Recently, the President’s Malaria Initiative (PMI) and the Health Finance and Governance project hosted The Economic Impact of Malaria Control, a consultative session at the 64th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (ASTMH) in Philadelphia. The session brought together senior PMI stakeholders, including Dr. Bernard Nahlen, Deputy Coordinator for PMI, […]
If you’re attending any major global/public health conferences this fall, make sure to check out HFG’s sessions and posters! Postponed: International Conference on Family Planning (ICFP) Nusa Dua, Indonesia | November 9-12 | #ICFP2015 Tuesday, November 10, 2015, 12:00-1:20 PM WITA Oral Session (Legian 8) Karishmah Bhuwanee – “Tracking FP spending using health system accounts framework […]
In September, the web-based “Gestión en Salud” (Health Management) toolkit went live, with delivery to two stakeholder organizations – the University of San Marcos and the Government of Lima. The Health Management Toolkit is a suite of 17 tools developed, implemented, and refined by USAID and partners in the 20+ years of collaboration with the Government of […]
With the recent adoption of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by the UN General Assembly, the global development community has flagged multi-sectoral approaches to achieve the 17 new goals. Goal three, “ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages,” includes targets for: decreased maternal and child deaths; ending deaths from AIDS, malaria, and TB; and expanding […]
Faced with a double burden of disease, Burundi’s government is grappling with how to address growing demand for health care. At the same time, the government is working to balance financial constraints, rising costs, and limited resources. Policymakers need access to the reliable data to make well-informed decisions to raise sufficient funds for the health sector, […]
Earlier this summer, Dr. Ariel Pablos-Mendez, Assistant Administrator for Global Health, and Dr. Kebede Worku, State Minister of the Ethiopian Federal Ministry of Health, visited one of Ethiopia’s first community-based health insurance (CBHI) schemes. Since its establishment, the Gimbichu CBHI scheme has registered remarkable results, and is considered among the most highly performing schemes in […]
On July 21, 2015, HFG was invited to share its achievements at a “call to action” launch event for the Indian government’s Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao (“save the girl, educate the girl”) campaign. Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao is a national effort launched by Indian Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi which seeks to prevent sex-selective abortion, […]
Desde la implementación de la reforma en el sector salud en el año 1998, el Perú logró que el 80 por ciento de su población cuente con servicios de salud, ubicando al país en buen camino hacia el logro del Cobertura Universal en Salud (CUS). Este progreso es significativo para el país de 30 millones […]
On July 15, 2015, Namibia’s Ministry of Health and Social Services (MOHSS) launched the results of its fourth round of Health Accounts to an audience of over 100 local stakeholders and local news outlets in Windhoek, Namibia. The Health Finance and Governance Project (HFG) and its predecessor, Health Systems 20/20, has supported the past 3 rounds of […]
In Namibia, donor funding for health dropped by 47 percent between 2009 and 2013. This sharp decline could have broad implications for the health sector—particularly Namibia’s HIV and AIDS response which relies heavily on donor resources. In light of declining donor resources for health, the Government of Namibia (GRN) is positioning itself to sustain health sector […]
