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Capital Investment in Health Systems: What is the latest thinking?

Announcements, Health Systems Research, Public Financial Management, Publications, Resource Tracking (NHA, SHA)

Capital investment in health typically refers to large expenditures in construction of hospitals and other facilities, investment in diagnostic and treatment technologies, and information technology platforms. These investments are characterized by their longevity and they are critical to efforts to improve healthcare quality and efficiency. Contrary to developed countries where there is well documented experience […]

Modeling Impact of the Health Finance & Governance Project

Health Finance, Health Insurance (CBHI, SHI), HIV/AIDS, Malaria and Other Vector-borne Disease, Maternal, Neonatal and Child Health (MNCH), Public Financial Management, Publications

Over its six-year life (2012-2018), the project worked with more than 40 partner countries to increase their domestic resources for health, manage resources more effectively, and reduce system bottlenecks in order to increase access to and use of priority health services and strengthen health systems overall. HFG provided state-of-the-art and country-specific technical assistance to remove […]

Better Governance, Better Health: The Evidence

Governance and Leadership, Governance and Quality, Health Governance, Public Financial Management, Publications

Resource Type: Publication Authors: Annie Baldridge, Hélène Barroy, Sara Bennett, Maryam Bigdelli, Derick W. Brinkerhoff, Jodi Charles, David Clarke, Catherine Connor, Arin Dutta, Fadi El Jardali, Elizabeth Elfman, Walter Flores, Eunice Heredia-Ortiz, David Jacobstein, Jeremy Kanthor, Adam Koon, Shreeshant Prabhakaran, Dheepa Rajan, Karima Saleh, Akshar Saxena, Suneeta Sharma, Katie Shepard, Kelsee Stromberg, Jesse Uneke, Lauren Windmeyer […]

Financial Management Mechanisms to Support Increased Government Spending on Health

Health Finance, Public Financial Management, Publications

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 […]

Strategic Purchasing to Support Voluntarism, Informed Choice, Quality and Accountability in Family Planning: Lessons from Results-Based Financing

Family Planning and Reproductive Health, Health Finance, Public Financial Management, Publications

Resource Type: Report Authors: Rena Eichler, Jenna Wright, Ben Bellows, Marie Cole, Victoria Boydell and Karen Hardee. Published: September 2018 Resource Description: The past 20 years have seen unprecedented financial commitment to family planning (FP) among governments of low- and middle-income countries and the donors that support them. However, mobilizing government and external resources is […]

PUBLIC FINANCIAL ASSESSMENT OF HIV SPENDING: NASARAWA STATE, NIGERIA

Health Finance, Public Financial Management, Publications

Resource Type: Report Published: August 2018 Resource Description: The budget process in Nigerian states cuts across planning, allocation, providing cash backing for budget execution, and expenditure. This process often lacks budget realism and there are highly centralised processes, which cause delays in the provision of cash backing for budgeted funds. Adequate budget appropriation does not always translate to […]

KEBBI STATE, NIGERIA PUBLIC EXPENDITURE REVIEW 2013-2016

Health Finance, Public Financial Management, Publications, Where We Work

Resource Type: Report Published: August 2018 Resource Description: Nigeria and many countries have subscribed to the principle of Universal Health Coverage (UHC) which aims to ensure equitable access to needed health care without suffering financial hardship. Kebbi State, like many other states, is in the process of embracing health financing policy reforms introduced at the national level to […]

PUBLIC FINANCIAL ASSESSMENT OF HIV SPENDING: BENUE STATE, NIGERIA

Health Finance, Public Financial Management, Publications, Where We Work

Resource Type: Report Published: August 2018 Resource Description: The budget process in Nigerian states cuts across planning, allocation, providing cash backing for budget execution, and expenditure. This process often lacks budget realism and there are highly centralised processes, which cause delays in the provision of cash backing for budgeted funds. Adequate budget appropriation does not always translate to […]

PUBLIC FINANCIAL ASSESSMENT OF HIV SPENDING: AKWA IBOM STATE, NIGERIA

Health Finance, Public Financial Management, Publications, Where We Work

Resource Type: Report Published: August 2018 Resource Description: The budget process in Nigerian states cuts across planning, allocation, providing cash backing for budget execution, and expenditure. This process often lacks budget realism and there are highly centralised processes, which cause delays in the provision of cash backing for budgeted funds. Adequate budget appropriation does not always translate to […]

Ethiopia’s Health Financing Outlook: What Six Rounds of Health Accounts Tell Us

Announcements, Public Financial Management, Publications, Resource Tracking (NHA, SHA), Where We Work

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 […]

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