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Opciones y mecanismos innovadores de recaudación de recursos para el sector salud en La República Dominicana

Health Finance, Publications, Resource Mobilization

Resource Type: Brief Authors: El Proyecto de Financiamiento y Gobernanza en Salud Published: August 2017 Resource Description:  Este resumen presenta el monto de recursos que se podrían recaudar mediante cinco mecanismos de financiamiento. Los datos apoyarán al Gobierno de la República Dominicana a decidir cuáles mecanismos llevará a cabo. Es importante considerar que los impuestos al consumo de […]

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Costs of HIV Viral Load and Early Infant Diagnosis: Forecasting Tool and Manual

Health Finance, HIV/AIDS, Publications, Tools

Resource Type: Tool Authors: Peter Stegman, Rachel Sanders, Chris Cintron, and Carlos Avila Published: April 2017 Resource Description: The Excel-based spreadsheet tool, developed by USAID’s Health Finance and Governance (HFG) project, can be used to estimate the costs and human resource implications of scaling up HIV viral load monitoring and the use of viral load testing for […]

Navigating Health Financing and Insurance Options for Urban Poor in India

Health Finance, Health Insurance (CBHI, SHI), Publications, Where We Work

Resource Type: Report Authors: Ramesh Bhat Published: August 2017 Resource Description: The objective of this report is to review the health financing challenge in India by presenting the findings of National Sample Survey Office (NSSO Round 71) data on out-of-pocket (OOP) spending on health. The paper specifically discusses the rural-urban differences in OOP spending and implications thereof. […]

Financing of Universal Health Coverage and Family Planning: A Multi-Regional Landscape Study and Analysis – Mali

Family Planning and Reproductive Health, Health Finance, Health Insurance (CBHI, SHI), Publications, Universal Health Coverage, Where We Work

Recognizing that a healthy population promotes economic development, resilience, and strength, many governments have started pursuing a universal health coverage (UHC) agenda. The international community, national governments, and private organizations and individuals are converging on the principle that universal access to family planning is a goal worthy of increased financial investment. Improved access to family […]

Health Financing in Botswana: A Landscape Analysis

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The government of Botswana is committed to achieving universal health coverage and assuming a higher share of HIV/AIDS and other health spending, even though long-term economic growth prospects are less optimistic than in the past. To guide its path, the government is developing a health financing strategy that will increase efficiency, ensure financial sustainability, and […]

Haryana Health GIS: Leveraging Technology to Strengthen Evidence-based Decision Making in Public Health

Governance and Leadership, Health Finance, Home Page Map, Publications, Where We Work

This brief describes the partnership between the Government of Haryana and the HFG project to enhance the quality and use of data to improve the public health system’s practice and performance. The need is imperative for Haryana, which paradoxically continues to lag on child and maternal health indicators despite being a fast-growing, economically strong state […]

Le financement de la couverture sanitaire universelle et de la planification familiale: Étude panoramique multirégionale et analyse – Guinée

Family Planning and Reproductive Health, Health Finance, Health Insurance (CBHI, SHI), Publications, Universal Health Coverage, Where We Work

Reconnaissant qu’une population en bonne santé est favorable au développement économique, à la résilience et à la prospérité, de nombreux gouvernements se sont lancés sur la voie de la couverture sanitaire universelle (CSU). La communauté internationale, les gouvernements nationaux et de nombreuses organisations privées et personnes physiques convergent sur le principe selon lequel l’accès universel […]

Financing of Universal Health Coverage and Family Planning: A Multi-Regional Landscape Study and Analysis – Guinea

Family Planning and Reproductive Health, Health Finance, Health Insurance (CBHI, SHI), Publications, Universal Health Coverage, Where We Work

Recognizing that a healthy population promotes economic development, resilience, and strength, many governments have started pursuing a universal health coverage (UHC) agenda. The international community, national governments, and private organizations and individuals are converging on the principle that universal access to family planning is a goal worthy of increased financial investment. Improved access to family […]

Landscape of Prepaid Health Schemes in Bangladesh

Health Finance, Health Insurance (CBHI, SHI), Home Page Map, Publications, Where We Work

Bangladesh’s Health Care Financing Strategy (HCFS) identifies three target populations: the poor (below the poverty line – BPL); the informal sector; and the formal sector. These three type populations are to be covered using different approaches. For the BPL, a government scheme known as Shasthyo Shuroksha Karmasuchi (SSK) has achieved much progress to begin its […]

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