• Country readiness and prerequisites for successful design and transition to implementation of essential packages of health services: Experience from six countries 

      Alwan, Ala; Majdzadeh, Reza; Yamey, Gavin; Blanchet, Karl; Hailu, Alemayehu; Jama, Mohamed; Johansson, Kjell Arne; Musa, Mohammed Yusuf Ahmed; Omar, Omar Mwalim; Norheim, Ole Frithjof; Safi, Najibullah; Siddiqi, Sameen; Zaidi, Raza (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)
      This paper reviews the experience of six low-income and lower middle-income countries in setting their own essential packages of health services (EPHS), with the purpose of identifying the key requirements for the successful ...
    • Decision-making processes for essential packages of health services: Experience from six countries 

      Baltussen, Rob; Omar, Omar Mwalim; Blanchet, Karl; Carballo, Manuel; Eregata, Getachew Teshome; Hailu, Alemayehu; Huda, Maryam; Jama, Mohamed; Johansson, Kjell Arne; Reynolds, Teri; Raza, Wajeeha; Mallender, Jacque; Majdzadeh, Reza (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)
      Many countries around the world strive for universal health coverage, and an essential packages of health services (EPHS) is a central policy instrument for countries to achieve this. It defines the coverage of services ...
    • Diagnostic testing for hypertension, diabetes, and hypercholesterolaemia in low-income and middle-income countries: a cross-sectional study of data for 994 185 individuals from 57 nationally representative surveys 

      Ochmann, Sophie; von Polenz, Isabelle; Marcus, Maja-Emilia; Theilmann, Michaela; Flood, David; Agoudavi, Kokou; Aryal, Krishna Kumar; Bahendeka, Silver; Bicaba, Brice; Bovet, Pascal; Campos Caldeira Brant, Luisa; Carvalho Malta, Deborah; Damasceno, Albertino; Farzadfar, Farshad; Gathecha, Gladwell; Ghanbari, Ali; Gurung, Mongal; Guwatudde, David; Houehanou, Corine; Houinato, Dismand; Hwalla, Nahla; Jorgensen, Jutta Adelin; Karki, Khem B; Lunet, Nuno; Martins, Joao; Mayige, Mary; Moghaddam, Sahar Saeedi; Omar, Omar Mwalim; Mwangi, Kibachio Joseph; Norov, Bolormaa; Quesnel-Crooks, Sarah; Rezaei, Negar; Sibai, Abla M; Sturua, Lela; Tsabedze, Lindiwe; Wong-McClure, Roy; Davies, Justine; Geldsetzer, Pascal; Bärnighausen, Till; Atun, Rifat; Manne-Goehler, Jennifer; Vollmer, Sebastian (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)
      Background Testing for the risk factors of cardiovascular disease, which include hypertension, diabetes, and hypercholesterolaemia, is important for timely and effective risk management. Yet few studies have quantified ...