Governance IHF General Assembly, November, 11th 2009 in Rio
The General Assembly took place during the Rio Congress. Most of IHF full members were present or represented to vote the new constitution, renew the members of the Governing council, elect the incoming president, and to approve policies and strategies of IHF, as well as the Director General ‘s report 2008-2009. Read more
IHF Governing Council
Two governing council meetings have been held in Rio, before and after the General Assembly. Discussion concerned among others, the World Hospital Congress, the organization of a second Hospital Leadership Summit and the IHF financial model. Read more
Secretariat An overview of pandemic H1N1 virus preparedness The International Hospital Federation led a study among its members about H1N1 preparedness, and gathered kind of information available on their websites regarding this pandemic. Read more
IHF international relations and activities 36th World Hospital Congress in Rio, 12-14 November, 2009 The 36th World Hospital Congress, which took place in Rio last month, was a joint realization of the International Hospital Federation, CNS – National Health Confederation and Hospitalar. With about 2000 participants from 70 countries, the congress provided a huge opportunity for interaction and sharing of experiences and practices. Read more
IHF Hospital Association Meeting As a tradition, IHF organized a meeting for Federal and State Hospital and Health Care Associations’ Directors, Board members and staff in conjunction with the 36th World Hospital Congress, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Read more
Infant Food Safety Program: field missions in Peru and Indonesia The International Hospital Federation with the support of the International Association of Infant Food Manufacturers (IFM), organized two fact finding missions to hospitals/healthcare facilities in Peru and Indonesia, to explore ways to improve infant and child food handling safety. Field work has been realized in cooperation with the local IHF members, FEPAS (Federacion Peruana de Administradores de Salud) and Persi-IHA (Indonesian Hospital Association). Read more
Hospital/Clinic/Health Facility Managers TB and MDR-TB Workshop, Mumbai, India The IHF, through this MDR‐TB and TB training workshop for hospital and health facility Managers in India, provides an overview of the basics of TB control together with the appropriate expertise and necessary resources to make informed decisions about the management of TB patients in their facilities. The workshop was held in Mumbai, India between 5th and 8th October 2009. Read more
WHO round up
Breaking news on health Women and health: Today’s evidence, tomorrow’s agenda
Despite progress, societies continue to fail women at key times of their lives. This report has been commissioned to gather a baseline of data about the health of women and girls throughout the life-course, in different parts of the world, and in different groups within countries.Read more
Global Initiative on Health Technology
The 36th World Hospital Congress in Rio hosted as a pre-congress event the 2nd Technical Advisory Group Meeting on Health Technology. The Global Initiative on Healthcare Technologies is a several-step process, in which IHF is involved. Read more
Role of district hospital in Primary Health Care renewal
This meeting took place during the 36th World Hospital Congress, 11-12 November 2009. The first objective of the meeting was to identify gaps to be filled, and therefore content that should be revised, in policy guidance on the place of the hospital within the district, and the place of district in PHC renewal. The second objective was to identify elements on a related work program. Read more
From International Organizations
International organizations Establishing private health care facilities in developing countries: a guide for medical entrepreneurs
This book, written by Seung-Hee Nah and Egbe Osifo-Dawodu from the World Bank Institute, is a practical guide for medical professionals with little or no business experience who are interested in establishing health care facilities in developing countries. It is an introduction to the kinds of basic research and planning required to identify viable solutions and reduce the risk of failure. Read more
The World Bank annual report now available
The Annual Report, which covers the period from July 1, 2008, to June 30, 2009, has been prepared by the Executive Directors of both the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) and the International Development Association (IDA)—collectively known as the World Bank—in accordance with the respective bylaws of the two institutions.
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Hospital and Health Services World News
Where Governments cannot or will not deliver: Health Service Provision in Fragile States Fragile states, defined by DFID as those “where the government cannot or will not deliver its basic functions to the majority of its people, including the poor”, have some of the worst health indicators and the weakest health services. Services are disproportionately under-funded and funding is more volatile than in other developing countries. Providing health care and rebuilding health services in such countries is a complex and painstaking undertaking for national and local governments, civil society organizations and donor agencies.Read more
Africa Commercialisation of health and capital flows in east and southern Africa: Issues and implications To understand flows of private capital behind the growth of the for-profit health care sector in SADC, the Regional Network for Equity in Health in east and southern Africa (EQUINET) working through Rhodes University Institute of Social and Economic Research (ISER), Training and Research Support Centre (TARSC), Southern and Eastern African Trade Information and Negotiations Institute (SEATINI) and York University are examining health sector capital flows in East and southern Africa ESA, and commissioned this overview study. Read more
Monitoring hospital performance for equity: the contribution of doctors with Africa CUAMM to the strengthening of African Health System This poster show the result of a study lead by F. Monenti, G. Putoto and D. Carraro, from Doctors with Africa CUAMM, Padua, Italy. The objective is to develop and use a managerial statistical tool to monitor hospital performance, in order to address efficiency and equity over time. Read more
Europe Hospital at home (HAH) in France,a structured, individual care plan for all patients This study, lead by A. Afrite, M.Chaleix, Laure Com-Ruellea and H. Valdelièvre, examines the patient profiles and medical treatments administered in 2006 to define the place of HAH in patients’ care pathway in France. Read more
Temporal and geographic heterogeneity of the association between socioeconomic position and hospitalization in Italy: an income based indicato This article has been written by P. Schifano et al., and has been published in the International Journal for Equity in Health, 8:33, September 2009. Its objective is to test the association between the demand for hospital care and a small area indicator based on income in four Italian cities, over a four-year period (1997-2000), in the adult population. Read more
South East Asia Private sector healthcare in Indonesia This publication was produced for review by the United States Agency for International Development. It was prepared by Grace Chee and Michael Borowitz (Abt Associates Inc.) and Andrew Barraclough (Management Sciences for Health) for the Health Systems 20/20, PSP-One and Strengthening Pharmaceutical Systems Projects. Read more
Western Pacific Lessons from the Chinese Approach to Health System Development The 8th issue of Institute of Development Study’s journal published a policy brief about Chinese Approach to Health System Development.Read more
International Events
Geneva Health Forum: Globalization, Crisis and Health Systems: Confronting Regional Perspectives 13-21 April 2010, International Conference Center, Geneva Read more
The Environmental Health: Global Perspectives and Challenges; Conceive, Design, Deliver. April, 4th and 5th, 2010, Dubai Read more
