Eleanor Whyle
Biographic Data
| ID | 4720277 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Eleanor Whyle |
| GIVEN NAMES | Eleanor |
| FAMILY NAME | Whyle |
| SIGNATURE | WHYLE E |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Cape Town |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-4795-0703 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 11 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 10 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 11 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2016 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Multi-actor collaborations in primary health care implementation
Bottom-up theory demonstrates that networks of actors play important roles in policy implementation, yet limited attention has so far been paid to the influence that actor networks might have on the implementation of primary health care (PHC) strategies and outcomes. This study examined the roles actor networks play in the implementation of Community-based Health Planning and Services (CHPS) in Ghana, focusing on the nature and patterns of relati…
Power and positionality in the practice of health system responsiveness at sub-national level
Our findings illuminate the structures and mechanisms that contribute to weak health system responsiveness even in contexts where it is prioritised in policy documents. Supporting inclusion and participation of the public in feedback mechanisms can strengthen receipt of public feedback; however, measures to enhance public agency to participate are also needed. In addition, an organisational environment and culture that empowers health managers to…
Health system reform and path-dependency
Path-dependency theory says that complex systems, such as health systems, are shaped by prior conditions and decisions, and are resistant to change. As a result, major policy changes, such as health system reform, are often only possible in policy windows—moments of transition or contextual crisis that re-balance social power dynamics and enable the consideration of new policy ideas. However, even in policy windows there can be resistance to chan…
Every loaf of bread is political – Reflections on collective care responses to Covid-19 in Cape Town
Feminist perspectives on care have demonstrated how capitalism undervalues care work. The Covid-19 pandemic highlighted this further, as systems of production and social reproduction became destabilized globally. In many countries, the formal pandemic response fell short of attending to the daily, fundamental care needs of people living through the crisis, especially those compromised by the socio-economic effects of the pandemic. These needs wer…
Role of actor networks in primary health care implementation in low- and middle-income countries
BACKGROUND: Primary health care (PHC) improvement is often undermined by implementation gaps in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). The influence that actor networks might have on the implementation has received little attention up to this point. OBJECTIVE: This study sought to offer insights about actor networks and how they support PHC implementation in LMICs. METHODS: We reviewed primary studies that utilised social network analysis (SNA…
A socio-political history of South Africa’s National Health Insurance
Ultimately, this analysis demonstrates the context-specific nature of health system reform processes and the influence of history on what sorts of reforms are politically feasible and socially acceptable, even in the context of a global push for universal health coverage
How does power shape district health management team responsiveness to public feedback in low- and middle-income countries
Responsiveness is a core element of World Health Organization’s health system framework, considered important for ensuring inclusive and accountable health systems. System-wide responsiveness requires system-wide action, and district health management teams (DHMTs) play critical governance roles in many health systems. However, there is little evidence on how DHMTs enhance health system responsiveness. We conducted this interpretive literature re…
Social values and health systems in health policy and systems research
Because health systems are conceptualized as social systems, embedded in social contexts and shaped by human agency, values are a key factor in health system change. As such, health systems software—including values, norms, ideas and relationships—is considered a foundational focus of the field of health policy and systems research (HPSR). A substantive evidence-base exploring the influence of software factors on system functioning has developed …
What role can health policy and systems research play in supporting responses to Covid-19 that strengthen socially just health systems
To say that we live in turbulent times is a massive understatement. COVID-19 ruthlessly exposes the fault lines of health services and systems, and the responses put in place to prevent its spread or mitigate its effects may affect people more than the actual infection. The outbreak in Wuhan quickly grew to a pandemic that has affected countries and regions all over the world in many, and as of yet, little understood ways. This is a global infect…
Models of engagement between the state and the faith sector in sub-Saharan Africa – a systematic review
Models of public–private engagement for health services delivery and financing in Southern Africa
What role can health policy and systems research play in supporting responses to Covid-19 that strengthen socially just health systems
To say that we live in turbulent times is a massive understatement. COVID-19 ruthlessly exposes the fault lines of health services and systems, and the responses put in place to prevent its spread or mitigate its effects may affect people more than the actual infection. The outbreak in Wuhan quickly grew to a pandemic that has affected countries and regions all over the world in many, and as of yet, little understood ways. This is a global infect…
Health system reform and path-dependency
Path-dependency theory says that complex systems, such as health systems, are shaped by prior conditions and decisions, and are resistant to change. As a result, major policy changes, such as health system reform, are often only possible in policy windows—moments of transition or contextual crisis that re-balance social power dynamics and enable the consideration of new policy ideas. However, even in policy windows there can be resistance to chan…
Every loaf of bread is political – Reflections on collective care responses to Covid-19 in Cape Town
Feminist perspectives on care have demonstrated how capitalism undervalues care work. The Covid-19 pandemic highlighted this further, as systems of production and social reproduction became destabilized globally. In many countries, the formal pandemic response fell short of attending to the daily, fundamental care needs of people living through the crisis, especially those compromised by the socio-economic effects of the pandemic. These needs wer…
Models of public–private engagement for health services delivery and financing in Southern Africa
Models of engagement between the state and the faith sector in sub-Saharan Africa – a systematic review
Social values and health systems in health policy and systems research
Because health systems are conceptualized as social systems, embedded in social contexts and shaped by human agency, values are a key factor in health system change. As such, health systems software—including values, norms, ideas and relationships—is considered a foundational focus of the field of health policy and systems research (HPSR). A substantive evidence-base exploring the influence of software factors on system functioning has developed …
What role can health policy and systems research play in supporting responses to Covid-19 that strengthen socially just health systems
To say that we live in turbulent times is a massive understatement. COVID-19 ruthlessly exposes the fault lines of health services and systems, and the responses put in place to prevent its spread or mitigate its effects may affect people more than the actual infection. The outbreak in Wuhan quickly grew to a pandemic that has affected countries and regions all over the world in many, and as of yet, little understood ways. This is a global infect…
Role of actor networks in primary health care implementation in low- and middle-income countries
BACKGROUND: Primary health care (PHC) improvement is often undermined by implementation gaps in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). The influence that actor networks might have on the implementation has received little attention up to this point. OBJECTIVE: This study sought to offer insights about actor networks and how they support PHC implementation in LMICs. METHODS: We reviewed primary studies that utilised social network analysis (SNA…
A socio-political history of South Africa’s National Health Insurance
Ultimately, this analysis demonstrates the context-specific nature of health system reform processes and the influence of history on what sorts of reforms are politically feasible and socially acceptable, even in the context of a global push for universal health coverage
How does power shape district health management team responsiveness to public feedback in low- and middle-income countries
Responsiveness is a core element of World Health Organization’s health system framework, considered important for ensuring inclusive and accountable health systems. System-wide responsiveness requires system-wide action, and district health management teams (DHMTs) play critical governance roles in many health systems. However, there is little evidence on how DHMTs enhance health system responsiveness. We conducted this interpretive literature re…
Power and positionality in the practice of health system responsiveness at sub-national level
Our findings illuminate the structures and mechanisms that contribute to weak health system responsiveness even in contexts where it is prioritised in policy documents. Supporting inclusion and participation of the public in feedback mechanisms can strengthen receipt of public feedback; however, measures to enhance public agency to participate are also needed. In addition, an organisational environment and culture that empowers health managers to…
Health system reform and path-dependency
Path-dependency theory says that complex systems, such as health systems, are shaped by prior conditions and decisions, and are resistant to change. As a result, major policy changes, such as health system reform, are often only possible in policy windows—moments of transition or contextual crisis that re-balance social power dynamics and enable the consideration of new policy ideas. However, even in policy windows there can be resistance to chan…
Every loaf of bread is political – Reflections on collective care responses to Covid-19 in Cape Town
Feminist perspectives on care have demonstrated how capitalism undervalues care work. The Covid-19 pandemic highlighted this further, as systems of production and social reproduction became destabilized globally. In many countries, the formal pandemic response fell short of attending to the daily, fundamental care needs of people living through the crisis, especially those compromised by the socio-economic effects of the pandemic. These needs wer…
Multi-actor collaborations in primary health care implementation
Bottom-up theory demonstrates that networks of actors play important roles in policy implementation, yet limited attention has so far been paid to the influence that actor networks might have on the implementation of primary health care (PHC) strategies and outcomes. This study examined the roles actor networks play in the implementation of Community-based Health Planning and Services (CHPS) in Ghana, focusing on the nature and patterns of relati…
Political science (7 works) · Economics (6 works) · Health care (6 works) · Medicine (6 works) · Economic growth (5 works) · Global Maternal and Child Health (5 works) · Politics (4 works) · Public relations (4 works) · Sociology (4 works) · Law (3 works)