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Capital Investment in Health Systems: What is the latest thinking?

Announcements, Health Systems Research, Public Financial Management, Publications, Resource Tracking (NHA, SHA)

Capital investment in health typically refers to large expenditures in construction of hospitals and other facilities, investment in diagnostic and treatment technologies, and information technology platforms. These investments are characterized by their longevity and they are critical to efforts to improve healthcare quality and efficiency. Contrary to developed countries where there is well documented experience […]

Modeling Impact of the Health Finance & Governance Project

Health Finance, Health Insurance (CBHI, SHI), HIV/AIDS, Malaria and Other Vector-borne Disease, Maternal, Neonatal and Child Health (MNCH), Public Financial Management, Publications

Over its six-year life (2012-2018), the project worked with more than 40 partner countries to increase their domestic resources for health, manage resources more effectively, and reduce system bottlenecks in order to increase access to and use of priority health services and strengthen health systems overall. HFG provided state-of-the-art and country-specific technical assistance to remove […]

South Africa HIV and TB Expenditure Review (2014/15 – 2016/17)

Health Finance, HIV/AIDS, Publications, Resource Tracking (NHA, SHA), TB, Where We Work

Resource Type: Expenditure Review Authors: Guthrie T, Chaitkin M, Khoza N, Zulu N, Madisha V, Ndlovu N, Shezi S, Karume J, Motsoeneng P, Simelane S, Meyer-Rath G, Masuku S, Jamieson L, and Ghai K. Published: August 2018 Resource Description: The South African Government (SAG) and its development partners have mounted a formidable response to the world’s largest HIV epidemic […]

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HFG Final Report

Publications

The Health Finance and Governance (HFG) project worked to address some of the greatest challenges facing health systems today. Countries need strong health systems that are well managed and sustainably financed if they are to increase and maintain the use of life-saving health services, especially by women and children, and by poor and/or rural populations. […]

Integrating the HIV Response at the Systems Level: Experience of Four Countries in Transition

Health Finance, HIV/AIDS, Publications, Resource Mobilization, Where We Work

Resource Type: Multi-Country Study Authors: Jenna Wright, Adam Koon, Kelley Ambrose, and Lauren Hartel Published: September 2018 Resource Description: The global response to combat the AIDS epidemic scaled up considerably in the early 2000s with the establishment of key institutions, notably the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria (Global Fund) and the United States President’s […]

ASSESSMENT OF RMNCH FUNCTIONALITY IN HEALTH FACILITIES IN BAUCHI STATE, NIGERIA

Family Planning and Reproductive Health, Maternal, Neonatal and Child Health (MNCH), Publications, Reproductive Health, Universal Health Coverage, Where We Work

Resource Type: Report Published: August 2018 Resource Description: In 2017, the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) selected Bauchi state as one of now six states in Nigeria in which to conduct a reproductive, maternal, newborn, and child health (RMNCH) service availability and readiness assessment. The assessment will provide quantitative data that describe weaknesses in the state’s […]

BAUCHI STATE, NIGERIA PUBLIC EXPENDITURE REVIEW 2012-2016

Health Finance, Publications, Resource Tracking (NHA, SHA)

Resource Type: Report Published: August 2018 Resource Description: In a bid to reduce the pressure and improve the current health outcomes, Nigeria and many countries have subscribed to the principle of Universal Health Coverage (UHC) which is aimed at ensuring equitable access to needed health care without suffering financial hardship. Bauchi State, like many other states, is in […]

HEALTH INSURANCE: PRICING REPORT FOR MINIMUM HEALTH BENEFITS PACKAGE, RIVERS STATE, NIGERIA

Health Finance, Health Insurance (CBHI, SHI), Publications, Where We Work

Resource Type: Report Published: August 2018 Resource Description: Rivers State government, as part of its’ responsibility to provide quality health care for the residents of the state, wants to create a Minimum Health Care package which provides a set of basic health care benefits to which residents can have unrestricted access. Abt Associates, as part of USAID’s Health […]

Actuarial Report for Healthcare Contributory Benefit Package, Kano State, Nigeria

Health Finance, Health Insurance (CBHI, SHI), Publications, Where We Work

Resource Type: Report Published: August 2018 Resource Description: In 2016, the Kano State government signed into law, a bill that establishes the Kano State Contributory Healthcare Management Agency (KSCHMA) with the overall goal of ensuring all residents of the state have access to quality and affordable healthcare services with financial and social risk protection. The state of health […]

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