Healthy and Disciplined Soldiers provide a unique competitive advantage to the United States Army that cannot be replaced by the acquisition of technological weapons systems. The United States Army system for managing health and discipline has historically been robust; however, the prolonged conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan have highlighted the need to reexamine the system of health and discip...

OBJECTIVES In Bangladesh, private healthcare is common and popular, regardless of income or area of residence, making the private sector an important player in health service provision. Although the private sector offers a good range of health services, tuberculosis (TB) care in the private sector is poor. We conducted research in Dhaka, between 2004 and 2008, to develop and evaluate a public-p...

Since becoming independent in 1965, Singapore has attained high standards in health care provision while successfully transferring a substantial portion of the health care burden to the private sector. The government's share of total health care expenditure contracted from 50% in 1965 to 25% in 2000. At first glance, the efficiency-driven health care financing reforms which emphasize individual...

Nepal, a mountainous country in South East Asia, still lags in increasing access to healthcare and reducing health inequity. Possible Non Government Organization based in Achham, Nepal, which is a sister organization of Possible International Non Government Organization based in New York, USA recognized the increasing health needs in the far western rural hilly parts of Nepal, where extreme pov...

Spatial information describes the physical location of either people or objects, and the measured relationships between them. In this article, we offer the view that greater utilization of spatial information and its related technology, as part of a broader redesign of the architecture of health information at local and national levels, could assist and speed up the process of health reform, wh...

May 2010, 19 senior leaders participated in the 2010 Canadian College of Health Service Executives (College) Sweden study tour. The majority of participants were senior leaders from public and private healthcare organizations across Canada. One participant was from the United States of America and another from the United Kingdom. The 19 participant was the recipient of the 2010 ARAMARK-College ...

A Vision for Change set out a tripartite governance structure of mental health teams comprising of a clinical leader, a team co-ordinator and a practice manager. The team coordinator position is a key nondiscipline specific role within the team with significant responsibilities. This article sets out how the skill set of psychologists lends itself to effectively occupying this role. It outlines...