International Journal of Health Governance: Volume 26 Issue 2

Editorial

Irina Ibragimova, Helen Phagava

Innovations in self care and close care made during COVID 19 pandemic: a narrative review

John Øvretveit

Previously, health self-care and informal or “close-care” for family and friends were receiving increasing attention, but became more important during the COVID-2019 pandemic…

Is the country-level income an important factor to consider for COVID-19 control? An analysis of selected 100 countries

Veli Durmuş

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the association between economic activity in a country, as measured by the gross domestic product (GDP) and the control of the COVID-19…

Should healthcare organisations offer ongoing rehabilitation services for patients undergoing haematopoietic cell transplant? A narrative review

Jaleel Mohammed, Russell Kabir, Hadeel R. Bakhsh, Diana Greenfield, Volkova Alisa Georgievna, Aleksandra Bulińska, Jayanti Rai, Anne Gonzales, Shahrukh K. Hashmi

Hematopoietic stem cell transplant (HSCT) patients can suffer from long-term transplant-related complications that affect their quality of life and daily activities. This study, a…

Managing NHS money in Portugal: who decides?

Ana Maria Reis, Ana Pinto Borges, Nuno Araújo

The need to reduce health expenditures raises the discussion on rationing possibilities and there is a growing interest in considering society's perspectives. The aim of this…

Contribution of PCA/K-means methods to the mixed assessment of patient safety culture

Youcef Oussama Fourar, Mebarek Djebabra, Wissal Benhassine, Leila Boubaker

The assessment of patient safety culture (PSC) is a major priority for healthcare providers. It is often realized using quantitative approaches (questionnaires) separately from…

Analysis of public hospital governance reforms: a case from a developing country

Andrew Munthopa Lipunga, Betchani M.H. Tchereni, Rhoda Cythia Bakuwa

The purpose of this paper is to explore the nature of governance reforms also called conceptual innovation for public hospitals in Malawi.

Stewardship of noncommunicable diseases in Iran: a qualitative study

Taha Nasiri, Shahram Yazdani, Lida Shams, Amirhossein Takian

Noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) count for over 80% of premature death worldwide. More than 76% of the total burden of diseases in Iran is devoted to NCDs. In line with the World…

Addressing the double burden of the COVID-19 and noncommunicable disease pandemics: a new global governance challenge

Tea Collins, Juan Tello, Menno Van Hilten, Lina Mahy, Nicholas Banatvala, Guy Fones, Svetlana Akselrod, Fiona Bull, Alarcos Cieza, Jill Farrington, Jack Fisher, Cristina Gonzalez, Jaimie Guerra, Fahmy Hanna, Zsuzsanna Jakab, Alexey Kulikov, Khalid Saeed, Nisreen Abdel Latif, Bente Mikkelsen, Nasim Pourghazian, Giuseppe Troisi, Juana Willumsen

As the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) continues to spread across countries, it is becoming increasingly clear that the presence of pre-existing noncommunicable diseases…

International Journal of Health Governance review: 26.2

Fiona Ellen MacVane Phipps