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Entomological Monitoring, Environmental Compliance, and Vector Control Capacity for the Prevention of Zika and Other Arboviruses: Honduras Assessment Report

Capacity Building, Health Systems Research, Home Page Map, Publications, Vector-borne Diseases, Where We Work, Zika

In Honduras, the USAID-funded Health Finance and Governance project assessed country capacity to conduct vector control and entomological monitoring of Aedes mosquitoes, the primary vector of the virus. The assessment was conducted from June 29 to July 8, 2016, and sought to appraise current capacities, identify strengths and weaknesses in these capacities, and recommend countermeasures, […]

Entomological Monitoring, Environmental Compliance, and Vector Control Capacity for the Prevention of Zika and Other Arboviruses: El Salvador Assessment Report

Health Systems Research, Home Page Map, Publications, Vector-borne Diseases, Where We Work, Zika

Resource Type: Report Authors: Juan I. Arredondo-Jiménez and Alan Wheeler Published: 9/1/2016 Resource Description:  The first case of local, vector-borne transmission of the Zika virus in the Americas was identified in May 2015 in Brazil. By July 2016, the virus had spread to nearly all Zika-suitable transmission zones in the Americas, including the majority of countries and […]

Quality maternity care for every woman, everywhere: a call to action

Journal Publications, Maternal, Neonatal and Child Health (MNCH), Universal Health Coverage

This paper is part of a series of six papers on maternal health published by The Lancet in 2016, which summarize the evidence on maternal health interventions and brings “our knowledge of maternal health, its epidemiology, successes, and current failings together, at a crucial time within the sustainable development framework to 2030.”

Strengthening the Health Management Information System: Pilot Assessment of Data Quality in Five Districts of India

Home Page Map, Maternal, Neonatal and Child Health (MNCH), Publications, Universal Health Coverage, Where We Work

The Government of India’s Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW) places rigorous emphasis on evidence-based planning, monitoring, and supervision of public health services. Generation and use of reliable, quality health data is crucial for improving the quality of health services, especially to achieve the maternal and child health goals aimed for under the strategic […]

The Joint Learning Network in Action: Spotlight on Ghana

Presentations, Universal Health Coverage

Resource Type: Presentation Authors: Amanda Folsom, Nathaniel Otoo, Dr. Lydia Dsane-Selby, Chris Lovelace Published: September 22, 2016 Resource Description: More and more countries are implementing complex health systems reforms to achieve universal health coverage. The Joint Learning Network (JLN) is a country-driven network of practitioners and policymakers who together develop knowledge products to bridge the gap between theory and […]

Options for Developing a Collective Payment System and Co-payment Mechanism for Antiretrovirals using the Vietnamese Health Insurance Fund

Health Insurance (CBHI, SHI), HIV/AIDS, Home Page Map, Publications, Where We Work

What follows is a draft proposal submitted by Health Finance & Governance (HFG) to local partners to present policy options for centralized reimbursement and co-payment. In this way, HFG provides much needed technical support to the Ministry of Health and other government agencies in Vietnam. Furthermore, this proposal illustrates the means by which HFG, through […]

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Strategic Health Financing for a Healthier Botswana

Announcements, Health Finance, Home Page Map, Where We Work

Botswana is classified as an upper-middle-income country, with an annual GDP of more than $17,000, according to World Bank estimates. The government is spending significant resources on health, as evidenced by the fact that the government’s health budget exceeds the “Abuja target” of 15 % of total government expenditures on health. But significant inequities in […]

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Implementation Research for Universal Health Coverage in Practice

Health Systems Research, Home Page Map, Leads, Publications, Universal Health Coverage, Where We Work

This brief is the first in a series of three, titled, Implementation Research for UHC in Practice – A Series of Technical Briefs Based on Lessons Learned from the Field in Myanmar and Indonesia. The series follows USAID and HFG collaborative experiences and lessons learned in two countries—Myanmar and Indonesia—that are at different stages of […]

HFG Project TB Strategic Purchasing Activity: Malawi Assessment Technical Report

HIV/AIDS, Home Page Map, Publications, Where We Work

The purpose of the USAID HFG TB Strategic Purchasing Activity is to identify and recommend small improvements in TB purchasing/provider payment and related public finance management (PFM) mechanism to better target country health budgets towards priority TB services for the poor in USAID TB priority countries. This technical report summarizes the rapid assessment findings, conclusions, […]

Estimating Bangladesh Urban Healthcare Expenditure Under the System of Health Accounts (SHA) 2011 Framework

Family Planning and Reproductive Health, Home Page Map, Publications, Resource Tracking (NHA, SHA), Where We Work

Bangladesh is a densely populated country with 23 % people residing in urban areas and with a 3.5% annual growth of urban population. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics divided into seven administrative divisions: Barisal, Chittagong, Dhaka, Khulna, Rajshahi, Rangpur, and Sylhet. Each division is divided into zilas, and each zila into upazilas. Each urban area in […]

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