Drawing on qualitative methods, this article examines the impact of HIV interventions on the healthcare system in Malawi and its implications for addressing COVID-19. I argue that the historical and continued influence of neoliberalism in global health manifests in the structures and routines of ...
Moving towards a mixed health care system in MalawiNgalande Banda, E. E.Simukonda, H. P. M.HEALTH POLICY AND PLANNING
Such an approach should be an integral part of the health care system” [1]. Later, the 1978 Alma Ata Conference redefined PHC as “essential health care made universally accessible to individuals and families in the community through their full participation and at a cost that the community ...
the healthcare system in a developing country such as Malawi might have limitations in relation to care quality and equity between different parts of the population, but probably does quite well on efficiency given the limited resources available. In yet other healthcare syste...
Governments are already working with climate experts and health organizations to deliver on this goal. For example, governments in Malawi and Mozambique are partnering with organizations like ours, Amref Health Africa and VillageReach, to provide emergency healthcare services and rebuild primary...
However, we have no tool to explain or illuminate the lack of security in countries such as Malawi, where an entire nation is crumbling under the combined forces of disease and poverty. The concept of human security could form the analytical framework for understanding, and thus acting on, ...
Both countries have a well-developed structure of primary care. In the United Kingdom, this is based around the National Health Service and the general practitioner (GP) list system. In Malawi, Health Ministry clinics provide a backbone of primary, public health and maternity services in urban ...
There are not enough midwives in Malawi; therefore, focusing on staff working lives has the potential to improve care and retain staff within the system. OBJECTIVE This study aimed to identify ways in which working lives of maternity healthcare workers could be enhanced to improve clinical care....
Malawi has 750 health-care facilities that provide HIV-testing and treatment throughout the country, including public and private facilities. The geographical distribution of Malawi's health-care system is shown in figure 1B. Many of the health-care facilities in rural areas are small, with some...
Background Primary Health Care (PHC) is a strategy endorsed for attaining equitable access to basic health care including treatment and prevention of endemic diseases. Thirty four years later, its implementation remains sub-optimal in most Sub-Saharan Af