"Disease Control Priorities in Developing Countries: Health Policy Responses to Epidemiological Change"

1991 ◽  
Vol 22 (4) ◽  
pp. 277 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dean T. Jamison ◽  
W. Henry Mosley
Keyword(s):  
Developing Countries ◽  
Health Policy ◽  
Disease Control ◽  
Policy Responses

Capital Flows to Developing Countries: Blessing or Curse? (Distinguished Lecture)

1998 ◽  
Vol 37 (4I) ◽  
pp. 125-151 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohsin S. Khan
Keyword(s):  
Developing Countries ◽  
Capital Flows ◽  
Financial Integration ◽  
Foreign Capital ◽  
Foreign Debt ◽  
Capital Inflows ◽  
Private Capital ◽  
Policy Responses ◽  
Private Capital Flows ◽  
Significant Phenomenon

The surge of private capital flows to developing countries that occurred in the 1990s has been the most significant phenomenon of the decade for these countries. By the middle of the decade many developing countries in Asia and Latin America were awash with private foreign capital. In contrast to earlier periods when the scarcity of foreign capital dominated economic policy-making in these countries, the issue now for governments was how to manage the largescale capital inflows to generate higher rates ofinvestrnent and growth. While a number of developing countries were able to benefit substantially from the private foreign financing that globalisation made available to them, it also became apparent that capital inflows were not a complete blessing and could even turn out to be a curse. Indeed, in some countries capital inflows led to rapid monetary expansion, inflationary pressures, real exchange rate appreciation, fmancial sector difficulties, widening current account deficits, and a rapid build-up of foreign debt. In addition, as the experience of Mexico in 1994 and the Asian crisis of 1997-98 demonstrated, financial integration and globalisation can cut both ways. Private capital flows are volatile and eventually there can be a large reversal of capital because of changes in expected asset returns, investor herding behaviour, and contagion effects. Such reversals can lead to recessions and serious problems for financial systems. This paper examines the characteristics, causes and consequences of capital flows to developing countries in the 1990s. It also highlights the appropriate policy responses for governments facing such inflows, specifically to prevent overheating of the economy, and to limit the vulnerability to reversals of capital flows.

UK-wide health policy under the Coalition

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
David Hughes
Keyword(s):  
Health Policy ◽  
Northern Ireland ◽  
Health Services ◽  
Policy Making ◽  
Social Care ◽  
The Other ◽  
Executive Orders ◽  
Health Reforms ◽  
Policy Responses ◽  
Health And Social Care

A volume on health reforms under the Coalition must necessarily expand its focus beyond Westminster to consider the larger UK policy context. Legislation enacted in 1998 established devolved assemblies in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland with power to make law or issue executive orders in certain specified areas, including health services. This meant that an English NHS overseen by the Westminster Parliament now existed alongside separate NHS systems accountable to devolved governments in the other UK countries. Thus, the major Coalition health reforms heralded by the Health and Social Care Act 2012 applied in the main to England only. However, devolved administrations needed to formulate appropriate policy responses that either maintained differences or moved closer to the English policies. This chapter describes the divergent approaches between the four UK NHS systems, but also sheds light on the nature of coalition policy making.

scholarly journals Development of Evidence-Based Health Policy Documents in Developing Countries: A Case of Iran

2014 ◽  
Vol 6 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohammad Hasan Imani-Nasab ◽  
Hesam Seyedin ◽  
Reza Majdzadeh ◽  
Bahareh Yazdizadeh ◽  
Masoud Salehi
Keyword(s):  
Developing Countries ◽  
Health Policy ◽  
Evidence Based ◽  
Policy Documents

Stakeholders Engagement and Agenda Setting in a Developing Context

2016 ◽  
pp. 158-178
Author(s):  
Golam Rabbani
Keyword(s):  
Developing Countries ◽  
Health Policy ◽  
Agenda Setting ◽  
Developed Countries ◽  
Stakeholder Groups

One area of focus in the study of policymaking in developing countries is the extent to which policymaking in the developing countries is similar to the interaction among stakeholder groups, including politicians, that occurs in developed countries. This paper explores this issue in the case of the development of the Bangladesh Health Policy 2011. It is found that the policymaking process has many well-organized actors with very clear and efficient roles in generating policy outputs. This study indicates that the distinctions between policymaking in western and eastern countries, at least in some countries, may be breaking down.

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.

Reasonableness and its definition in the provision of health care

2010 ◽  
pp. 54-58
Author(s):  
Norman Daniels
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Developing Countries ◽  
Health Policy ◽  
Developed Countries ◽  
Fair Process ◽  
Accountability For Reasonableness ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
Ethical Controversy ◽  
Rationing Problems ◽  
New Evidence

Two central goals of health policy are to improve population health as much as possible and to distribute the improvements fairly. These goals will often conflict. Reasonable people will disagree about how to resolve these conflicts, which take the form of various unsolved rationing problems. The conflict is also illustrated by the ethical controversy that surrounds the use of cost-effectiveness analysis. Because there is no consensus on principles to resolve these disputes, a fair process is needed to assure outcomes that are perceived to be fair and reasonable. One such process, accountability for reasonableness, assures transparency, involves stakeholders in deliberating about relevant rationales, and requires that decisions be revised in light of new evidence and arguments. It has been influential in various contexts including developed countries such as Canada, the United Kingdom, New Zealand, and Sweden, and developing countries, such as Mexico....

Mental Health Policy and Plans : Promoting an Optimal Mix of Services in Developing Countries

2004 ◽  
Vol 33 (2) ◽  
pp. 4-16 ◽  
Author(s):  
MICHELLE FUNK ◽  
BENEDETTO SARACENO ◽  
NATALIE DREW ◽  
CRICK LUND ◽  
MARGARET GRIGG
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Developing Countries ◽  
Health Policy ◽  
Mental Health Policy ◽  
Optimal Mix
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