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Analyzing the Technical Efficiency of Public Hospitals in Namibia

Resource Type: Publication Authors:  Claire Jones and Tesfaye Ashagari Published: August 2018 Resource Description: The study collected cost and output data for the financial year 2014/15 from all of the 29 district hospitals and 5 referral hospitals. Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) was used to calculate hospital efficiency scores and benchmark the hospitals relative to the […]

Unit Cost and Quality of Health Services in Namibia

Resource Type: Publication Authors:  Altea Cico, Claire Jones, and Stephen Musau Published: October 2017 Resource Description: The Government of the Republic of Namibia (GRN) has prioritized identifying sustainable financing options for the provision of health services and the achievement of universal health coverage (UHC). Critical decisions needed to achieve UHC require substantial information and evidence, including […]

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

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 […]

Landscape of Urban Health Financing and Governance in Bangladesh

Resource Type: Brief Authors: Syed Abdul Hamid and  Muhammod Abdus Sabur Published: June 2016 Resource Description: This study analyses quantitative and qualitative information based on document review, health facility visits, and key informant interviews of staff at Dhaka, Rajshahi, Chittagong, and Khulna city corporations. The study also uses information obtained from a policy dialogue on urban health […]

Barbados Health Spending Estimation

Resource Type: Study Results Authors: Karishmah Bhuwanee Published: September 2018 Resource Description: Over the past five years, Barbados has been grappling with economic challenges while trying to provide universal health coverage for its population. At the same time, an aging population, rising incidence of non-communicable diseases, and the population’s desire for new and innovative treatments are contributing to […]

The Use of Political Economy Analysis in Health System Strengthening

Resource Type: Brief Authors: Carmen Lane and Daniel Martinko. Published: September 2018 Resource Description: There is a growing recognition that political economy analysis (PEA) is an essential aspect of external donor assistance to complex health reform processes. USAID’s Vision for Health Systems Strengthening (2015–2019), for example, recognizes that “broad political economy issues often drive health systems organization, priorities, […]

Financial Management Mechanisms to Support Increased Government Spending on Health

Resource Type: Report Authors: John Yates and Darrell Freund Published: September 2018 Resource Description: While many low- and middle-income country (LMIC) governments have increased funding for the health sector over the past decade, more public resources will be required to reach any reasonable definition of universal health coverage (UHC). While funding UHC in these countries remains a daunting […]

Myanmar Strategic Purchasing 6: Improving Medical Record Keeping

Resource Type: Publication Authors: Alex Ergo, Daniel Crapper, Dr. Han Win Htat and Dr. Phyo Myat Aung Published: September 2018 Resource Description: This is the sixth in a series of briefs examining practical considerations in the design and implementation of a strategic purchasing pilot project among private general practitioners (GPs) in Myanmar. This pilot aims to […]

Integrating Financing of Vertical Health Programs: Lessons from Kyrgyzstan and the Philippines

Resource Type: Publication Authors: Health Finance and Governance Project Published: September 2018 Resource Description: For better or worse, many low- and middle- income countries inherited vertical programs in which programming, financing, governance, and service delivery are all organized around an individual disease.  Governments must now decide whether a new government-managed financing scheme such as national or social health […]

Costing of Community-Level HIV Services in Barbados: Final Report

Resource Type: Report Authors: Dr. Sophie Faye, Chisa Cumberbatch, and Altea Cico Published: September 2017 Barbados is currently experiencing tight fiscal constraints due to the slowdown of economic growth coupled with the fact that as a high-income country, it now no longer qualifies for concessional loan arrangements and grants from development partners. The President’s Emergency Plan for […]

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