The Process of Health Reform in Sierra Leone

After years of neglect of its health system, Sierra Leone has had, starting in 1993, remarkable successes in health reform. As there have been few cases of health reform in Africa, a study was undertaken to examine the experience. Through interview...

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Main Author:	World Bank
Format:	Brief
Language:	English
Published:	Washington, DC 2012
Subjects:	COST ANALYSIS COST-EFFECTIVENESS DECENTRALIZATION DISEASE DISEASE CONTROL DONOR INVESTMENTS FINANCING HEALTH CARE HEALTH CARE HEALTH PROFESSIONS HEALTH REFORM HEALTH RESEARCH HEALTH SERVICES HEALTH SYSTEM HUMAN DEVELOPMENT INSURANCE MORTALITY NATIONAL HEALTH NUTRITION PUBLIC HEALTH PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICES QUALITY OF HEALTH QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE WOMEN'S HEALTH
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/1997/05/13808136/process-health-reform-sierra-leone http://hdl.handle.net/10986/9934

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spelling	okr-10986-99342021-04-23T14:02:47Z The Process of Health Reform in Sierra Leone World Bank COST ANALYSIS COST-EFFECTIVENESS DECENTRALIZATION DISEASE DISEASE CONTROL DONOR INVESTMENTS FINANCING HEALTH CARE HEALTH CARE HEALTH PROFESSIONS HEALTH REFORM HEALTH RESEARCH HEALTH SERVICES HEALTH SYSTEM HUMAN DEVELOPMENT INSURANCE MORTALITY NATIONAL HEALTH NUTRITION PUBLIC HEALTH PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICES QUALITY OF HEALTH QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE WOMEN'S HEALTH After years of neglect of its health system, Sierra Leone has had, starting in 1993, remarkable successes in health reform. As there have been few cases of health reform in Africa, a study was undertaken to examine the experience. Through interviews, surveys, focus groups, mass meetings, task forces, workshops and other methods, thousands of Sierra Leoneans have been involved in setting the reform agenda. The health reform effort has been remarkably transparent. By creating their own national health action plan, the Sierra Leoneans were able to establish their own agenda with donors, on their own terms. The department won the Heroes Day Award in 1994 in recognition of improved performance in the Sierra Leonean civil service. This type of public accolade helps to build a positive environment for reform. 2012-08-13T09:55:22Z 2012-08-13T09:55:22Z 1997-05 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/1997/05/13808136/process-health-reform-sierra-leone http://hdl.handle.net/10986/9934 English Africa Region Findings & Good Practice Infobriefs; No. 16 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank Washington, DC World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research :: Brief Publications & Research Africa Sierra Leone
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topic	COST ANALYSIS COST-EFFECTIVENESS DECENTRALIZATION DISEASE DISEASE CONTROL DONOR INVESTMENTS FINANCING HEALTH CARE HEALTH CARE HEALTH PROFESSIONS HEALTH REFORM HEALTH RESEARCH HEALTH SERVICES HEALTH SYSTEM HUMAN DEVELOPMENT INSURANCE MORTALITY NATIONAL HEALTH NUTRITION PUBLIC HEALTH PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICES QUALITY OF HEALTH QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE WOMEN'S HEALTH
spellingShingle	COST ANALYSIS COST-EFFECTIVENESS DECENTRALIZATION DISEASE DISEASE CONTROL DONOR INVESTMENTS FINANCING HEALTH CARE HEALTH CARE HEALTH PROFESSIONS HEALTH REFORM HEALTH RESEARCH HEALTH SERVICES HEALTH SYSTEM HUMAN DEVELOPMENT INSURANCE MORTALITY NATIONAL HEALTH NUTRITION PUBLIC HEALTH PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICES QUALITY OF HEALTH QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE WOMEN'S HEALTH World Bank The Process of Health Reform in Sierra Leone
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relation	Africa Region Findings & Good Practice Infobriefs; No. 16
description	After years of neglect of its health system, Sierra Leone has had, starting in 1993, remarkable successes in health reform. As there have been few cases of health reform in Africa, a study was undertaken to examine the experience. Through interviews, surveys, focus groups, mass meetings, task forces, workshops and other methods, thousands of Sierra Leoneans have been involved in setting the reform agenda. The health reform effort has been remarkably transparent. By creating their own national health action plan, the Sierra Leoneans were able to establish their own agenda with donors, on their own terms. The department won the Heroes Day Award in 1994 in recognition of improved performance in the Sierra Leonean civil service. This type of public accolade helps to build a positive environment for reform.
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title	The Process of Health Reform in Sierra Leone
title_short	The Process of Health Reform in Sierra Leone
title_full	The Process of Health Reform in Sierra Leone
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The Process of Health Reform in Sierra Leone

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