International Journal of Health Governance: Volume 24 Issue 2

Emerging structural models for governance of public hospitals

Andrew Munthopa Lipunga, Betchani M.H. Tchereni, Rhoda Cythia Bakuwa

The purpose of this paper is to present the contemporary understanding and emerging structural models of organisational governance of public hospitals in order to provide…

Factors affecting informal patient payments: a systematic literature review

Mohammad Meskarpour Amiri, Mohammadkarim Bahadori, Zahra Motaghed, Ramin Ravangard

Informal payments (IPs) for healthcare are a serious obstacle to equitable access and universal health coverage in developing countries. Policy makers need to know more about the…

A predictive policy model to forecast outcomes of drug development in developing countries

Ria Christine Siagian, Besral Besral, Anhari Achadi, Dumilah Ayuningtyas

The World Health Organization has pointed out that the majority of developing countries currently rely on imported drugs, in spite of the fact that there is potential for them to…

Patient experience: determinants and manifestations

Moutasem Zakkar

Patient experience is a complex multidimensional phenomenon that has been linked to constructs that are also complex to conceptualize, such as patient-centeredness, patient…

Exploring clinical communication in a teaching hospital in Ghana

Patience Aseweh Abor

The purpose of this paper is to investigate the clinical communication using Tamale Teaching Hospital as a case.

An analysis of emerging trends and transformations in global healthcare

Hamid Yeganeh

The purpose of this paper is to analyze the main global transformations of the healthcare sector and their underlying causes and effects.