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We study how political institutions, political processes and political action shape and are shaped by democracy and rights, economic outcomes and social development.

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Complaints mechanisms in health organizations

U4 Brief | Oct 2013

Strategies to increase transparency and accountability often include complaints mechanisms by which organisations can respond to individual suspicions ...

health, India

Addressing corruption in the health sector: Securing equitable access to health care for everyone

U4 Issue | Jan 2011

The development community is striving to achieve results and value for money with its investments in health around the world. Yet, donors often work ...

health, corruption

Perceptions of per diems in the health sector: Evidence and implications

U4 Issue | Jul 2011

This study details the perceived benefits, problems, and risks of abuse of per diems and allowances in developing countries. Drawing on 41 interviews ...

health, per diems, allowances, corruption, corruption in aid, Uganda, Malawi

Anti-Corruption in the Health Sector: Reducing Vulnerabilities to Corruption in User Fee Systems

U4 Brief | Jan 2006

Designed to promote efficiency and expand access to health care services by leveraging financial contributions from patients, user fee systems are in ...

corruption, health, World

Good governance for medicines initiatives: Exploring lessons learned

U4 Issue | May 2013

Corruption in the pharmaceutical system results in wasted resources, limited access to health services and reduced health gains. In this U4 Issue paper, ...

health, corruption, anti-corruption, medicines, pharmaceuticals, governance, Jordan, The Philippines, Zambia

Corruption in the Health Sector

U4 Issue | Dec 2008

This U4 Issue presents some essential resources for anyone promoting anti-corruption in the health sector, or otherwise wanting to learn about the challenges ...

health

La corruption dans le secteur de la santé

U4 Issue | Dec 2009

La présente étude de U4 constitue une source d’information essentielle pour quiconque participe à la lutte contre la corruption ...

health

La corruption dans le secteur de la santé : méthodes d'apprentissage et d'enseignement

U4 Brief | Jan 2011

Les programmes de formation et d’éducation qui traitent du thème de la corruption et de la santé peuvent contribuer à ...

health

Informal pay and the quality of health care: lessons from Tanzania

U4 Brief | Oct 2007

Informal payments for health services are common in many transitional and developing countries. Informal payments are often claimed to reduce access to ...

corruption, health, Tanzania

Corruption in the Health Sector

U4 Issue | Jan 2006

This U4 Issue presents some essential resources for anyone promoting anti-corruption in the health sector, or otherwise wanting to learn about the challenges ...

health, World

Avantages et inconvénients des indemnités journalières : une entrave à la bonne gouvernance du secteur de la santé ?

U4 Brief | Nov 2011

Les indemnités journalières constituent un mécanisme important de remboursement des frais encourus au travail, d’encouragement ...

health, aid

Using power and influence analysis to address corruption risks: The case of the Ugandan drug supply chain

U4 Brief | Jul 2012

Power and influence analysis can be used to assess corruption vulnerabilities in the public sector. This approach helps identify powerful stakeholders ...

health, Uganda

Per diem policy analysis toolkit

U4 Issue | Dec 2012

Most organizations use per diems as a way to reimburse out-of-pocket expenses for travel and to encourage staff to attend professional development activities. ...

health, per diem, abuse of per diem, wages, human resource management, motivation, incentives, control, travel, fraud

Is worker effort higher in church-based than in government health facilities?

CMI Brief | Oct 2011

A study of diagnostic effort documents low worker effort in both churchbased and government health facilities. Despite a strong perception among ...

Tanzania

Marginalisation and Poverty in Rural Malanje, Angola

CMI Brief | Dec 2016

Rural Angola has gone through decades of hardships with war and economic marginalisation – culminating with the current economic crisis. This brief ...

poverty, rural, economic crisis, education, health, Malanje, Angola

Responding to the Covid-19 Pandemic - Early Norwegian Development Aid Support

Report in External Series | Oct 2020

This report - commissioned by Norad's Evaluation Department - provides a mapping and analysis of early Norwegian development aid related to Covid-19 . ...

health, Covid 19, development aid, Norway

Benefits and drawbacks of per diems: Do allowances distort good governance in the health sector?

U4 Brief | Nov 2009

Per diems, or daily allowances, are an important mechanism for reimbursing work‑related expenses, encouraging participation in professional development ...

corruption in aid, health

When "participation" isn't participatory: current health reforms in colombia

Journal Article | Jan 2009

Colombia is a country marked by extreme social inequalities and high levels of violence, with a government that has brutally repressed social movements ...

Colombia's health reform: false debates, real imperatives

Journal Article | Jan 2010

In Thomas Tsai's World Report (Jan 9, p 109),1 Leonardo Cubillos posits a conflict between a “data-driven process” of health policy making ...

Local Government Reform in Tanzania 2002 - 2005: Summary of Research Findings on Governance, Finance and Service Delivery

Report in External Series | Jan 2006

What impact has Tanzania's Local Government Reform Programme had on local governance, finances and service delivery? Have there been any changes over ...

Local government, decentralisation, governance, service delivery, public finances, Tanzania