Jesper Sundewall
Biographic Data
| ID | 5103139 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Jesper Sundewall |
| GIVEN NAMES | Jesper |
| FAMILY NAME | Sundewall |
| SIGNATURE | SUNDEWALL J |
| AFFILIATIONS | Lund University |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-5357-5754 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 13 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 12 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 13 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2008 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
A multisectoral approach to developing a national strategy for mental health and suicide prevention in Sweden
BACKGROUND: Mental ill-health is increasingly recognised as one of today's major public health challenges. Many possible causes exist, distributed across all socio-political arenas. It is generally agreed that promotive, and preventive policies should be multisectoral, yet there is a lack of empirical studies concerning such endeavours. In a collaborative effort of 26 national governmental agencies, a proposal for a new national mental health and…
Self-care interventions for sexual and reproductive health
Self-care interventions for sexual and reproductive health (SRH), including HIV self-testing, self-injected contraception and self-managed abortion, offer promising pathways to advance universal health coverage, particularly in low- and middle-income countries. While often framed as cost-saving measures, this paper argues that self-care should be understood as a strategic investment in health system performance. Drawing on costing and financing a…
Assessing the determinants of out-of-pocket health expenditures among Cambodian households in informal employment using survey data
Our findings emphasize the necessity of integrating nonpoor informal workers and their dependents into formal prepayment schemes to reduce OOPE and enhance financial protection on Cambodia's path toward universal health coverage. Strategically engaging with private providers and pharmacies to improve access to essential services and medicines, coupled with the implementation of an effective referral system are important policy considerations to t…
What contributes to out-of-pocket health expenditure in Cambodia's uncovered population? A distributional and decomposition analysis using survey data
These findings underscore the need to improve financial protection for uncovered households. The Cambodian government should consider expanding prepayment schemes that directly address the main healthcare drivers identified in this study. Schemes should provide effective access to comprehensive outpatient care and essential medications, and necessary services at higher care levels, including in the private sector. Addressing the rising burden of …
Risky sexual behavior and associated factors among university students in Ethiopia
RSB continues to be a problem among university students in Ethiopia. Those students who started sex at an early age and those who experienced emotional violence were more likely to engage in RSB. Therefore, universities in Ethiopia should implement strategies such as RSB targeted health education programs that consider early sexual debut, experiences of emotional violence, and safe sexual practices
Assessing progress towards universal health coverage in Cambodia
Over the past decades, many low- and middle-income countries have implemented health financing and system reforms to progress towards universal health coverage (UHC). In the case of Cambodia, out-of-pocket expenditure (OOPE) remains the main source of current health expenditure after several decades of reform, exposing households to financial risks when accessing healthcare and violating UHC's key tenet of financial protection. We use pre-pandemi…
Addressing the second ‘R’ in sexual and reproductive health and rights
Condom failure and pre-exposure prophylaxis use experience among female sex workers in Ethiopia
The demands and behavior of the clients and FSWs' own actions and poor awareness were factors that increased the exposure of FSWs to condom failure. In addition, the challenges associated with PrEP uptake suggest the need for user-friendly strategies to counteract these barriers and facilitate PrEP uptake
Responding to aid volatility
Background: A corruption event in 2009 led to changes in how donors supported the Zambian health system. Donor funding was withdrawn from the district basket mechanism, originally designed to pool donor and government financing for primary care. The withdrawal of these funds from the pooled financing mechanism raised questions from Government and donors regarding the impact on primary care financing during this period of aid volatility.Objectives…
Effect of currency exchange rate fluctuations on Aid Effectiveness in the Health Sector in Zambia
Development assistance for health (DAH) remains a significant and important source of health financing in many low and lower middle-income countries. However, this assistance has not been fully effective. This study explores the effect of currency exchange rate fluctuations on volatility of DAH in Zambia using a mixed methods approach. Data covering the period 1997-2008 were collected from various financial and programmatic reports, while six key…
Political responsibility and global health
Globalising dynamics have had wide-ranging and pervasive impacts on nearly every form of human relatedness, which now include the bases upon which states calculate and express their political responsibilities. As the ‘reach’ of practical and normative pressures extends and their demands intensify, the compass of state responsibility is becoming a key pressure point for facing the challenges and mediating the tensions of our globalised and still g…
Moving towards in-depth knowledge on the private health sector in low- and middle-income countries
The past two decades have seen a steady growth in attention to the private sector role within the overall health systems of lowand middle-income countries. Since the 1990s researchers have worked to call attention to the previously unrecognized scale of private medical services in the developing world (Berman and Rose 1996; Brugha and Zwi 1998; Hanson and Berman 1998; Preker et al. 2000; Uplekar 2000; Berman 2001; Mills et al. 2002; Harding and P…
Exploring SWAp's contribution to the efficient allocation and use of resources in the health sector in Zambia
Zambia introduced a sector-wide approach (SWAp) in the health sector in 1993. The goal was to improve efficiency in the use of domestic funds and externally sourced development assistance by integrating these into a joint sectoral framework. Over a decade into its existence, however, the SWAp remains largely unevaluated. This study explores whether the envisaged improvements have been achieved by studying developments in administrative, technical…
Exploring SWAp's contribution to the efficient allocation and use of resources in the health sector in Zambia
Zambia introduced a sector-wide approach (SWAp) in the health sector in 1993. The goal was to improve efficiency in the use of domestic funds and externally sourced development assistance by integrating these into a joint sectoral framework. Over a decade into its existence, however, the SWAp remains largely unevaluated. This study explores whether the envisaged improvements have been achieved by studying developments in administrative, technical…
Moving towards in-depth knowledge on the private health sector in low- and middle-income countries
The past two decades have seen a steady growth in attention to the private sector role within the overall health systems of lowand middle-income countries. Since the 1990s researchers have worked to call attention to the previously unrecognized scale of private medical services in the developing world (Berman and Rose 1996; Brugha and Zwi 1998; Hanson and Berman 1998; Preker et al. 2000; Uplekar 2000; Berman 2001; Mills et al. 2002; Harding and P…
Assessing progress towards universal health coverage in Cambodia
Over the past decades, many low- and middle-income countries have implemented health financing and system reforms to progress towards universal health coverage (UHC). In the case of Cambodia, out-of-pocket expenditure (OOPE) remains the main source of current health expenditure after several decades of reform, exposing households to financial risks when accessing healthcare and violating UHC's key tenet of financial protection. We use pre-pandemi…
Effect of currency exchange rate fluctuations on Aid Effectiveness in the Health Sector in Zambia
Development assistance for health (DAH) remains a significant and important source of health financing in many low and lower middle-income countries. However, this assistance has not been fully effective. This study explores the effect of currency exchange rate fluctuations on volatility of DAH in Zambia using a mixed methods approach. Data covering the period 1997-2008 were collected from various financial and programmatic reports, while six key…
Exploring SWAp's contribution to the efficient allocation and use of resources in the health sector in Zambia
Zambia introduced a sector-wide approach (SWAp) in the health sector in 1993. The goal was to improve efficiency in the use of domestic funds and externally sourced development assistance by integrating these into a joint sectoral framework. Over a decade into its existence, however, the SWAp remains largely unevaluated. This study explores whether the envisaged improvements have been achieved by studying developments in administrative, technical…
Moving towards in-depth knowledge on the private health sector in low- and middle-income countries
The past two decades have seen a steady growth in attention to the private sector role within the overall health systems of lowand middle-income countries. Since the 1990s researchers have worked to call attention to the previously unrecognized scale of private medical services in the developing world (Berman and Rose 1996; Brugha and Zwi 1998; Hanson and Berman 1998; Preker et al. 2000; Uplekar 2000; Berman 2001; Mills et al. 2002; Harding and P…
Effect of currency exchange rate fluctuations on Aid Effectiveness in the Health Sector in Zambia
Development assistance for health (DAH) remains a significant and important source of health financing in many low and lower middle-income countries. However, this assistance has not been fully effective. This study explores the effect of currency exchange rate fluctuations on volatility of DAH in Zambia using a mixed methods approach. Data covering the period 1997-2008 were collected from various financial and programmatic reports, while six key…
Political responsibility and global health
Globalising dynamics have had wide-ranging and pervasive impacts on nearly every form of human relatedness, which now include the bases upon which states calculate and express their political responsibilities. As the ‘reach’ of practical and normative pressures extends and their demands intensify, the compass of state responsibility is becoming a key pressure point for facing the challenges and mediating the tensions of our globalised and still g…
Responding to aid volatility
Background: A corruption event in 2009 led to changes in how donors supported the Zambian health system. Donor funding was withdrawn from the district basket mechanism, originally designed to pool donor and government financing for primary care. The withdrawal of these funds from the pooled financing mechanism raised questions from Government and donors regarding the impact on primary care financing during this period of aid volatility.Objectives…
Addressing the second ‘R’ in sexual and reproductive health and rights
Condom failure and pre-exposure prophylaxis use experience among female sex workers in Ethiopia
The demands and behavior of the clients and FSWs' own actions and poor awareness were factors that increased the exposure of FSWs to condom failure. In addition, the challenges associated with PrEP uptake suggest the need for user-friendly strategies to counteract these barriers and facilitate PrEP uptake
Assessing progress towards universal health coverage in Cambodia
Over the past decades, many low- and middle-income countries have implemented health financing and system reforms to progress towards universal health coverage (UHC). In the case of Cambodia, out-of-pocket expenditure (OOPE) remains the main source of current health expenditure after several decades of reform, exposing households to financial risks when accessing healthcare and violating UHC's key tenet of financial protection. We use pre-pandemi…
Risky sexual behavior and associated factors among university students in Ethiopia
RSB continues to be a problem among university students in Ethiopia. Those students who started sex at an early age and those who experienced emotional violence were more likely to engage in RSB. Therefore, universities in Ethiopia should implement strategies such as RSB targeted health education programs that consider early sexual debut, experiences of emotional violence, and safe sexual practices
Self-care interventions for sexual and reproductive health
Self-care interventions for sexual and reproductive health (SRH), including HIV self-testing, self-injected contraception and self-managed abortion, offer promising pathways to advance universal health coverage, particularly in low- and middle-income countries. While often framed as cost-saving measures, this paper argues that self-care should be understood as a strategic investment in health system performance. Drawing on costing and financing a…
Assessing the determinants of out-of-pocket health expenditures among Cambodian households in informal employment using survey data
Our findings emphasize the necessity of integrating nonpoor informal workers and their dependents into formal prepayment schemes to reduce OOPE and enhance financial protection on Cambodia's path toward universal health coverage. Strategically engaging with private providers and pharmacies to improve access to essential services and medicines, coupled with the implementation of an effective referral system are important policy considerations to t…
What contributes to out-of-pocket health expenditure in Cambodia's uncovered population? A distributional and decomposition analysis using survey data
These findings underscore the need to improve financial protection for uncovered households. The Cambodian government should consider expanding prepayment schemes that directly address the main healthcare drivers identified in this study. Schemes should provide effective access to comprehensive outpatient care and essential medications, and necessary services at higher care levels, including in the private sector. Addressing the rising burden of …
A multisectoral approach to developing a national strategy for mental health and suicide prevention in Sweden
BACKGROUND: Mental ill-health is increasingly recognised as one of today's major public health challenges. Many possible causes exist, distributed across all socio-political arenas. It is generally agreed that promotive, and preventive policies should be multisectoral, yet there is a lack of empirical studies concerning such endeavours. In a collaborative effort of 26 national governmental agencies, a proposal for a new national mental health and…
Economics (9 works) · Global Maternal and Child Health (9 works) · Business (7 works) · Economic growth (7 works) · Environmental health (6 works) · Healthcare Systems and Reforms (6 works) · Medicine (6 works) · Global Health Care Issues (5 works) · Population (5 works) · Nursing (4 works)