2015 Archives - WISH

Global Diffusion Healthcare Innovation: Accelerating the Journey

wish admin — Thu, 22 Jan 2015 13:04:49 +0000

This report strives to gather “know-hows” in the process of facilitating more effective health models in their societies by assuring the participation of influential stakeholders who tirelessly work on the improvement of their health systems.

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Transforming Patient Safety: A Sector-Wide Systems Approach

wish admin — Thu, 22 Jan 2015 13:03:08 +0000

This paper argues that patient harm can only be effectively managed by the induction of holistic models that integrate the dual impact societies and tech innovations play in shaping patient safety. In addition to addressing gaps in current health models and proposing possible solutions.

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Putting Mothers and Newborns First: Integrating Policies, Programs and Services

wish admin — Thu, 22 Jan 2015 13:02:00 +0000

This policy briefing makes the case for awareness and integrative polices that promise the delivery of quality care to mothers and their newborns.

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Healthy Young Minds: Transforming the Mental Health of Children

wish admin — Thu, 22 Jan 2015 13:00:33 +0000

This report makes a case for the detrimental impact mental health problems cause children and society far and large and how this calls for pivotal intervention all the way from the household, up towards more powerful institutions at the peak of society.

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Rising to the Challenge: Preventing and Managing Type 2 Diabetes

wish admin — Thu, 22 Jan 2015 12:58:55 +0000

Preventing and Managing Type 2 Diabetes The aim of this report is to emphasize the severity of type 2 diabetes and propose ways to curb this disease through various means. These range from attitudinal changes and the introduction of screenings at an early stage.

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A Call to Action: The Global Response to Dementia Through Policy Innovation

wish admin — Thu, 22 Jan 2015 12:57:42 +0000

The Global Response to Dementia Through Policy Innovation The report focuses on the subject of dementia and the increasing need to contain this emergent threat on a global scale. It highlights solutions that have already been proposed and initiates viable recommendations that can possibly improve patient care and prevent others from reaching to the point of severity.

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Delivering Universal Health Coverage: A Guide for Policymakers

wish admin — Thu, 22 Jan 2015 12:56:06 +0000

UHC also known as UHC (Universal Health Coverage) is a concept that ensures that people obtain their health treatments whilst being protected from the financial burden that these services bring. Despite this being a simple concept, birthing a successful UHC unit can be challenging. This is why these paper aims to translate the idea of UHC to policy practitioners and government officials who do not have a medical background.

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Communicating Health Messages: A Framework to Increase the Effectiveness of Health Communication Globally

wish admin — Thu, 22 Jan 2015 12:54:21 +0000

Effective communication of medical jargon is essential towards impactful execution of what is said into what is done in the process of creating of impactful health policy.

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Delivering Affordable Cancer Care: A Value Challenge to Health Systems

wish admin — Thu, 22 Jan 2015 12:51:19 +0000

There has been significant strides made in Cancer research from the process of diagnoses to treatment. Therefore, this paper examines the resources countries have used to contain this threat and examines how successful measures correlate with excess spending in this field. This paper proposes an actual plan with four priority areas, supported by case studies with the aim of delivering better cancer care to patients.

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