Table of contents - Special Issue: International Health and the work of the Nuffield Centre for International Health and Development
Guest Editors: Andrew Green
Progress towards health reform in Tajikistan
Tolib N. Mirzoev, Andrew T. Green, James N. NewellThe purpose of this paper is to provide an up‐to‐date overview of Tajikistan's health system, focusing on the main factors affecting health systems development. The wider…
Don't forget the bigger picture: The impact of societal issues on a community‐based TB programme, Swaziland
Sarah Escott, James NewellThe purpose of this paper is to explore the wider societal issues that can impact on the success of a TB programme.
In‐country capacity development of a training institute: an Iranian experience
Mayeh Omar, Ehsanullah Tarin, Kazem Ashjaei, Tolib Mirzoev, Mubashar Riaz SheikhThe purpose of this paper is to review the Government initiative for developing the in‐country capacity of the National Public Health Management Centre (NPMC) in Tabriz. The UNDP…
Health system decentralisation in Nepal: identifying the issues
Charles Collins, Mayeh Omar, Damodar Adhikari, Ramji Dhakal, Nick Emmel, Megha Raj Dhakal, Padam Chand, Druba Thapa, Arjun B. SinghThe purpose of this paper is to describe and discuss policy analysis in Nepal and review the wide range of choices feasible in decentralisation decision making.
Estimated numbers of new TB cases in Patan, a city in Nepal
Allaby Martin, Christine Preston, Laxmi Byanjankar, Dirga S. Bam, Shanta Bahadur Pande, Sushil Chandra Baral, James N. NewellThe purpose of the paper is to show that, despite comprehensive coverage of services for TB provided by a public‐private partnership for TB control in Patan, a city in Nepal, case…
The contribution of volunteers to a successful community‐orientated tuberculosis treatment centre in an urban setting in Nepal: A qualitative assessment of volunteers' roles and motivations
Cassie Thomas, James N. Newell, Sushil C. Baral, Laxmi ByanjankarThe purpose of the paper is to show that community involvement is a successful way of overcoming certain barriers to the successful management of the current tuberculosis…
International health in medical education: students' experiences and views
Jenna L. Broome, Joanna K. Gordon, Ffion L. Victory, Louise A. Clarke, Daniel A. Goldstein, Nick D. EmmelThe purpose of this paper is to describe the experiences and views of the first group of medical students to complete the intercalated International Health BSc in Leeds.
Perceptions of the health effects of stoves in Mongolia
Joanna K. Gordon, Nick D. Emmel, Semira Manaseki, Jacky ChambersThe purpose of this paper is to evaluate the views of stove users in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia on how stoves affect their health.