Timothy Powell-Jackson

TL;DR: The case for placing children, aged 0–18 years, at the centre of the SDGs is presented: at the heart of the concept of sustainability and the authors' shared human endeavour.

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.

TL;DR: The financial incentive programme was associated with a substitution away from private health providers, an increase in breastfeeding and more pregnancies, and the potential for financial incentives to have unanticipated effects that may undermine the programme's own objective of reducing mortality is demonstrated.

TL;DR: Reflect on the nature of quality, how perceptions of quality influence health systems and what such perceptions indicate about measurement of quality within health systems, and six specific challenges related to the conceptualization and measurement of the quality of care.

TL;DR: Improved methods for evaluating and reporting on these interventions are recommended, including better descriptions of the interventions and context, looking at a range of outcome measures, and adopting robust analytical methods that allow for adjustment of underlying and seasonal trends.