Health care, in the public-health sense, denotes the organized delivery of preventive, diagnostic, curative, and rehabilitative services to individuals and populations, together with the systems, workforce, and financing that make such delivery possible. Its study examines access, quality, equity, and outcomes, and …
Health care, in the public-health sense, denotes the organized delivery of preventive, diagnostic, curative, and rehabilitative services to individuals and populations, together with the systems, workforce, and financing that make such delivery possible. Its study examines access, quality, equity, and outcomes, and how the structure and processes of care translate into population health. Central methods include quality-improvement evaluation using frameworks such as the Donabedian structure-process-outcome model, needs assessments, and qualitative analysis of barriers and facilitators to service delivery. Recurring themes include maternal, newborn, and child health and the role of community health workers; infection prevention and control among healthcare workers; antenatal care utilization and the use of mobile communication to extend it; and the integration of traditional maternal care with national health systems. Health-system performance is also addressed through screening-program design, such as population-based colorectal cancer screening, and through cost analyses including long-term care expenditure following postoperative cognitive dysfunction. Provider knowledge, attitudes, and practices, and the alignment of organizational structure with values, further shape outcomes. The journal publishes peer-reviewed qualitative and quantitative studies, quality-improvement research, and health-systems analyses drawn substantially from low-resource settings, addressing access, service delivery, and the determinants of care quality.
12 peer-reviewed articles, ranked by relevance. Each links to its DOI.
The 12 articles above have been cited 39 times in the scholarly literature. Citation data via OpenAlex and Crossref, updated Jun 2026.
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