Journalists in Nigeria’s Cross River State Put Training into Action to Talk Health Insurance
May 15, 2017Cross River State has successfully enacted the laws for a mandatory health insurance scheme—CRSHIS. An important part of launching the health insurance scheme is creating awareness among state citizens about what it means for them, not only in terms …
Perspectives on engaging non-state actors in governing the quality of health care
May 10, 2017Non-state actors’ participation and contribution in delivering health care is widely acknowledged (WHO). They provide healthcare, produce health products and technologies, train health workers and provide health insurance or other financing mechanism …
Webinar | Engaging Non-State Actors in Governing the Quality of Health Care
April 26, 2017USAID’s Health Finance and Governance project and the Joint Learning Network hosted a webinar on Wednesday, May 3rd, on engaging non-state actors in governing quality of care. Speakers presented global lessons learned and cases from several countries …
World Malaria Day: Using Evidence of Economic Impacts to Inform Investments
April 24, 2017The theme for World Malaria Day 2017 is “End Malaria for Good.” Achieving this goal has never been closer: according to the World Health Organization, in the past six years alone, there has been a 29 percent reduction in malaria mortality rates and a …
Government of Indonesia Participates in multiple learning exchanges during the UHC Forum in Washington, DC in April 2017
April 19, 2017JLN Decentralization Event in Washington, DC April 2017: A half-day learning exchange was hosted by the JLN Health Financing Revisited Initiative (facilitated by the World Bank) and the Provider Payment Mechanisms Initiative (facilitated by R4D) on A …
Haiti Health Workforce Data Audits Lead to Human Resources for Health Improvements
April 18, 2017Until now, incomplete and out-of-date health workforce data has made it difficult for Haiti’s Ministry of Health (MSPP) to address this challenge. The last known census of the health workforce occurred in 2008, before the 2010 earthquake that devasta …
Analyzing potential reforms in Indonesia’s Strategic Health Purchasing strategy. An Indonesia Strategic Health Purchasing Stakeholder Workshop in April 2017 reviews options.
April 11, 2017The National Social Security Council (DJSN) convened a stakeholder workshop on April 11, 2017 to validate the initial findings of the Functional and Regulatory Review for Strategic Health Purchasing in Indonesia. The Functional and Regulatory Review …
Bangladesh: Roundtable Discussion on Universal Health Coverage
April 1, 2017Participants at the roundtable session, March 5, 2017. In March, the USAID-funded Health Finance and Governance (HFG) project and its partners in Bangladesh organized a roundtable discussion on Universal Health Coverage (UHC) with Prothom Alo, a popu …
Nigeria Health Financing Advocacy Network: the Case for a Political Economy Approach
March 24, 2017Nigeria is working towards attaining universal health coverage (UHC). As the country gathers momentum for the necessary reforms, support and participation of a wide array of stakeholders including policymakers and legislators, are crucial for success …
Webinar | Expanding Health Coverage for Informal Workers in LMICs
March 23, 2017USAID’s Health Finance and Governance (HFG) project hosted an hour-long webinar on Wednesday, April 5th, on expanding health coverage to informal workers. The webinar presented recent work on efforts to expand health coverage for informal workers in …
