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Zambia Country Brief – Health Systems 20/20

Health Systems 20/20 Project, Publications

Resource Type: Brief Authors: Health Systems 20/20 Published: 8/17/2007 Resource Description: Zambia, a low-income country in southern Africa (gross domestic product [GDP] per capita is $336) faces many of the health systems challenges that its sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) and low-income peers do. In the hope of improving some of the country’s poor health indicators, including some of the world’s highest maternal […]

Southern Sudan Health System Assessment

Health Systems Assessments, Publications

Resource Type: Report Authors: Yogesh Rajkotia, Stephanie Boulenger, and Willa Pressman Published: 7/2/2007 Resource Description: The objective of this U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) Southern Sudan Health System Assessment was to determine the health systems obstacles to the delivery of health care services. Originally intended to inform the Government of Southern Sudan (GoSS) application for the GAVI Alliance […]

Egyptian Hospital Accreditation Program: Standards, Sixth Edition

Human Resources for Health, Publications

Resource Type: Tool Authors: Partners for Health Reform plus Published: 5/6/2005 Resource Description: The Egyptian Ministry of Health and Population (MOHP) with the assistance of the USAID-funded Partnerships for Health Reform Project (1995–2001) successfully developed and implemented an accreditation program for their primary health centers. Building on this experience, the MOHP Quality Improvement Directorate drafted a set of […]

Management Accounting Systems for Hospitals (MASH) Manual

Human Resources for Health, Publications, Tools

Resource Type: Tool Authors: Partners for Health Reformplus Published: 10/1/2004 Resource Description: This manual introduces the Management Accounting System for Hospitals (MASH). MASH is a framework used for tracking and analyzing a health facility’s services, resources, and costs. It provides the means for both routine management control and the initiation and management of change and is a useful tool for examining […]

National Health Accounts: Trainer Manual

Health Systems 20/20, Publications, Resource Tracking (NHA, SHA), Tools

Resource Type: Report, Tool Authors: Susna De, Manjiri Bhawalkar, and Marie Tien Published: 6/1/2004 Resource Description: With health systems growing in scope and complexity, policymakers need tools such as National Health Accounts (NHA) to manage their health care resources. NHA is a globally accepted framework and approach for measuring total—public, private, and donor—national health expenditures. To facilitate adoption […]

National Health Accounts: Participant Manual

Health Systems 20/20, Publications, Resource Tracking (NHA, SHA), Tools

Resource Type: Tool Authors: Susna De, Manjiri Bhawalkar, and Marie Tien Published: 6/1/2004 Resource Description: With health systems growing in scope and complexity, policymakers need tools such as National Health Accounts (NHA) to manage their health care resources. To date, more than 68 countries worldwide have implemented the methodology and numerous others are about to follow suit. While […]

PHR Plus Overview

Health Systems 20/20 Project, Publications

Resource Type: Report Authors: Partners for Health Reformplus Published: 1/1/2000 Resource Description: Partners for Health Reformplus was USAID’s flagship project for health policy and health system strengthening in developing and transitional countries. The five-year project (2000-2005) built on the predecessor Partnerships for Health Reform Project, continuing PHR’s focus on health policy, financing, and organization, with new emphasis […]

Characteristics and Structure of the Private Hospital Sector in Urban India: A Study of Madras City

Health Finance, Health Systems Research, Publications

Resource Type: Report Authors: V. R. Muraleedharan Published: 3/1/1999 Resource Description: This paper examines India’s private hospital sector, focusing on urban hospitals. Data collected for the study from a sample of hospitals in Madras City was used to analyze the size, infrastructure, and distribution of private hospitals, the range and pricing of services offered, and the various payment schemes for private […]

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