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Andrew Harmer
Researcher at University of Edinburgh
Publications - 19
Citations - 1429
Andrew Harmer is an academic researcher from University of Edinburgh. The author has contributed to research in topics: Global health & Health policy. The author has an hindex of 13, co-authored 18 publications receiving 1342 citations. Previous affiliations of Andrew Harmer include Bocconi University & University of London.
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The effects of global health initiatives on country health systems: a review of the evidence from HIV/AIDS control
TL;DR: Country-level evidence about the impact of global health initiatives (GHIs), which have had profound effects on recipient country health systems in middle and low income countries, is reviewed.
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Seven habits of highly effective global public–private health partnerships: Practice and potential
Kent Buse,Andrew Harmer +1 more
TL;DR: This paper outlines seven contributions made by GHPs to tackling diseases of poverty and identifies seven habits many GHPs practice that result in sub-optimal performance and negative externalities, and highlights areas where reforms are desirable.
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Good Health at Low Cost 25 years on: lessons for the future of health systems strengthening
Dina Balabanova,Anne Mills,Lesong Conteh,Baktygul Akkazieva,Hailom Banteyerga,Umakant Dash,Lucy Gilson,Lucy Gilson,Andrew Harmer,Ainura Ibraimova,Ziaul Islam,Aklilu Kidanu,Tracey Perez Koehlmoos,Supon Limwattananon,Supon Limwattananon,V. R. Muraleedharan,Gulgun Murzalieva,Benjamin Palafox,Warisa Panichkriangkrai,Walaiporn Patcharanarumol,Loveday Penn-Kekana,Timothy Powell-Jackson,Viroj Tangcharoensathien,Martin McKee +23 more
TL;DR: These experiences show that improvements in health can still be achieved in countries with relatively few resources, though strategic investment is necessary to address new challenges such as complex chronic diseases and growing population expectations.
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Power to the Partners?: The politics of public-private health partnerships
Kent Buse,Andrew Harmer +1 more
TL;DR: Evidence suggests that a northern elite wields power through its domination of governing bodies and also through a discourse which inhibits critical analysis of partnership while imbuing partnership with legitimacy and authority.
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National and subnational HIV/AIDS coordination: are global health initiatives closing the gap between intent and practice?
Neil Spicer,Julia Aleshkina,Regien Biesma,Ruairi Brugha,Carlos F. Caceres,Baltazar Chilundo,Ketevan Chkhatarashvili,Andrew Harmer,Pierre Miege,Gulgun Murzalieva,Phillimon Ndubani,Natia Rukhadze,Tetyana Semigina,Aisling Walsh,Gill Walt,Xiulan Zhang +15 more
TL;DR: Primary data from seven country studies on the effects of three GHIs on coordination of HIV/AIDS programmes are reviewed to identify residual national and subnational obstacles to effective coordination and optimal use of funds by focal GHIs.