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Health systems research

Research group "Quality of Care"

Members

  • Aurélia Souares, Group leader
  • Rainer Külker
  • Michael Marx

Doctoral students

  • Sylvia Sax
  • Karolin Pfeiffer
  • Herdecke Regine
  • Yaako Koskinen
  • Cheikh Bagagnan

Former students

  • Sameen Siddiqi
  • Justus Benzler
  • Clemens Roll
  • Marga Kowalewski
  • Horchler Sonja
  • Alphonse Zoungrana

Associate members

  • Malabika Sarker
  • Florian Neuhann
  • Olaf Müller

Cooperation partners

  • Centre de Recherche en Santé de Nouna, Minsitry of Health, Burkina Faso
  • Karolinska Institute. Stockholm, Sweden
  • Leeds University, UK
  • Gent University, Belgium
  • GTZ (“German development cooperation agency), Eschborn, Germany

Projects

  • Research

Time period

€ x 000

Funding agency

Acronym

Project name

Since 2006

264/4y

 

 

ARVMAC

Effects of Antiretrovirals for HIV on

African health systems, Maternal and

Child health

 

2002- 06

122/3y

 

 

Understanding the Impact of

Decentralisation of Reproductive Health

in Africa (PI: Univ. of Leeds)

 

Since 1999, current phase 2005-08

381/

3y

DFG

SFB-544

 

Community-based Health insurance: its impact on quality of care, utilization of care, health status and poverty: a cluster randomized trial) within SFB

 

2001

800/

3y

EU

MAMOP

Improving the management of childhood malaria: an experiment to bridge the gap between mothers and health care providers

 

1998

440

EU, DGXII

 

Strategies to improve the use of research for health sector reform (concerted action with 11 partners)

 

  • Training

Medical Students (Heicumed): hospital management, break even analysis, and more

Short course modules:

- Quality management,

- Advanced quality management

M.Sc. Intl Public Health

- Course track “International health care management” Substantial part of base module.

Acquired training

2005-6

1,100

World Bank

M.Sc. IPH

 

Development and teaching of a new track “International Heath Care Management” within the accredited M.Sc. in International Public Health (M.Sc. IPH)

 

2001-2

350

World Bank

M.Sc. Health Economics

 

Development and teaching of a new M.Sc. course of Heidelberg University in “Heath Economics” , taught in the first round at Hanoi “National Economics University”

 

Papers

Benzler J, Sauerborn R. Rapid risk household screening by neonatal arm-circumference. Tropical Medicine and International Health 1998; 3(12): 962-74.

Horchler S, Gerhardus A , Schmidt-Ehry G,  Schmidt-Ehry B, Korte R, Mitra SK, Sauerborn R. The role of research in a Technical Assistance Agency: the case of the German Agency of Technical Cooperation. Health Policy 2004; 70(2): 229-41.

Lippeveld T, Sauerborn R, Sapirie S. Health information systems--making them work. World Health Forum 1997; 18(2): 176-84.

Nougtara A, Sauerborn R, Oepen C, Diesfeld H.  Assessment of MCH‑services offered by professional and community health workers in Burkina Faso - I) Utilization of MCH‑services.  Journal of Tropical Pediatrics 1989; 35(Suppl1): 2‑9.

Reerink I, Sauerborn R. Quality of primary health care in developing countries – recent experiences and future direction. International Journal of Quality of Health Care 1996; 8(2): 131-9.

Sauerborn R, Bouyain G.  Neonatal mid‑upper arm circumference as a valid proxy measure of birth‑weight. Journal of Tropical Pediatrics 1987; 33: 220‑1.

Sauerborn R, Nittayaramphong S, Gerhardus A. Strategies to enhance the use of health systems research for the reform of the health sector. Tropical Medicine and International Health 1999; 4(12): 827-35.

Sauerborn R, Nougtara A, Bidiga J, Sorgho G, Diesfeld H‑J. Assessment of MCH‑ services in the district of Solenzo, Burkina Faso - III) Effectivity of MCH‑services in detecting of and caring for mothers and children at risk.  Journal of Tropical Pediatrics 1989; 35(Suppl1): 14‑7.

Sauerborn R, Nougtara A, Bidiga J, Sorgho G, Tiebelesse L, Diesfeld H‑J.Assessment of MCH‑services in the district of Solenzo, Burkina Faso - II) Acceptability.  Journal of Tropical Pediatrics 1989; 35(Suppl1): 10‑3.

Sauerborn R, Ouiminga R, Koné B, Oepen C, Ebrahim G. Neonatal mid‑upper‑arm circumference is a valid proxy for birth‑weight. Tropical Medicine & Parasitology 1990; 41: 65‑7.

Sauerborn R. Low quality of care in low income countries – is the private sector the answer? Intl J Qual Care 2002; 13(4): 281-2.

Siddiqi S, Hamid S, Rafique G, Chaudry SA, Ali N, Shahab S, Sauerborn R. Prescription practices of public and private health care providers in Attock district of Pakistan. Int J Hlth Plan Mngmnt 2002; 17: 23-40.

Books and book chapters

Gerhardus A, Dujardin M, Kiet PHT, Siddiqi S, Sauerborn R. A methodology to assess the use of research for health policy development. SFB 544 Discussion paper # 4, 2000, Heidelberg University.

Lippeveld T, Sauerborn R, Bodart C. Health information system design and implementation. World Health Organization Monograph Series, WHO, Geneva (2000), 270 pages.

Presentations at International Conferences

Sauerborn R  2000. Non-routine data collection methods. in: Lippeveld T, Sauerborn R, Bodart C. Design and imlementation of health information systems. WHO Monograph, Geneva, pages 114-127.

Sauerborn R and Lippeveld T 2000. Why health information systems? in: Lippeveld T, Sauerborn R, Bodart C. Design and imlementation of health information systems. WHO Monograph, Geneva, pages 1-14.

Sauerborn R. 2000. Using information to make decisions. In: Lippeveld T, Sauerborn R, Bodart C. Design and imlementation of health information systems. WHO Monograph, Geneva, pages 33-48.

Sauerborn R. Conclusions des résultats du “Projet Recherche-Action pour l’Amélioration des Soins de la Santé” pour la politique de santé Burkinabè- Le financement des soins. Papiers de discussion à l’intention des décideurs Burkinabè. Ministère de Santé Publique and HIID, 1995.