Objective The proposed project aims to investigate stewardship and regulation as it relates to governance of health systems in policy and practice. It aims to do so by developing an integrated approach to improved stewardship and regulation in health services in Vietnam, India and China, in order to support policy decisions in the application and extension of principles of accessibility, affordability, equity and quality coverage of health care in the three countries. The health systems of Vietnam, India and China include a mix of types of health care providers including public and private sectors. The private sector has grown rapidly in recent years with implications for equity and access. Previous research in the three countries suggests that the stewardship and regulation capacity of the three governments is pivotal in improving policies regarding accessibility, affordability and quality coverage of health services. The project will use maternal health as a case study of stewardship and regulation of health care services. Maternal health is one of the key areas for policy and health care delivery in low and middle-income countries and is included in the Millennium Development Goals. The choice of Vietnam, India (one state) and China (one province) as study sites has been based on their high rates of overall maternal ill-health, and the spectrum of contextual issues that determine the need for adequate stewardship and regulation. The project will evaluate stewardship and regulation within and across the study countries, will identify gaps and will suggest ways of improving stewardship and regulation. The outputs will include policy guides for national and international health policy makers and recommendations for national standards of stewardship and regulation. The project will contribute to improved health policy decisions related to the provision and financing of equitable maternal health services within Vietnam, India, China and wider. Fields of science social sciencessociologygovernance Keywords Asia China India Vietnam governance health policy health system regulation stewardship Programme(s) FP7-HEALTH - Specific Programme "Cooperation": Health Topic(s) HEALTH-2007-3.5-2 - Universal and equitable access to health care and health financing Call for proposal FP7-HEALTH-2007-B See other projects for this call Funding Scheme CP-SICA - Collaborative project for specific cooperation actions dedicated to international cooperation partner countries (SICA) Coordinator UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS EU contribution € 463 625,00 Address WOODHOUSE LANE LS2 9JT Leeds United Kingdom See on map Region Yorkshire and the Humber West Yorkshire Leeds Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Martin Hamilton (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data Participants (5) Sort alphabetically Sort by EU Contribution Expand all Collapse all INSTITUUT VOOR TROPISCHE GENEESKUNDE Belgium EU contribution € 512 041,00 Address NATIONALESTRAAT 155 2000 ANTWERPEN See on map Region Vlaams Gewest Prov. Antwerpen Arr. Antwerpen Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Jef Van Lint (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data HET KONINKLIJK INSTITUUT VOOR DE TROPEN Netherlands EU contribution € 390 539,00 Address MAURITSKADE 63 1092 AD Amsterdam See on map Region West-Nederland Noord-Holland Groot-Amsterdam Activity type Research Organisations Administrative Contact Maitrayee Mukhopadhyay (Dr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data HANOI SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH Vietnam EU contribution € 544 563,00 Address GIANG YO STREET 138 - HANOI See on map Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Anh Le Vu (Prof.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data FUDAN UNIVERSITY China EU contribution € 544 563,00 Address HANDAN ROAD 220 200433 SHANGHAI See on map Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Qian Xu (Prof.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH India EU contribution € 544 563,00 Address 4th Cross, JP Nagar 3rd Phase 138 560078 BANGALORE See on map Activity type Research Organisations Administrative Contact Dipalee Poppat (Ms.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data