In the Dominican Republic, where an estimated 67,000 people are living with HIV, the government is improving the way antiretroviral treatment (ART) and other medical supplies are procured. Despite Dominican law mandating that the agency PROMESE-CAL manage all medical procurement, HIV commodities and medications are supplied through external agencies, the current norm for all disease […]
A country’s health workers, or human resources for health (HRH), are vital for ensuring timely access to medical care. In the case of HIV, the quality of service delivery directly affects the ability of people living with HIV to know their status, receive and sustain antiretroviral therapy, and achieve viral suppression. According to the United […]
Resource Type: User Guide Authors: Tesfaye Ashagari, Sharon Nakhimovsky, Andre Zida, and Heather Cogswell Published: December 2014 Resource Description: User guide developed by the Health Finance and Governance project to support the installation and use of the Health Accounts Production Tool (HAPT) software.
Struggling with how to track your country’s health spending more efficiently? Listen in on the final webinar in the health resource tracking series to learn about strategies that have been used to streamline the production of health spending data, such as using existing data sources, incorporating questions on health expenditure into routine household surveys, engaging the right stakeholders, […]
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: 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: Final Country Report Authors: Health Finance & Governance Project Access the full listing of our final country reports HERE
Resource Type: Technical Brief Authors: Ethiopia Health Sector Financing Reform/Health Finance and Governance Project Published: June 2018 Resource Description: Ethiopia has made important strides toward improving the health status of its population as well as in advancing health sector strategies and health care financing (HCF) reforms. The 20-year national Health Sector Development Program (HSDP), implemented in four five-year […]
Resource Type: Technical Brief Authors: Ethiopia Health Sector Financing Reform/Health Finance and Governance Project Published: June 2018 Resource Description: The Ethiopian government, through the Federal Ministry of Health (FMOH), has been pursuing health care financing (HCF) strategies to increase the amount of domestic resources mobilized to the health sector, and to increase utilization of health services while […]
Resource Type: Technical Brief Authors: Ethiopia Health Sector Financing Reform/Health Finance and Governance Project Published: June 2018 Resource Description: This brief highlights major achievements, challenges, and lessons learned in implementing outsourcing. The analysis contained is based primarily on qualitative information collected through supportive supervision visits, performance review meetings, and a review of Health Care Finance Reform/Health Finance […]
