Healthcare workers’ views on decentralized primary health care management in Lesotho: a qualitative study
Ermyas Birru,
Melino Ndayizigiye,
George Wanje
et al.
Abstract:Background
Lesotho experienced high rates of maternal (566/100,000 live births) and under-five mortality (72.9/1000 live births). A 2013 national assessment found centralized healthcare management in Ministry of Health led to fragmented, ineffective district health team management. Launched in 2014 through collaboration between the Ministry of Health and Partners In Health, Lesotho’s Primary Health Care Reform (LPHCR) aimed to improve service quality and quantity by decentralizing healthcare ma… Show more
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