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Social capital and community TB care in the Free State, South Africa Instituut voor Tropische Geneeskunde
Public Financial Management as an Enabler for Health Financing Reform: Evidence from Free Health Care Policies implemented in Burkina Faso, Burundi, and Niger Instituut voor Tropische Geneeskunde
In Burkina Faso, Burundi and Niger, the policy to remove user fees for primary care was carried out through significant adjustments in public financial management (PFM). The paper analyzes the PFM adjustments by stage of the budget cycle and describes their importance for health financing. The three countries shifted from input-based to program-based allocation for primary care facility compensation, allowed service providers autonomy to access ...
Can social accountability improve access to free public health care for the poor? Analysis of three Health Equity Fund configurations in Cambodia, 2015-17 Instituut voor Tropische Geneeskunde Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Within the context of universal health coverage, community participation has been identified as instrumental to facilitate access to health services. Social accountability whereby citizens hold providers and policymakers accountable is one popular approach. This article describes one example, that of Community-Managed Health Equity Funds (CMHEFs), as an approach to community engagement in Cambodia to improve poor people's use of their ...
How has the free obstetric care policy impacted unmet obstetric need in a rural health district in Guinea? Instituut voor Tropische Geneeskunde
INTRODUCTION: In 2010, the Ministry of Health (MoH) of Guinea introduced a free emergency obstetric care policy in all the public health facilities of the country. This included antenatal checks, normal delivery and Caesarean section.
OBJECTIVE: This study aims at assessing the changes in coverage of obstetric care according to the Unmet Obstetric Need concept before (2008) and after (2012) the implementation of the free emergency ...
Fighting stigma, promoting care: a study on the use of occupationally-based HIV services in the Free State Province of South Africa Universiteit Antwerpen
Fear of breaches in confidentiality and HIV-related stigma in the workplace have been shown to be primary concerns and potential barriers to uptake of HIV testing and treatment by health care workers (HCWs) at the Occupational Health Unit (OHU). In a context of human resource shortages, it is essential to investigate potential ways of reducing HIV-related stigma and promoting confidentially in the workplace. Using Structural Equation Modelling ...
Free wheat flour lipids decrease air-liquid interface stability in sponge cake batter KU Leuven
The impact of free wheat flour lipids on air-liquid interface stability during sponge cake making was investigated. Therefore, the molecular population at the air-liquid interface in batters prepared with flour of which part of the lipids had been either relocated or removed prior to batter preparation was determined. Surface-active molecules were isolated from batter using a foam separation protocol. Diluted batter was whipped and the resulting ...
Wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) flour free lipid fractions negatively impact the quality of sponge cake KU Leuven
The functionality of wheat flour lipids in sponge cakes prepared from flour, sugar, eggs and leavening agents only was investigated by altering their location or content in flour. Hexane (hex) or the more polar hexane:isopropanol (3:2 v/v) (hex:isoprop) were used to impact free flour lipid (FFL) or both FFL and bound flour lipid (BFL) fractions, respectively. Flour from which the FFLs were removed resulted in significantly improved cake volumes ...
Fight, freeze or flee : exploring youngsters’ strategies in dealing with youth care interventions Universiteit Gent
Continuity of care is seen as a challenge for youth care services. Research on continuity of care in relation to youth care services is scarce, and there is a strong tendency to overly stress the managerial and technical aspects of care. However, research on continuity from a youngster's perspective suggests a more complex construction of continuity. The connection with youth care services is especially under pressure in the confrontation with ...