Volume 49. Issue 2: Accountability for Health Equity: Galvanising a Movement for Universal Health Coverage 

 

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  • Introduction to Multimedia 

    Nelson, Erica (Institute of Development Studies, 2018-05-01)
    This is the Introduction to multimedia for IDS Bulletin 49.2, 'Accountability for Health Equity: Galvanising a Movement for Universal Health Coverage'.

  • Health Accountability for Indigenous Populations: Confronting Power through Adaptive Action Cycles 

    Flores, Walter; Hernández, Alison (Institute of Development Studies, 2018-05-01)
    Health-care providers are powerful figures in society. An informed service user may be able to identify regulatory non-compliance and abuses by these actors, but reporting them is not a mere administrative procedure. It ...

  • Inverted State and Citizens’ Roles in the Mozambican Health Sector 

    Dias, Jose; Tomé, Tassiana (Institute of Development Studies, 2018-05-01)
    This article aims to understand the inversion of roles between the state and citizens, by exploring its historical roots and current implications for processes of social accountability in Mozambique, particularly in the ...

  • Accountability and Generating Evidence for Global Health: Misoprostol in Nepal 

    Raj Sharma, Jeevan; Khatri, Rekha; Harper, Ian (Institute of Development Studies, 2018-05-01)
    Postpartum haemorrhage (PPH) is a major cause of maternal morbidity and mortality in Nepal. Compounded by the remote terrain, endemic poverty, and a lack of access to health facilities, the use of misoprostol has advantages ...

  • The Political Construction of Accountability Keywords 

    Fox, Jonathan (Institute of Development Studies, 2018-05-01)
    Terminology in the accountability field is ambiguous, encompassing both top-down, technocratic control initiatives and bottom‑up efforts to challenge the abuse of power and promote equity. The main proposition is that ...

  • Key Considerations for Accountability and Gender in Health Systems in Low- and Middle-Income Countries 

    Waldman, Linda; Theobald, Sally; Morgan, Rosemary (Institute of Development Studies, 2018-05-01)
    This article poses questions, challenges, and dilemmas for health system researchers striving to better understand how gender shapes accountability mechanisms, by critically examining the relationship between accountability ...

  • Gendered Dimensions of Accountability to Address Health Workforce Shortages in Northern Nigeria 

    Lamishi Adamu, Fatima; Abdul Moukarim, Zainab; Sa’adu Fakai, Nasiru (Institute of Development Studies, 2018-05-01)
    Northern Nigeria has some of the worst health indices in sub‑Saharan Africa. Poor health outcomes are the result of multiple factors, including the lack of front-line health workers in rural and hard-to-reach areas. In ...

  • Reducing Health Inequalities in Brazil’s Universal Health-Care System: Accountability Politics in São Paulo 

    Schattan Coelho, Vera (Institute of Development Studies, 2018-05-01)
    Brazil relies on the Sistema Único de Saúde (SUS), a public health-care system used by nearly 65 per cent of the population. This article analyses the role played by accountability mechanisms in expanding access to primary ...

  • Making Private Health Care Accountable: Mobilising Civil Society and Ethical Doctors in India 

    Shukla, Abhay; More, Abhijit; Marathe, Shweta (Institute of Development Studies, 2018-05-01)
    Though the private sector dominates health care in India, it lacks social accountability and effective regulation. Hence, health activists and health-care professionals have adopted a three-pronged approach of mobilising ...

  • Neglected Tropical Diseases and Equity in the Post-2015 Health Agenda 

    Michelle Taylor, Emma; James, Smith (Institute of Development Studies, 2018-05-01)
    The Millennium Development Goals’ focus on just three infectious diseases (HIV/AIDS, malaria, and belatedly, tuberculosis) configured the global health funding landscape for 15 years. neglected tropical diseases (NTDs), a ...

  • Glossary: Accountability for Health Equity: Galvanising a Movement for Universal Health Coverage 

    Nelson, Erica (Institute of Development Studies, 2018-05-01)
    This is the glossary to IDS Bulletin 49.2, 'Accountability for Health Equity: Galvanising a Movement for Universal Health Coverage'.

  • Accountability for Health Equity: Galvanising a Movement for Universal Health Coverage 

    Nelson, Erica; Bloom, Gerald; Shankland, Alex (Institute of Development Studies, 2018-05-01)
    In July 2017, IDS hosted a workshop on ‘Unpicking Power and Politics for Transformative Change: Towards Accountability for Health Equity’, with the aim of generating dialogue and mutual learning among activists, researchers, ...

  • Notes on Article Contributors 

    Nelson, Erica (Institute of Development Studies, 2018-05-01)
    This is the notes on article contributors for IDS Bulletin 49.2, 'Accountability for Health Equity: Galvanising a Movement for Universal Health Coverage'.

  • Notes on Multimedia Contributors 

    Nelson, Erica (Institute of Development Studies, 2018-05-01)
    This is the Notes on Multimedia Contributors for IDS Bulletin 49.2, 'Accountability for Health Equity: Galvanising a Movement for Universal Health Coverage'.

  • Foreword 

    The International Health Partnership for UHC 2030 (UHC2030) Core Team (Institute of Development Studies, 2018-05-01)
    This is the foreword of IDS Bulletin 49.2, 'Accountability for Health Equity: Galvanising a Movement for Universal Health Coverage'.

  • Introduction: Accountability for Health Equity: Galvanising a Movement for Universal Health Coverage 

    Nelson, Erica; Bloom, Gerald; Shankland, Alex (Institute of Development Studies, 2018-05-01)
    This issue of the IDS Bulletin developed out of a workshop held at IDS, 19–21 July 2017, entitled ‘Unpicking Power and Politics for Transformative Change: Towards Accountability for Health Equity’. We consider three ...