Substantial health management and the advancement of health equity : a case study of Ethiopia
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2019-12-17
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Global Health Research and Policy
Abstract
This study assesses how subnational health managers in Ethiopia understand health equity issues and their role in promoting health equity. It offers insight into how these roles can be harnessed to advance health equity. Findings show that subnational managers perceive geographical factors as a predominant concern in health service delivery inequities, especially as they intersect with poor infrastructure, patriarchal gender norms, unequal support from non-governmental organizations or challenging topography. Health managers’ efforts in promoting health equity are affected by inadequate resource availability, which restricts their ability to enact long-term and sustainable solutions.
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HEALTH-CARE DELIVERY, MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH, GEOGRAPHICAL ASPECTS, HEALTH EQUITY, HEALTH FACILITIES, HEALTH CARE DELIVERY, RESEARCH NEEDS, HEALTH PLANNING, PUBLIC HEALTH, LOW AND MIDDLE INCOME COUNTRIES, RURAL POOR, ETHIOPIA, SOUTH OF SAHARA