International Journal of Health Governance: Volume 28 Issue 2

Editorial: Using evidence to address societal challenges

Irina Ibragimova, Helen Phagava

IJHG Review 28.2

Fiona Ellen MacVane Phipps

The need for a nursing specific patient safety definition, a viewpoint paper

Anna V. Chatzi, Maria Malliarou

This viewpoint article discusses and analyses the need and benefits of a patient safety definition within the context of nursing.

The effect of increasing health disaster risk and public spending on economy conditions: a DSGE perspective

Ali Keshavarzi, Hamid Reza Horry

The main motivation of the present study is to understand the severity of the effect of health shock on Iran's oil economy and analyze the role of government under these…

Is rising pharma market a new burden? Introspecting the implications of India’s healthcare journey from public to a private good

Srujana Boddu, Anagha Tobi

The paper demonstrates prejudicial effects of the rising private participation and the lacuna of state in ensuring the accessibility and affordability of healthcare.

The relations between resilience and self-efficacy among healthcare practitioners in context of the COVID-19 pandemic – a rapid review

Joanna Barbara Baluszek, Kolbjørn Kallesten Brønnick, Siri Wiig

The purpose of this rapid review was to present current evidence on relations between resilience and self-efficacy among healthcare practitioners in the context of COVID-19…

A model of financial support for the poor to access health services in Iran: Delphi technique

Manal Etemadi, Kioomars Ashtarian, Nader Ganji

Reducing inequity in health between the poor and the rich is one of the challenges of the Iranian health sector. Access to health services in Iran is lower in the lowest-income…

Effect of user fees on healthcare accessibility and waiting time in Nigeria

Noah Olasehinde, Uche Abamba Osakede, Abdulfatai Adekunle Adedeji

This study investigates the effect of user fees on access and waiting time in Nigeria. For access, the effect of user fees on both preventive and curative care; and the effect of…

The role of motivational interviewing training in supporting the practice of COVID-19 contact tracers

Cathy Atkinson, Joanna Barrow, Paul Earnshaw

To explore how motivational interviewing (MI) training might benefit the practice of COVID-19 contact tracers.