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Bangladesh Flagship Course on Health System Strengthening and Universal Health Coverage A Success

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From January 22-26, the USAID-funded HFG project co-organized a Bangladesh-focused flagship course in Savar, Bangladesh, to enhance the capacity of stakeholders to analyze health policy and health system performance issues, in the context of universal health coverage (UHC). The HFG project partnered with the Health Economics Unit of the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare […]

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New Study: Expanding Coverage of Health Services to Informal Workers

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For many low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), expanding health coverage to informal workers is one of the most common, yet complex challenges they face. Informal workers are, by definition, not provided with legal or social protections through their employment, and are vulnerable to health and economic shocks. They also account for a large percentage of […]

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

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In the Dominican Republic (DR), the USAID-funded Health Finance and Governance (HFG) 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 19-25, 2016 and sought to appraise current capacities, identify strengths and weaknesses in these capacities, and recommend […]

Malaysia: Governing for Quality Improvement in the Context of UHC

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Presently, Malaysia does not have a social health insurance scheme except for the Social Security Organization (SOCSO), which provides coverage to formal sector employees for work-related illnesses and injuries. Malaysia’s current public health system does not target specific populations and the Ministry of Health (MOH) has a clear mandate to serve all. For services or […]

Giving a Voice to Benin’s Large Private Health Sector

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Previously underappreciated for its contributions to the health of the Beninese population, the private health sector has a new voice in national level deliberations. Providing as much as 45% of care, the private sector is an important player in Benin’s health sector, and consequently, in achieving the Government of Benin’s goal of universal health coverage […]

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Nigeria’s President Commits to Revitalizing 10,000 Primary Health Care Centers

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January 10, 2017 – The Federal Government of Nigeria kicked off a scheme to revitalize over 10,000 primary healthcare centers (PHCs) across the country. The event, “Revitalization of PHC for Universal Health Coverage,” took place at the renovated Kuchigoro model PHC, Kuchigoro village, in Abuja. In his remarks, President Muhammadu Buhari called on state governors to adopt […]

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Webinar | Power, Politics, Resilience: Health Reforms in El Salvador and Guatemala

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There is growing recognition that policy reform for resilient health systems and universal health coverage requires more than sound technical solutions. The policy process is equally important in determining the success of any health reform initiative. On Thursday, January 19th, 2017, the HFG Project presented an independent comparative policy analysis exploring the post-conflict health reforms of […]

Conducting Haryana’s First State Level Health Accounts – Interview with Dr. Vikas Sharma

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Interview with Dr. Vikas Sharma, Consultant – Public Health Planning, Haryana State Health Resource Centre. Dr. Vikas Sharma led the effort on Haryana state’s 2014/15 Health Accounts. Dr. Sharma found the state’s maiden Health Accounts exercise both exacting and exhilarating. We caught up with him at the dissemination event organized to share the Haryana Health […]

Governing Quality in Health Care on the Path to Universal Health Coverage: A Review of the Literature and 25 Country Experiences

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While research has been conducted on service delivery and financing schemes for UHC, little consolidated knowledge or guidance is available on institutional arrangements and their impact on quality of care in the context of UHC. Responding to this need, the HFG project conducted a literature review to attempt to document global experience in institutional roles […]

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