Nigeria is undergoing transitions in the financing of its health sector as part of the effort to achieve universal health coverage (UHC). Like many other developing countries embarking on this journey, Nigeria seeks to greatly decrease out-of-pocket spending on health services and increase government health spending per person, with the ultimate aim of improved access […]
On Wednesday, June 29, 2016, the HFG project hosted a webinar on the topic of resource tracking, featuring technical experts Karishmah Bhuwanee, Heather Cogswell, and Tesfaye Ashagari. Countries must have a firm grasp on their health financing landscape in order to ensure sufficient and effective use of resources. Health Accounts—an internationally standardized methodology that allows […]
A rapid and exciting transformation has been taking place in Indonesia’s health sector since early 2014, when the country launched a new Universal Health Coverage (UHC) initiative. Indonesia’s Jaminan Kesehatan Nasional (JKN) health insurance program aims to cover the entire population – more than 255 million people – by 2019. When fully implemented, Indonesia will have the […]
Recently, the U.S. Government and Ecobank Cameroon SA announced a new partnership that will mobilize up to U.S. $3.7 million of local financing over eight years for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) working in the health sector in Cameroon. Financing will be made available via loans to health SMEs which provide family planning, reproductive health and […]
Leaders of the Group of Seven (G7) nations are gathering in Ise-Shima, Japan to discuss not only the global economy and trade, but also universal health coverage (UHC) and the Sustainable Development Goals. Japan has achieved UHC, and Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is a champion of UHC as a way to preserve human security. In a […]
In India, Haryana state has taken an important step toward improving the quality and use of its health data. The new Haryana Health Geographic Information System application is designed to enhance the analytical capabilities of the state’s health monitoring and evaluation staff. Two staff at the National Health Mission in Haryana praised the changes they’ve […]
The idea of universal health coverage (UHC) as a goal of health policy has gained wide acceptance at country and global levels. UHC is now a fixture of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) adopted by the United Nations General Assembly in September 2015. Under Goal 3 of the SDGs, the “health goal”, Target 3.8 aims to […]
On Monday, May 2nd, USAID’s Office of Health Systems (OHS) hosted a meeting with implementing partners at FHI360 in Washington, DC. The topic of the meeting? Health Systems Strengthening (#HSSatUSAID). Check out our interactive recap below:
Malaria is one of global health’s resounding success stories. The numbers speak for themselves: Efforts to prevent malaria in pregnancy have averted 94,000 newborn deaths between 2009 and 2012. Malaria mortality has decreased by 60 percent, with 6.2 million lives saved since 2000. Between 2000 and 2015, 57 countries reduced malaria cases by at least 75 percent. But […]
In Nigeria an estimated 3.5 million people are living with HIV, but only half of them receive care and treatment. Donor funding accounts for more than 70% of the country’s HIV and AIDS response, but more resources are needed to sustain and expand this care. To remedy the coverage gap, Nigeria will need to mobilize more of its own resources. With support from USAID/Nigeria, HFG, and the […]
