Johan Olivier
Datos Biográficos
| ID | 78797 |
|---|---|
| NOMBRE | Johan Olivier |
| NOMBRES | Johan |
| APELLIDO | Olivier |
| FIRMA | OLIVIER J |
| AFILIACIONES | University of Cape Town |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-9155-6896 |
| VERIFICADO | Sí |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 37 |
| TOTAL DE CITAS | 84 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 37 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMER AÑO DE PUBLICACIÓN | 1997 |
| AÑO MÁS RECIENTE DE PUBLICACIÓN | 2024 |
| ÍNDICE H | 5 |
Understanding health system responsiveness to public feedback at the sub-national level
Responsiveness is one of four health system goals alongside health outcomes, equity in financing and efficiency. Many studies examining responsiveness report a composite satisfaction index or proportions of patients describing satisfaction with dimensions of responsiveness. Consequently, responsiveness is predominantly based on collation of service users’ feedback and could be termed service responsiveness . We conceptualise system responsiveness…
Public–Private engagement and health systems resilience in times of health worker strikes
In low and middle-income countries like Ghana, private providers, particularly the grouping of faith-based non-profit health providers networked by the Christian Health Association of Ghana (CHAG), play a crucial role in maintaining service continuity during health worker strikes. Poor engagement with the private sector during such strikes could compromise care quality and impose financial hardships on populations, especially the impoverished. Th…
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…
Antecedents and enablers of supply chain value creation
The study investigated how small and medium enterprises (SMEs) create value in local supply chains. Specifically, the study focused on two initiators of value creation: entrepreneurial competences and supply chain trust. The authors analyse a cross-sectional survey of 294 SMEs in Uganda operating in the construction, furniture and fitting, food processing and agricultural sectors to test a number of hypotheses, using factor analysis and structura…
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
Entrepreneurial competence and supply chain value creation in local procurement
The purpose of the study was to investigate how resource-constrained suppliers that are participating in local procurement create supply chain value. The study investigated supply chain performance by testing the relationship between entrepreneurial competences and supply chain value. Feedback from a cross-sectional survey of 294 suppliers in construction, furniture and fitting and agricultural sector was utilised to test hypothesised relationshi…
Health systems constraints and facilitators of human papillomavirus immunization programmes in sub-Saharan Africa
Given the vast investments made in national immunization programmes (NIPs) and the significance of NIPs to public health, it is important to understand what influences the optimal performance of NIPs. It has been established that well-performing NIPs require enabling health systems. However, systematic evidence on how the performance of health systems impacts on NIPs is lacking, especially from sub-Saharan Africa. We conducted a qualitative syste…
Approaches to integrating palliative care into African health systems
Africa is characterized by a high burden of disease and health system deficits, with an overwhelming and increasing demand for palliative care (PC). Yet only one African country is currently considered to have advanced integration of palliative care into medical services and generalized PC is said to be available in only a handful of others. The integration of PC into all levels of a health system has been called for to increase access to PC and …
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 …
Community asset mapping as an action research strategy for developing an interpersonal violence prevention programme in South Africa
The aim of this article was to report and critically reflect on community asset mapping processes used to develop a contextually valid interpersonal violence prevention programme in South Africa to promote positive forms of masculinity, safety and peace. This study was informed by a critical public health framework, and was guided by the values and principles of community-based participatory action research. The research and action methods used i…
Health systems for all in the SDG era
The year 2018 marked anniversaries of several significant milestones in public health: the birth of the UK National Health Service, the Alma Ata declaration and the Commission on Social Determinants of Health. The Fifth Global Symposium on Health Systems Research in Liverpool reflected on these foundational events and their significance for the maturing field of health policy and systems research (HPSR) and for our growing professional associatio…
Towards universal health coverage
FBNPs have had a long-standing role in the provision of health services and remain a valuable asset within national health systems in Ghana and sub-Saharan Africa more broadly. Collaboration between the public sector and such non-state providers, drawing on the comparative strengths and resources of FBNPs and focusing on whole system strengthening, is essential for the achievement of UHC
Strategic leadership capacity building for Sub-Saharan African health systems and public health governance
Leadership capacity needs development and nurturing at all levels for strong health systems governance and improved outcomes. The Doctor of Public Health (DrPH) is a professional, interdisciplinary terminal degree focused on strategic leadership capacity building. The concept is not new and there are several programmes globally–but none within Africa, despite its urgent need for strong strategic leadership in health. To address this gap, a consor…
The everyday practice of supporting health system development
Health system strengthening (HSS) has often been undertaken by global health actors working through vertical programmes. However, experience has shown the challenges of this approach, and the need to recognize health systems as open complex adaptive systems-which in turn has implications for the design and implementation approach of more 'horizontal' HSS interventions. From 2009 to 2016, the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation supported the African …
Models of engagement between the state and the faith sector in sub-Saharan Africa – a systematic review
Guest editor conclusion
This special issue of Development in Practice – with a focus on faith and health in development – began with a strong statement from a high-level public health and development sector leader: that t
Network development for non-state health providers
Substantial effort has been put into forming and strengthening national networks of non-state, non-profit health providers in lower- to middle-income contexts. Christian health associations (national umbrella networks of faith-inspired health providers) were first established in the 1950s, and are currently present in an estimated 23 of the 54 countries in Africa. The establishment of CHAs was equally encouraged by faith-based health providers, g…
The historical contribution of faith-based health providers in the Ecuadorian health system
Faith-based health providers (FBHPs) have historically shaped the national health system in Ecuador, yet there is little robust evidence of this role, or their current contribution to the national health system. This article situates FBHPs in the Ecuadorian health system, using secondary analyses of national health surveys to consider changes in contribution from 1998 to 2014, and synthesising this with secondary literature. The research confirms…
Hoist by our own petard
There has been a massive advocacy movement over the last 15 years that has sought to advance the case of religion into view of decision-makers in the international development sector. This advocacy effort has been dispersed and not centrally organised, and is made up of the efforts of multiple development actors, religious institutions, researchers and others. This article shows how this advocacy approach has been highly successful in increasing …
Models of public–private engagement for health services delivery and financing in Southern Africa
Innovative Faith-Community Responses to HIV and Aids
It has been acknowledged for decades that “communities” are key to all levels of HIV and AIDS response. However, for a long time community-level responses have been poorly assessed or documented, a
Getting dirty
One area that many faith entities, and specifically faith-based organisations (FBOs), have increasingly been focusing on is gender-based violence (GBV). A recent report mapping faith-based responses to violence against women and girls (VAWG) in the Asia-Pacific Region, identified 58 FBOs responding to VAWG, and noted this represents only a small proportion of the FBOs addressing GBV in the region
Interventions with Local Faith Communities on Immunization in Development contexts
Immunization is often viewed as a leading light of public health intervention—a “magic bullet” providing a seemingly straightforward solution to some of our most complex health challenges. The Worl
Understanding the roles of faith-based health-care providers in Africa
Estimating the Development Assistance for Health Provided to Faith-Based Organizations, 1990–2013
BACKGROUND: Faith-based organizations (FBOs) have been active in the health sector for decades. Recently, the role of FBOs in global health has been of increased interest. However, little is known about the magnitude and trends in development assistance for health (DAH) channeled through these organizations. MATERIAL AND METHODS: Data were collected from the 21 most recent editions of the Report of Voluntary Agencies. These reports provide inform…
The Impact Of State Reforms On Protest Against Apartheid In South Africa
During 1970–1985, South Africa vacillated between reform and reaffirmation of the repressive regime known as apartheid. Did these reforms slow the pace of protest, or did they facilitate protest, by intensifying discontent? Using event-history data on anti-apartheid protest we suggest that passage of reforms will increase the pace of protest while state repression will dampen it. We further hypothesize that the nature and scope of each reform wou…
Grievance Formation in a Country in Transition
Relative deprivation theory and social justice theory are applied in a study of grievance formation in South Africa. We hypothesized that grievance formation is affected by objective conditions (race and class) and subjective conditions (comparisons with others and across time, trust in government, and perceived influence on government). Between 1994 and 1998 we annually interviewed separate samples of South Africans. Our findings suggest that pe…
Innovative Faith-Community Responses to HIV and Aids
It has been acknowledged for decades that “communities” are key to all levels of HIV and AIDS response. However, for a long time community-level responses have been poorly assessed or documented, a
Playing broken telephone
In the literature on the religious contribution to health and development, it is commonly stated that faith-inspired institutions (FIIs) provide from 30 to 70 per cent of all health care provision in Africa. This article tracks the sources of such statements back to the 1960s, highlighting a process of ‘broken telephone’ whereby estimates are passed on and frequently distorted by policy- and advocacy-oriented influences at both the national and i…
Getting dirty
One area that many faith entities, and specifically faith-based organisations (FBOs), have increasingly been focusing on is gender-based violence (GBV). A recent report mapping faith-based responses to violence against women and girls (VAWG) in the Asia-Pacific Region, identified 58 FBOs responding to VAWG, and noted this represents only a small proportion of the FBOs addressing GBV in the region
Faith-Inspired Health Care in Sub-Saharan Africa
This special issue of The Review of Faith & International Affairs is comprised of seven articles aiming to strengthen the evidence on faith-inspired engagement in health in sub-Saharan Africa. The field of enquiry is diverse, with few foundational texts, few standardized frameworks for reference, and a wildly varied terminology. In fact, this variation in terminology often results in a nearly impenetrable field of acronyms for the uninitiated, ra…
Protest Intentions on the Eve of South Africa's First Nonracial Elections
In fall 1994 South Africa was preparing for its first nonracial, democratic elections. Uncertainty about the future characterized the political and social climate. Would the ANC be capable of governing? What would the conservative white population do? Would Buthulezi's Inkatha Freedom Party participate? Would violence continue? This article examines how, in a situation of maximum uncertainty, optimism or pessimism about the future influenced will…
Community asset mapping as an action research strategy for developing an interpersonal violence prevention programme in South Africa
The aim of this article was to report and critically reflect on community asset mapping processes used to develop a contextually valid interpersonal violence prevention programme in South Africa to promote positive forms of masculinity, safety and peace. This study was informed by a critical public health framework, and was guided by the values and principles of community-based participatory action research. The research and action methods used i…
Guest editor conclusion
This special issue of Development in Practice – with a focus on faith and health in development – began with a strong statement from a high-level public health and development sector leader: that t
Faith-Inspired Health Care Provision in Ghana
It is commonly accepted that faith-inspired institutions (FIIs) provide a substantial share of health services in sub-Saharan Africa. To substantiate this perception, one would ideally like to have a comprehensive assessment of the scope and scale of all health-related services provided not only by government facilities and faith-inspired providers, but also by private-for-profit providers and other non-religious non-governmental organizations (N…
Increased Funding for Aids-Engaged Faith-Based Organizations in Africa
While civil society organizations (CSOs) have been recognized as being critically import to the HIV/AIDS response by multilaterals, agencies, and governments, the extent to which they have been able to access targeted sources of funding remains a much-debated concern. There is evidence that funding for well-established CSOs has increased significantly over the last decade, but it has also been suggested that local-level and less formal CSOs still…
Market Share of Faith-Inspired Health Care Providers in Africa
Market share estimates—typically in the 30 percent to 40 percent range—are frequently wielded as the most concrete evidence of faith-inspired activity and impact in the area of health care provision in Sub-Saharan Africa. In fact, there are few speeches, reports, or articles that do not make some mention of market share, attaching some percentage to the significance of faith-inspired healthcare provision in the continent as a whole, or in specifi…
The everyday practice of supporting health system development
Health system strengthening (HSS) has often been undertaken by global health actors working through vertical programmes. However, experience has shown the challenges of this approach, and the need to recognize health systems as open complex adaptive systems-which in turn has implications for the design and implementation approach of more 'horizontal' HSS interventions. From 2009 to 2016, the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation supported the African …
Interventions with Local Faith Communities on Immunization in Development contexts
Immunization is often viewed as a leading light of public health intervention—a “magic bullet” providing a seemingly straightforward solution to some of our most complex health challenges. The Worl
Religion, Reproductive Health, and Sexual Behavior in Ghana
Confusions and contradictory generalizations about religion and health in Africa are commonplace, especially in the area of reproductive health and sexual behavior. For example, it is often said by
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…
Strategic leadership capacity building for Sub-Saharan African health systems and public health governance
Leadership capacity needs development and nurturing at all levels for strong health systems governance and improved outcomes. The Doctor of Public Health (DrPH) is a professional, interdisciplinary terminal degree focused on strategic leadership capacity building. The concept is not new and there are several programmes globally–but none within Africa, despite its urgent need for strong strategic leadership in health. To address this gap, a consor…
The historical contribution of faith-based health providers in the Ecuadorian health system
Faith-based health providers (FBHPs) have historically shaped the national health system in Ecuador, yet there is little robust evidence of this role, or their current contribution to the national health system. This article situates FBHPs in the Ecuadorian health system, using secondary analyses of national health surveys to consider changes in contribution from 1998 to 2014, and synthesising this with secondary literature. The research confirms…
Political protest and political transition in South Africa 1994-1995
Though fairly high levels of protest were maintained in the period 1994-1995, survey responses and other data suggest that its form, character and constituents may be changing. Surveys conducted in 1994 and 1995 demonstrate that among South Africans language and ethnicity have become more important in the formation of collective identity and that commitment to political organisation is slackening. Neighbourhood, generation and gender have also ga…
Political protest and political transition in South Africa 1994-1995
Though fairly high levels of protest were maintained in the period 1994-1995, survey responses and other data suggest that its form, character and constituents may be changing. Surveys conducted in 1994 and 1995 demonstrate that among South Africans language and ethnicity have become more important in the formation of collective identity and that commitment to political organisation is slackening. Neighbourhood, generation and gender have also ga…
Protest Intentions on the Eve of South Africa's First Nonracial Elections
In fall 1994 South Africa was preparing for its first nonracial, democratic elections. Uncertainty about the future characterized the political and social climate. Would the ANC be capable of governing? What would the conservative white population do? Would Buthulezi's Inkatha Freedom Party participate? Would violence continue? This article examines how, in a situation of maximum uncertainty, optimism or pessimism about the future influenced will…
Grievance Formation in a Country in Transition
Relative deprivation theory and social justice theory are applied in a study of grievance formation in South Africa. We hypothesized that grievance formation is affected by objective conditions (race and class) and subjective conditions (comparisons with others and across time, trust in government, and perceived influence on government). Between 1994 and 1998 we annually interviewed separate samples of South Africans. Our findings suggest that pe…
The Impact Of State Reforms On Protest Against Apartheid In South Africa
During 1970–1985, South Africa vacillated between reform and reaffirmation of the repressive regime known as apartheid. Did these reforms slow the pace of protest, or did they facilitate protest, by intensifying discontent? Using event-history data on anti-apartheid protest we suggest that passage of reforms will increase the pace of protest while state repression will dampen it. We further hypothesize that the nature and scope of each reform wou…
Playing broken telephone
In the literature on the religious contribution to health and development, it is commonly stated that faith-inspired institutions (FIIs) provide from 30 to 70 per cent of all health care provision in Africa. This article tracks the sources of such statements back to the 1960s, highlighting a process of ‘broken telephone’ whereby estimates are passed on and frequently distorted by policy- and advocacy-oriented influences at both the national and i…
Mapping Interdisciplinary Communication Between the Disciplines of Religion and Public Health in the Context of HIV/Aids in Africa
While there has been a massive surge of interest and grey literature publication on religion and development and religion and health, especially at an international advocacy level, the academic disciplinary processes for such work remains poorly clarified – and largely uncritical. This paper examines the interdisciplinary intersection of religion and public health (using the example of research on HIV/AIDS in Africa), and considers lingering clas…
Increased Funding for Aids-Engaged Faith-Based Organizations in Africa
While civil society organizations (CSOs) have been recognized as being critically import to the HIV/AIDS response by multilaterals, agencies, and governments, the extent to which they have been able to access targeted sources of funding remains a much-debated concern. There is evidence that funding for well-established CSOs has increased significantly over the last decade, but it has also been suggested that local-level and less formal CSOs still…
Faith-Inspired Education in Ghana
In order to understand the current role of faith-inspired schools (FISs) in Africa and some of the debates about the magnitude of the services they provide, it is useful to consider their presence in a historical perspective. Faith-inspired schools have a long and distinguished tradition in sub-Saharan Africa. The purpose of this article is to sketch that history using the case of Ghana, a country where FISs date back to early Islamic schools and…
Market Share of Faith-Inspired Health Care Providers in Africa
Market share estimates—typically in the 30 percent to 40 percent range—are frequently wielded as the most concrete evidence of faith-inspired activity and impact in the area of health care provision in Sub-Saharan Africa. In fact, there are few speeches, reports, or articles that do not make some mention of market share, attaching some percentage to the significance of faith-inspired healthcare provision in the continent as a whole, or in specifi…
Faith-Inspired Health Care Provision in Ghana
It is commonly accepted that faith-inspired institutions (FIIs) provide a substantial share of health services in sub-Saharan Africa. To substantiate this perception, one would ideally like to have a comprehensive assessment of the scope and scale of all health-related services provided not only by government facilities and faith-inspired providers, but also by private-for-profit providers and other non-religious non-governmental organizations (N…
Faith-Inspired Health Care in Sub-Saharan Africa
This special issue of The Review of Faith & International Affairs is comprised of seven articles aiming to strengthen the evidence on faith-inspired engagement in health in sub-Saharan Africa. The field of enquiry is diverse, with few foundational texts, few standardized frameworks for reference, and a wildly varied terminology. In fact, this variation in terminology often results in a nearly impenetrable field of acronyms for the uninitiated, ra…
Understanding the roles of faith-based health-care providers in Africa
Estimating the Development Assistance for Health Provided to Faith-Based Organizations, 1990–2013
BACKGROUND: Faith-based organizations (FBOs) have been active in the health sector for decades. Recently, the role of FBOs in global health has been of increased interest. However, little is known about the magnitude and trends in development assistance for health (DAH) channeled through these organizations. MATERIAL AND METHODS: Data were collected from the 21 most recent editions of the Report of Voluntary Agencies. These reports provide inform…
Religion, Reproductive Health, and Sexual Behavior in Ghana
Confusions and contradictory generalizations about religion and health in Africa are commonplace, especially in the area of reproductive health and sexual behavior. For example, it is often said by
Hoist by our own petard
There has been a massive advocacy movement over the last 15 years that has sought to advance the case of religion into view of decision-makers in the international development sector. This advocacy effort has been dispersed and not centrally organised, and is made up of the efforts of multiple development actors, religious institutions, researchers and others. This article shows how this advocacy approach has been highly successful in increasing …
Models of public–private engagement for health services delivery and financing in Southern Africa
Innovative Faith-Community Responses to HIV and Aids
It has been acknowledged for decades that “communities” are key to all levels of HIV and AIDS response. However, for a long time community-level responses have been poorly assessed or documented, a
Getting dirty
One area that many faith entities, and specifically faith-based organisations (FBOs), have increasingly been focusing on is gender-based violence (GBV). A recent report mapping faith-based responses to violence against women and girls (VAWG) in the Asia-Pacific Region, identified 58 FBOs responding to VAWG, and noted this represents only a small proportion of the FBOs addressing GBV in the region
Interventions with Local Faith Communities on Immunization in Development contexts
Immunization is often viewed as a leading light of public health intervention—a “magic bullet” providing a seemingly straightforward solution to some of our most complex health challenges. The Worl
Models of engagement between the state and the faith sector in sub-Saharan Africa – a systematic review
Guest editor conclusion
This special issue of Development in Practice – with a focus on faith and health in development – began with a strong statement from a high-level public health and development sector leader: that t
Network development for non-state health providers
Substantial effort has been put into forming and strengthening national networks of non-state, non-profit health providers in lower- to middle-income contexts. Christian health associations (national umbrella networks of faith-inspired health providers) were first established in the 1950s, and are currently present in an estimated 23 of the 54 countries in Africa. The establishment of CHAs was equally encouraged by faith-based health providers, g…
The historical contribution of faith-based health providers in the Ecuadorian health system
Faith-based health providers (FBHPs) have historically shaped the national health system in Ecuador, yet there is little robust evidence of this role, or their current contribution to the national health system. This article situates FBHPs in the Ecuadorian health system, using secondary analyses of national health surveys to consider changes in contribution from 1998 to 2014, and synthesising this with secondary literature. The research confirms…
Towards universal health coverage
FBNPs have had a long-standing role in the provision of health services and remain a valuable asset within national health systems in Ghana and sub-Saharan Africa more broadly. Collaboration between the public sector and such non-state providers, drawing on the comparative strengths and resources of FBNPs and focusing on whole system strengthening, is essential for the achievement of UHC
Strategic leadership capacity building for Sub-Saharan African health systems and public health governance
Leadership capacity needs development and nurturing at all levels for strong health systems governance and improved outcomes. The Doctor of Public Health (DrPH) is a professional, interdisciplinary terminal degree focused on strategic leadership capacity building. The concept is not new and there are several programmes globally–but none within Africa, despite its urgent need for strong strategic leadership in health. To address this gap, a consor…
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