Improving Health Care in Low- and Middle-Income Countries A Case Boo
This open access book is a collection of 12 case studies capturing decades of experience improving health care and outcomes in low- and middle-income countries. Each case study is written by healthcare managers and providers who have implemented health im
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roving Health Care in Low- and Middle-Income Countries A Case Book
Improving Health Care in Low- and Middle-Income Countries
Lani Rice Marquez Editor
Improving Health Care in Low- and Middle-Income Countries A Case Book
Editor Lani Rice Marquez University Research Co., LLC (URC) Bethesda, MD, USA
This book is an open access publication. ISBN 978-3-030-43111-2 ISBN 978-3-030-43112-9 (eBook) https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-43112-9 © University Research Co., LLC 2020 Open Access This book is licensed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits use, sharing, adaptation, distribution and reproduction in any medium or format, as long as you give appropriate credit to the original author(s) and the source, provide a link to the Creative Commons licence and indicate if changes were made. The images or other third party material in this book are included in the book’s Creative Commons licence, unless indicated otherwise in a credit line to the material. If material is not included in the book’s Creative Commons licence and your intended use is not permitted by statutory regulation or exceeds the permitted use, you will need to obtain permission directly from the copyright holder. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors, and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, expressed or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. The publisher remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations. This Springer imprint is published by the registered company Springer Nature Switzerland AG The registered company address is: Gewerbestrasse 11, 6330 Cham, Switzerland
Acknowledgments
This book is the product of many hands, hearts, and minds. First and foremost, I want to acknowledge Dr. James (Jim) R. Heiby, who conceptualized, spearheaded, and led the development of this book until his retirement from the US Agency for International Development (USAID) in October 2017. For more than 30 years, he designed, oversaw, and evaluated USAID flagship projects dedicated to improving the quality of health care in low- and middle-income countries. He also provided technical guidance and encouragement to a large number of individuals and USAID- funded projects, and this book would not have been possible without his vision for what this collection of cases could be and his passion and thought leadership for this subject. His insights and wisdom infused every case presented in this book. Appreciati
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