Optimising Decentralisation for the Health Sector by Exploring the Synergy of Decision Space, Capacity and Accountability: Insights From the Philippines

• Main Authors: Liwanag, Harvy Joy, Wyss, Kaspar
• Format: text
• Published: Archīum Ateneo 2019
• Subjects: Decentralisation; Delivery of healthcare; Health policy; Philippines; Public health administration; Qualitative research; Health and Medical Administration; Health Policy; Public Health
• Online Access: https://archium.ateneo.edu/asmph-pubs/86; https://archium.ateneo.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1087&context=asmph-pubs
• Institution: Ateneo De Manila University

Background Several studies on decentralisation have used the ‘decision space’ approach to assess the breadth of space made available to decision-makers at lower levels of the health system. However, in order to better understand how decentralisation becomes effective for the health sector, analysis...