For many low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), expanding health coverage to informal workers is one of the most common, yet complex challenges they face. Informal workers are, by definition, not provided with legal or social protections through their employment, and are vulnerable to health and economic shocks. They also account for a large percentage of […]
USAID and three of it’s global health projects – Health Finance and Governance, Sustaining Health Outcomes through the Private Sector Plus, and Health Policy Plus – hosted a side meeting at the 2017 Prince Mahidol Award Conference (PMAC) in January, 2017. The annual conference held in Bangkok, Thailand, is hosted by the Prince Mahidol Award Foundation, the Royal […]
The following events and training courses are open to participants interested in learning more about health finance and governance Webinar | Better Health Governance, Better Health: Harnessing the Evidence September 20th, 2018 | Online Webinar To address the gap in evidence on how health governance contributes to health system performance and ultimately health outcomes, USAID, the World Health Organization (WHO), […]
Previously underappreciated for its contributions to the health of the Beninese population, the private health sector has a new voice in national level deliberations. Providing as much as 45% of care, the private sector is an important player in Benin’s health sector, and consequently, in achieving the Government of Benin’s goal of universal health coverage […]
On December 12, 2016, UHC Day was celebrated worldwide. In Bangladesh, HFG organized two high-level advocacy events – a television talk show and a dinner reception – both aimed at high-level government officials. The talk show took place on the popular RTV and focused on “Acting with Ambition to Build Awareness of UHC.” The Director-General […]
January 10, 2017 – The Federal Government of Nigeria kicked off a scheme to revitalize over 10,000 primary healthcare centers (PHCs) across the country. The event, “Revitalization of PHC for Universal Health Coverage,” took place at the renovated Kuchigoro model PHC, Kuchigoro village, in Abuja. In his remarks, President Muhammadu Buhari called on state governors to adopt […]
There is growing recognition that policy reform for resilient health systems and universal health coverage requires more than sound technical solutions. The policy process is equally important in determining the success of any health reform initiative. On Thursday, January 19th, 2017, the HFG Project presented an independent comparative policy analysis exploring the post-conflict health reforms of […]
Interview with Dr. Vikas Sharma, Consultant – Public Health Planning, Haryana State Health Resource Centre. Dr. Vikas Sharma led the effort on Haryana state’s 2014/15 Health Accounts. Dr. Sharma found the state’s maiden Health Accounts exercise both exacting and exhilarating. We caught up with him at the dissemination event organized to share the Haryana Health […]
Guinea’s Minister of Health, Dr. Abdourahmane Diallo, recently presided over the extraordinary meeting of the Coordination Committee of Guinea’s Health Sector, during which the final report of the institutional and organizational audit of the Ministry of Health was launched. The audit is part of a focused effort by the Ministry of Health to strengthen the health […]
Cross River State (CRS) is taking giant strides towards achieving universal health coverage (UHC) and its vision “to be a leading Nigerian state with prosperous and healthy citizens”. In September 2016, the state unanimously passed the anticipated State Health Insurance Scheme (SHIS) Bill. Mandatory for all CRS residents, the CRS SHIS Bill creates the provision […]
