International Journal of Health Governance: Volume 28 Issue 1

Editorial: Year 2022 in review

Irina Ibragimova, Helen Phagava

IJHG Review 28.1

Fiona Ellen MacVane Phipps

Inclusive policies for health financing towards universal health coverage in Pakistan: direct or indirect taxes

Amirreza Kazemikhasragh, Marianna Vanessa Buoni Pineda

The unresolved crisis scenario and a prolonged COVID-19 pandemic increased social inequalities, mainly affecting the most vulnerable groups to access health services. The data in…

Deregulation on branded and generic drugs price and its effect: a study of Chinese pharmaceutical market

Lu Liu

This research studies the effect of deregulation of price cap in pharmaceutical market. Price regulation (either through price cap or reference price) is common practice in the…

Governance in Moroccan public hospitals: critical analysis and perspectives for action

Yassmine Mourajid, Asmaa Ghafili, Mohamed Chahboune, Abderraouf Hilali, Chaima Fihri Fassi

The purpose of this paper is to analyse the framework of hospital governance in order to understanding the persistence of dysfunctions that have caused the deterioration of the…

Backstage researching resilience researchers – dilemmas and principles for data collection in the resilience in healthcare research program

Siri Wiig, Cecilie Haraldseid-Driftland, Heidi Dombestein, Hilda Bø Lyng, Eline Ree, Birte Fagerdal, Lene Schibevaag, Veslemøy Guise

Resilience in healthcare is fundamental for what constitutes quality in healthcare. To understand healthcare resilience, resilience research needs a multilevel perspective…

Applying a new approach to the governance of healthcare quality at board level

Jennifer Martin, Zuneera Khurshid, Gemma Moore, Michael Carton, John J. Fitzsimons, Colm Henry, Maureen A. Flynn

This paper describes a quality improvement project to improve oversight of quality at national board level using statistical process control (SPC) methods, complimented by a…

The effect of full-time culture on quality and safety of care – a literature review

Malin Rosell Magerøy, Siri Wiig

The purpose of this study is to increase knowledge and understanding of the relationship between full-time-culture and the outcome for quality and safety of care.

Inter-state disparities in government health expenditure in India: a study of national rural health mission

Mohammad Azhar Ud Din, Muzffar Hussain Dar, Shaukat Haseen

The study aims to compare India's public health expenditure at the international and state levels. The paper also empirically examines the regional disparities in NRHM spending…