Resource Type: Presentation Authors: Health Finance & Governance Project Published: August 2018 Resource Description: The earthquake of 2010, and cholera epidemic soon after, strained Haiti’s already fragile health system. These crises sharpened the need for improved management and financing for health. Haiti’s Ministry of Public Health and Population (Ministère de la Santé Publique et de […]
Resource Type: Technical Brief Authors: Ethiopia Health Sector Financing Reform/Health Finance and Governance Project Published: June 2018 Resource Description: Prior to the endorsement of Ethiopia’s Health Care Financing Strategy, underfinancing of the health sector was a major contributor to the deterioration of the quality and efficiency of health service delivery. There was little government spending on infrastructure […]
Resource Type: Report Authors: SHOPS Plus, Health Financing and Governance Project Published: July 2018 Resource Description: In the past several decades, countries in the Middle East and North Africa have made significant improvements in developing their health systems and improving the health status of their populations. However, the region continues to face substantial and diverse political, macroeconomic,social, and […]
In 2017, the Ghana Center for Democratic Development (CDD-Ghana) and HFG completed a study that applied a political economy approach to examine the complex landscape of institutions, political pressures, incentives, obstacles, and costs that Ghana faces as it transitions towards financing the health and education sectors on its own. This brief summarizes the results of […]
Resource Type: Report Authors: Ministerio de Salud Pública & HFG Published: June 2018 Resource Description: El objetivo general de este estudio es determinar el costo económico del paquete de servicios de VIH provisto en los Servicios de Atención Integral apoyados por PEPFAR, de acuerdo con las guías de atención de la Dirección General de Control de las […]
Resource Type: Publication Authors: Hélène Barroy, Elina Dale, Susan Sparkes, Joseph Kutzin Published: July 2017 Resource Description: This policy brief aims to raise awareness on the role of public budgeting – specifically aspects of budget formulation – for non-PFM specialists working in health. As part of an overall WHO programme of work on Budgeting in Health, […]
How a nation finances its health care delivery system could be a clear indicator in assessing the premium placed on its people’s health. As a critical component of development, the health sector requires adequate funding. The financing of Nigeria’s health care delivery system is mainly through tax revenue, out-of-pocket payments or user fees, donor funding […]
Resource Type: Publication Authors: Sarah Castle, Bokar Touré, Françoise Armand, Yann Derriennic Published: December 2017 Resource Description: Plus récemment, une évaluation du système de santé (ESS) effectuée en 2015 par le Projet Health Finance and Governance de l’USAID a souligné le besoin de répondre à certaines préoccupations spécifiques en gardant comme principal objectif l’augmentation de […]
Government spending for health in Nigeria is suboptimal, leading to unacceptably high rates of out-of-pocket expenditure for health- estimated at 70% of total health expenditure. This situation is partly a result of chronic underfunding of the health sector, as well as inefficiencies in the release and management of funds. In response to this, the USAID’s […]
Resource Type: Report Authors: Cheryl Cashin, Yulita Hendrartini, Aaron Pervin, Chelsea Taylor, and Laurel Hatt Published: November 2017 Description: The purpose of HFG Indonesia’s work in SHP was to support the National Council for Social Security (DJSN) establish a participatory process, supported by locally driven analytics, to assess the current institutional and regulatory foundation for […]
