Governance

This paper presents some of the basic governance issues related to decentralization and some examples of how projects and donor policies have contributed to more effective decentralization processes. [from author]

This cross-sectional study was carried out in four states that were selected according to geopolitical and administrative criteria to identify the effects of decentralization on health financing and governance policies in Mexico from the perspective of users and providers. The report discusses the effect of decentralization on health service providers and community involvement. Data collection was performed using in-depth interviews with health system key personnel and community leaders, consensus techniques and document analyses. [adapted from author]

This presentation was given at the First Forum on Human Resources for Health in Kampala. It talks about good health governance, presents a model and discusses the pupose and challenges of achieving accountability in governance.