Health resource tracking is a vital component of health systems strengthening because it gives stakeholders valuable information about patterns in the financing, provision, and consumption of health care resources. The System of Health Accounts (SHA) is an internationally standardized framework that systematically tracks the flow of expenditures in a health system. The SHA is critical […]
As more countries strive to achieve universal health coverage (UHC), the question of how to measure their progress is receiving more scrutiny. At the recent African Health Economics and Policy Association (AfHEA) conference, the HFG Health Financing Lead, Dr. Laurel Hatt, shared findings from three country case studies that offer new insights.. The case studies, […]
Universal health coverage (UHC) – a health system where everyone has access to the health services they need and can take advantage of them without risk of financial impoverishment – is seen as a critical component of sustainable development for low- and middle-income countries. To progress towards UHC goals, however, policymakers must first be able […]
To better serve its citizens living with HIV and AIDS, Burundi’s National Program for the Fight against AIDS (PNLS) worked with the HFG Project to identify key information technology (IT) gaps and procure new IT equipment. At a recent hand-over ceremony, led by U.S. Ambassador to Burundi Dawn M. Liberi and Deputy Assistant Secretary in […]
This week, the Center for Health Market Innovations newsletter highlights HFG’s new findings on how mobile money is being used for health. HFG’s mobile money team has identified 18 distinct ways in which mobile money is being used for health in low- and middle-income countries. These avenues range from ensuring healthcare workers assigned to […]
A surprise guest opened HFG’s recent human resources for health (HRH) workshop in Swaziland. On retreat with his new cabinet at the same venue, Prime Minister Barnabas Sibusiso Dlamini stopped by the workshop when he learned of its connection to health. Dr. Dlamini is a former Minister of Finance and he was also an […]
In Ethiopia, there is an old tradition called idir or kire of community organizations providing financial help to families for emergencies, like funerals. But a new form of “idir/kire” nicknamed “edir/kire while alive” is gaining traction as the Ethiopian government pursues its goal of providing universal health coverage. That scheme is community-based health insurance or […]
How do countries decide to finance their health care systems? Experts from the HFG Project will explore that question at the “Health Finance Food Court: What’s Cooking?” session of the Global Health Mini-University on Friday, March 7th. Session overview: All countries, rich and poor, struggle to finance health care in a way that is adequate, […]
Two new HFG reports address one of public health’s most pressing issues: how to reduce maternal and early-childhood mortality in low- and middle-income countries. Specifically, the two papers looked at how insurance enrollment and fee exemptions affected the use and performance of maternal health services. Both reports were published in the December 2013 edition of […]
The experience of Ghana’s National Health Insurance Scheme holds important lessons for low- and middle-income countries seeking to implement universal health coverage. A new HFG case study, “Building on Community-based Health Insurance to Expand National Coverage: The Case of Ghana,” describes how Ghana developed its current system and what can be learned from this process. […]
