Healthcare Services ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Innovation Ecosystem ◽  
Health Innovation ◽  
Innovation Ecosystems ◽  
Governmental Organizations ◽  
Key Participants

The purpose of this paper was to identify key participants, benefits, and challenges of a digital health innovation ecosystem in Namibia. The paper also aimed to identify strategies for implementing digital health innovation ecosystems in Namibia. This is a qualitative study that adopted semi-structured interviews in meeting the objectives of the study. The findings suggest that implementing digital health innovation ecosystems within the Namibian context will result in better processes of delivering healthcare services to patients. However, implementing such an ecosystem would require resources from both academic and governmental organizations. The need for skilled experts for managing the ecosystem would also be required. Hence, adopting the guidelines for implementing a digital health innovation ecosystem in developing countries, the study proposed guidelines which would make a digital health innovation ecosystem work for the Namibian context. The findings of this study can be used by healthcare managers within the Namibian context.

Empirical Study of Telemedicine Readiness in the Healthcare Sector in Developing Countries

2021 ◽  
Vol 17 (2) ◽  
pp. 40-59
Author(s):  
Ali Abdullrahim ◽  
Rebecca DeCoster
Keyword(s):  
Developing Countries ◽  
Healthcare Providers ◽  
Outcome Expectations ◽  
Healthcare Services ◽  
Ease Of Use ◽  
Healthcare Sector ◽  
It Infrastructure ◽  
Perceived Ease Of Use ◽  
Organisational Factors ◽  
Organisational Level

Healthcare providers have reasons to consider telemedicine technologies when determining the best practices for service provision. The use of such technologies in developing countries is still limited, and it is important to examine the readiness to telemedicine solutions at an organisational level in developing countries such as Libya in order to provide healthcare services. Therefore, a model was proposed and validated to assess telemedicine readiness in Libya from the healthcare providers' perspective. Healthcare providers' operational capability and telemedicine outcome expectations were also investigated. The results highlight that the level of telemedicine readiness could be influenced by various health-specific organisational factors including organisational capabilities and resources. The findings of this research are that various organisational factors have an impact on telemedicine readiness and thus on the implementation of such technology including healthcare providers' human resources, IT infrastructure, perceived ease of use, and prospective healthcare providers.

A System to Provide Primary Maternity Healthcare Services in Developing Countries

2012 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chinmoy Mukherjee ◽  
Komal Gupta ◽  
Rajarathnam Nallusamy
Keyword(s):  
Developing Countries ◽  
Healthcare Services

scholarly journals Staff Retention in Developing Countries: A Case Study of an NGO in the Health Sector

2013 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 158 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rhoda Cynthia Bakuwa ◽  
Francis Chasimpha ◽  
Joyce Masamba
Keyword(s):  
Developing Countries ◽  
Health Sector ◽  
Healthcare Services ◽  
Staff Retention ◽  
Retention Strategies ◽  
Quality Healthcare ◽  
Set Up ◽  
Intention To Continue ◽  
Skilled Staff

Given the importance of human resources as a source of competitive advantage and the fact that staff turnover is inevitable, the retention of skilled staff is vital in any organizational set up. In the health sector, particularly in developing countries, staff retention is regarded as an important human resource management issue. Any critical shortages prevent the delivery of quality healthcare services. Therefore, it is imperative for managers to identify factors that employees’ value and which consequently influence their intention to continue working for an organization. It is against this backdrop that this paper attempted to examine the key determinants of staff retention in developing countries based on a case study of an NGO in the health sector in Malawi. Using survey data collected from 299 employees, the results of this study revealed that it was the non financial/intangible rewards and not the financial package that significantly contributed to employees’ feelings of satisfaction and their intention to continue working for the case NGO. These results imply that when designing retention strategies, it is not just about money, but rather, it is important to factor in intangible rewards which could provide psychological satisfaction and may indeed have a deeper and longer lasting effect.

Marketization and universalism: Crafting the right balance in the Turkish healthcare system

2012 ◽  
Vol 60 (4) ◽  
pp. 456-471 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tuba I Agartan
Keyword(s):  
Developing Countries ◽  
Quality Of Healthcare ◽  
Healthcare Services ◽  
Healthcare Sector ◽  
Public And Private ◽  
The Public ◽  
Long Run ◽  
Major Transformation ◽  
Turkish Case ◽  
The Right

Turkey is undertaking comprehensive reforms in its healthcare sector which bring about a major transformation in the boundaries between the public and private sectors. As in many transition and late-developing countries reforms seek to universalize coverage, increase efficiency and improve quality of healthcare services. The Turkish case is interesting as it draws attention to the balance that is being struck between two major components of the reforms, namely marketization and universalism. Expansion of coverage and improvements in equity are taking place alongside state-induced market and managerial reforms. This article assesses the extent of marketization and argues that while market elements have been limited to the provision dimension, in the long run they may lead to some erosion in universalism. The Turkish case serves as an example of transformations in developing countries where market reforms have to be accompanied by a strong and active state for universalism to be achieved.

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