Dina Balabanova, PhD, is a lecturer in Health Policy/Systems at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, and has worked previously in development assistance. Since 2001, she has led research on access to care, informal payments, community financing, and systems responses to chronic disease (diabetes, hypertension, tuberculosis) in low-resource settings. Currently she is working on a project seeking to examine the health systems contribution to good health, and identifying the role of IHP+ in strengthening health systems.
Health Policy Unity, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
The recent change in global health policy and priorities, as heralded in three key reports published recently, revitalizes the PHC paradigm to provide ‘health for all’ and is characterized by a strong focus on equity and people-centred health serv…
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