Browsing Bergen Open Research Archive by Author "Flores, Walter"
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Does Information and Communication Technology Add Value to Citizen-Led Accountability Initiatives in Health? Experiences from India and Guatemala
Schaaf, Marta; Chhabra, Shruti; Flores, Walter; Feruglio, Francesa; Dasgupta, Jashodhara; Ruano, Ana Lorena (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2018)Information and Communication Technology (ICT) may facilitate the collection and dissemination of citizen-generated data to enhance governmental accountability for the fulfillment of the right to health. The aim of this ... -
Engaging with complexity to improve the health of indigenous people: a call for the use of systems thinking to tackle health inequity
Hernández, Alison; Ruano, Ana Lorena; Marchal, Bruno; San Sebastián, Miguel; Flores, Walter (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2017)The 400 million indigenous people worldwide represent a wealth of linguistic and cultural diversity, as well as traditional knowledge and sustainable practices that are invaluable resources for human development. However, ... -
Global Health in the Age of COVID-19 Responsive Health Systems Through a Right to Health Fund
Friedman, Eric A; Gostin, Lawrence O; Maleche, Allan; Ruano, Ana Lorena; Rusike, Itai; Alwan, Ala; Flores, Walter; Mulumba, Moses; Pūras, Dainius (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)We propose that a Right to Health Capacity Fund (R2HCF) be created as a central institution of a reimagined global health architecture developed in the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic. Such a fund would help ensure the ... -
Making the post-MDG global health goals relevant for highly inequitable societies: findings from a consultation with marginalized populations in Guatemala
Ruano, Ana Lorena; Sánchez, Silvia; Jerez, Fernando José; Flores, Walter (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2014-10-10)Introduction: The United Nations presented a set of Millennium Development Goals that aimed to improve social and economic development and eradicate poverty by 2015. Most low and middle-income countries will not meet these ... -
Pathways to accountability in rural Guatemala: A qualitative comparative analysis of citizen-led initiatives for the right to health of indigenous populations
Hernández, Alison; Ruano, Ana Lorena; Hurtig, Anna-Karin; Goicolea, Isabel; San Sebastián, Miguel; Flores, Walter (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)Strengthening citizen-led accountability initiatives is a critical rights-based strategy for improving health services for indigenous and other marginalized populations. As these initiatives have gained prominence in health ...