[HTML][HTML] Liftoff: the blossoming of contraceptive implant use in Africa

R Jacobstein - Global Health: Science and Practice, 2018 - ghspjournal.org
This article draws from national surveys of every sub-Saharan African country with at least 1
recent survey published between 2015 and 2017 and 2 prior surveys from 2003 to 2014 …

[HTML][HTML] Family planning for urban slums in low-and middle-income countries: a scoping review of interventions/service delivery models and their impact

JK Ganle, L Baatiema, P Ayamah, CAE Ofori… - International journal for …, 2021 - Springer
Background Although evidence suggest that many slum dwellers in low-and middle-income
countries have the most difficulty accessing family planning (FP) services, there are limited …

Family planning vouchers in low and middle income countries: a systematic review

B Bellows, C Bulaya, S Inambwae… - Studies in family …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Family planning (FP) vouchers have targeted subsidies to disadvantaged populations for
quality reproductive health services since the 1960s. To summarize the effect of FP voucher …

[HTML][HTML] Are family planning vouchers effective in increasing use, improving equity and reaching the underserved? An evaluation of a voucher program in Pakistan

M Ali, SK Azmat, HB Hamza, MM Rahman… - BMC health services …, 2019 - Springer
Background Low modern contraceptive prevalence rate and high unmet need in Pakistan
aggravates the vulnerabilities of unintended pregnancies and births contributing to maternal …

Healthcare vouchers for better elderly services? Input from private healthcare service providers in Hong Kong

VLH Fung, AHY Lai, CHK Yam… - Health & Social Care …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Hong Kong's health system comprises parallel and segmented public and private financed
and provided sectors, in which access to the limited public primary healthcare has been an …

Assessing effectiveness of multipurpose Voucher scheme to enhance contraceptive choices, equity, and child immunization coverage: results of an interventional …

M Ali, SK Azmat, HB Hamza… - Journal of Multidisciplinary …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Background Pakistan has a high total fertility and unmet contraceptive need and is the fifth
most populous country. This research aims to assess the effectiveness of a subsidized, multi …

[HTML][HTML] Does maternal health voucher scheme have association with distance inequality in maternal and newborn care utilization? Evidence from rural Bangladesh

AH Chowdhury, SMA Hanifi, M Iqbal, A Hossain… - Plos one, 2023 - journals.plos.org
Background Bangladesh has made substantial progress in maternal health. However,
persistent inequities in service use undermine the achievements at the national level. In …

Government purchasing initiatives involving private providers in the Eastern Mediterranean Region: a systematic review of impact on health service utilisation

S Zaidi, JK Das, W Jamal, A Ali, F Siddiqui, A Thabet… - BMJ open, 2023 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Objective This paper provides a systematic review of evidence of government purchase of
health services from private providers through stand-alone contracting-out (CO) initiatives …

Increasing contraceptive access for hard-to-reach populations with vouchers and social franchising in Uganda

B Bellows, A Mackay, A Dingle… - … Health: Science and …, 2017 - ghspjournal.org
From 2001 to 2011, modern contraceptive prevalence in Uganda increased from 18% to
26%. However, modern method use, in particular use of long-acting reversible …

The Bangladesh Maternal Health Voucher Scheme: impact on completeness of antenatal care provision

MN Mia, SS Mahmood, M Iqbal, A Bhuiya… - Journal of Biosocial …, 2022 - cambridge.org
This study aimed to assess completeness of antenatal care coverage following
implementation of a voucher scheme for maternal health in Bangladesh. The investigation …