Impact of health system governance on healthcare quality in low-income and middle-income countries: a scoping review.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Improving healthcare quality in low-/middle-income countries (LMICs) is a critical step in the pathway to Universal Health Coverage and health-related sustainable development goals. This study aimed to map the available evidence on the impacts of health system governance interventions on the quality of healthcare services in LMICs.

Methods

We conducted a scoping review of the literature. The search strategy used a combination of keywords and phrases relevant to health system governance, quality of healthcare and LMICs. Studies published in English until August 2023, with no start date limitation, were searched on PubMed, Cochrane Library, CINAHL, Web of Science, Scopus, Google Scholar and ProQuest. Additional publications were identified by snowballing. The effe

SUBMITTER: George J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10729209 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature