Nonhlanhla Nxumalo

Dados Biográficos

ID6330654
NOMENonhlanhla Nxumalo
PRENOMESNonhlanhla
SOBRENOMENxumalo
ASSINATURANXUMALO N
AFILIAÇÕESUniversity of the Witwatersrand
ORCID0000-0002-1935-2204
VERIFICADOSim
TOTAL DE OBRAS10
TOTAL DE CITAÇÕES3
TOTAL COMO AUTOR10
TOTAL COMO EDITOR0
PRIMEIRO ANO DE PUBLICAÇÃO2011
ANO MAIS RECENTE DE PUBLICAÇÃO2018
ÍNDICE H1

  • Social health insurance contributes to universal coverage in South Africa, but generates inequities

    Open AccessJane Goudge, Olufunke A Alaba et al.ARTICLEInternational Journal for Equity…2018

    By introducing the scheme, the government chose to prioritise access to private sector care for government employees, over improving the availability and quality of public sector services available to all. Government has recently regained its focus on achieving UHC through the public system, but is unlikely to discontinue GEMS, which is now firmly established. The inequities generated by the scheme have thus been institutionalised within the coun…

  • Performance management in times of change

    Open AccessNonhlanhla Nxumalo, Jane Goudge et al.ARTICLEInternational Journal for Equity…2018

    To strengthen district health services, there should be improvement of processes that enhance the performance of the health system. Implementation of the PA system relies on the extent of management skills at the local level. There is a need to develop managers who have the ability to manage in a transforming and complex environment. This means developing both hard skills such as planning, co-ordination and monitoring and soft skills where one is…

  • Strengthening decentralized primary healthcare planning in Nigeria using a quality improvement model

    Open AccessEjemai Amaize Eboreime, Nonhlanhla Nxumalo et al.ARTICLEHealth Policy and Planning2018Citada por: 2Referências: 24

    Quality improvement models have been applied across various levels of health systems with varying success leading to scepticisms about effectiveness. Health systems are complex, influenced by contexts and characterized by numerous interests. Thus, a shift in focus from examining whether improvement models work, to understanding why, when and where they work most effectively is essential. Nigeria introduced DIVA (Diagnose-Intervene-Verify-Adjust) …

  • Everyday resilience in district health systems

    Open AccessLucy Gilson, Edwine Barasa et al.ARTICLEBMJ Global Health2017

    Recent global crises have brought into sharp relief the absolute necessity of resilient health systems that can recognise and react to societal crises. While such crises focus the global mind, the real work lies, however, in being resilient in the face of routine, multiple challenges. But what are these challenges and what is the work of nurturing everyday resilience in health systems? This paper considers these questions, drawing on long-term, p…

  • Leadership and governance of community health worker programmes at scale

    Open AccessHp Schneider, Nonhlanhla NxumaloARTICLEInternational Journal for Equity…2017

    This analysis, from real-life systems, adds to understanding of the processes involved in developing CHW programmes at scale, and specifically the negotiated and multilevel nature of leadership and governance in such programmes, spanning analytic, managerial, technical and political roles

  • Community health workers, recipients’ experiences and constraints to care in South Africa – a pathway to trust

    Open AccessNonhlanhla Nxumalo, Jane Goudge et al.ARTICLEAIDS Care2016

    Community health workers (CHWs) affiliated with community-based organisations are central to the implementation of primary health care in district health services in South Africa. Here, we explore factors that affect the provision of and access to care in two provinces - Gauteng and Eastern Cape. Drawing on narratives of care recipients and the CHWs who support them, we illustrate the complex issues surrounding health maintenance and primary care…

  • Assessment of capacity for Health Policy and Systems Research and Analysis in seven African universities

    Open AccessTolib Mirzoev, G Le et al.ARTICLEHealth Policy and Planning2014Citada por: 1Referências: 19

    The importance of health policy and systems research and analysis (HPSR+A) is widely recognized. Universities are central to strengthening and sustaining the HPSR+A capacity as they teach the next generation of decision-makers and health professionals. However, little is known about the capacity of universities, specifically, to develop the field. In this article, we report results of capacity self- assessments by seven universities within five A…

  • Moving towards universal coverage in South Africa? Lessons from a voluntary government insurance scheme

    Open AccessVeloshnee Govender, Matthew Chersich et al.ARTICLEGlobal Health Action2013

    BACKGROUND: In 2005, the South African government introduced a voluntary, subsidised health insurance scheme for civil servants. In light of the global emphasis on universal coverage, empirical evidence is needed to understand the relationship between new health financing strategies and health care access thereby improving global understanding of these issues. OBJECTIVES: This study analysed coverage of the South African government health insuran…

  • Outreach services to improve access to health care in South Africa

    Open AccessNonhlanhla Nxumalo, Jane Goudge et al.ARTICLEGlobal Health Action2013

    INTRODUCTION: In South Africa, there are renewed efforts to strengthen primary health care and community health worker (CHW) programmes. This article examines three South African CHW programmes, a small local non-governmental organisation (NGO), a local satellite of a national NGO, and a government-initiated service, that provide a range of services from home-based care, childcare, and health promotion to assist clients in overcoming poverty-rela…

  • Inequities in access to health care in South Africa

    Open AccessBronwyn Harris, Jane Goudge et al.ARTICLEJournal of Public Health Policy2011