Papers by Pierre De Paepe
Allegedly, analyses of two projects would “support the perception that public-private mix is cost... more Allegedly, analyses of two projects would “support the perception that public-private mix is cost-effective”. In fact (2), the Hyderabad project was led by a charismatic lung specialist who persuaded his private colleagues to offer services for free and in New Delhi the ...
European journal of public health, Oct 1, 2013
Ktisis at Cyprus University of Technology (Cyprus University of Technology), 2012
Conclusions There are differences in health outcomes of patients with STE-ACS who have initial ac... more Conclusions There are differences in health outcomes of patients with STE-ACS who have initial access to hospitals with hemodynamic unit, both in treatment and prognosis.
BMC Health Services Research, Dec 1, 2020
Over the past 50 years, like molecular cell biology, medicine and pharmacology have been driven b... more Over the past 50 years, like molecular cell biology, medicine and pharmacology have been driven by a reductionist approach. The focus on individual genes and cellular components as disease loci and drug targets has been a necessary step in understanding the basic mechanisms underlying tissue/organ physiology and drug action. Recent progress in genomics and proteomics, as well as advances in other technologies that enable large-scale data gathering and computational approaches, is providing new knowledge of both normal and disease states. Systems-biology approaches enable integration of knowledge from different types of data for precision medicine and systems therapeutics. In this review, we describe recent studies that contribute to these emerging fields and discuss how together these fields can lead to a mechanism-based therapy for individual patients.
International Journal of Health Planning and Management, 2003
How should we implement disease control programmes so as to strengthen existing health systems? T... more How should we implement disease control programmes so as to strengthen existing health systems? To answer this question, we re-examined the integration of these programmes from a managerial perspective. Based on a literature review, we concluded that integration is essential in the majority of cases. We went on to examine the mechanisms whereby the integration of disease control activities can jeopardize health care delivery, resulting in low service utilization, low detection and cure rates, and patient delays. To do this we clustered disease control programmes into three categories and assessed the impact of each on local health care facilities. From these results, we suggest a series of measures designed to help aid agencies and national governments support local health care infrastructures or, as a minimum, avoid damaging them. Whilst some vertical programmes should never be integrated, two conditions are essential to the integration of others: (1) Disease control needs to be integrated with general health care delivery--which implies the possibility to deliver general practice/family medicine care in publicly oriented health services. (2) Integration of both operational and administrative aspects should take place simultaneously. Any health policies in developing countries tending to allocate disease control programmes to government facilities and general health care to private facilities preclude their integration. They risk unravelling the fabric on which both disease control and health care delivery depend.
Cambridge University Press eBooks, Sep 23, 2010
Health Policy and Planning, Jan 18, 2017
Despite the fragmentation of healthcare provision being considered one of the main obstacles to a... more Despite the fragmentation of healthcare provision being considered one of the main obstacles to attaining effective health care in Latin America, very little is known about patients' perceptions. This paper analyses the level of continuity of health care perceived by users and explores influencing factors in two municipalities of Colombia and Brazil, by means of a cross-sectional study based on a survey of a multistage probability sample of people who had suffered at least one health problem within the previous three months (2163 in Colombia; 2167 in Brazil). An adapted and validated version of the CCAENAV C (Questionnaire of care continuity across levels of health care) was applied. Logistic regression models were generated to assess the relationship between perceptions of the different types of health care continuity and sociodemographic characteristics, health needs, and organizational factors. The results show lower levels of continuity across care levels in information transfer and care coherence and higher levels for the ongoing patient-doctor relationship, albeit with differences between the two countries. They also show greater consistency of doctors in the Brazilian study areas, especially in primary care. Consistency of doctors was not only positively associated with the patient-doctor ongoing relationship in the study areas of both countries, but also with information transfer and care coherence across care levels. The study area and health needs (the latter negatively for patients with poor self-rated health and positively for those with at least one chronic condition) were associated with all types of continuity of care. The influence of the sex or income varied depending on the country. The influence of the insurance scheme in the Colombian sample was not statistically significant. Both countries should implement policies to improve coordination between care levels, especially regarding information transfer and job stability for primary care doctors, both key factors to guarantee quality of care.
is a middle-income country with a strong governmental emphasis on human development. For more tha... more is a middle-income country with a strong governmental emphasis on human development. For more than half a century, its health policies have applied the principles of equity and solidarity to strengthen access to care through public services and universal social health insurance. Costa Rica's population measures of health service coverage, health service use, and health status are excellent, and in the Americas, life expectancy in Costa Rica is second only to that in Canada. Many of these outcomes can be linked to the performance of the public health care system. However, the current emphasis of international aid organizations on privatization of health services threatens the accomplishments and universality of the Costa Rican health care system.
Cambridge University Press eBooks, Sep 23, 2010
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