Piloting L3M for Child Marriage: Experience in Monitoring Results in Equity Systems (MoRES) in Bangladesh
September 3, 2014Resource Type: Report Authors: Ligia Paina, Lindsay Morgan, Yann Derriennic Published: 09/2014 Resource Description: Child marriage is a symptom of poverty and gender inequalities. Girls who marry early are more likely to die from maternal health-re …
Improving Data for Decision-Making: Leveraging Data Quality Audits in Haryana, India
May 31, 2014The Government of India has prioritized 184 of the 640 districts in the country for focused maternal and child health interventions under an integrated program called the Reproductive, Maternal, Neonatal, Child and Adolescent Health (RMNCH+A) initiat …
Assessment of the Price Elasticity of Demand for Health Care Services in the Smiling Sun Franchise Program (Bangladesh)
March 1, 2013Resource Type: Report Authors: Health Finance and Governance (HFG) Published: 3/1/2013 Resource Description: The NGO Health Service Delivery Project (NHSDP) is the newest iteration of USAID/Bangladesh’s long-standing support to NGO service providers …
Preventive Health Sector Assessment: the Current Landscape of Maternal and Child Health Services In Egypt
June 1, 2012The Ministry of Health and Population (MOHP) has undertaken a series of steps to transform and strengthen the financing and delivery of health care services in Egypt. Some of these changes include moving from vertical programs to an integrated Family …
Improving Access to Life Saving Maternal Health Services: The Effects of Removing User Fees for Caesareans in Mali
April 8, 2011Resource Type: Report Authors: Marianne El-Khoury, Timothee Gandaho, Aneesa Arur, Binta Keita, and Lisa Nichols Published: 4/8/2011 Resource Description: Mali has a high maternal mortality ratio. At the same time, access to caesareans and other life …
Preventing Postpartum Hemorrhage at the Community Level in Senegal with Misoprostol
December 1, 2010Resource Type: Report Authors: Christine Ortiz, Amadou Sylla, Mohamed Diadhou, Thierno Deing, Ibrahima Mall, and Nancy L. Sloan Published: 12/1/2010 Resource Description: This study was originally designed to investigate whether auxiliary midwives (k …
Paying for Performance: The Janani Suraksha Yojana Program in India
July 7, 2010Resource Type: Case Study Authors: Vikas Dagur, Katherine Senauer, and Kimberly Switlick-Prose Published: 7/7/2010 Resource Description: The pay-for-performance (P4P) Janani Suraksha Yojana (JSY) program in India consists of supply-side payments to i …
Pay for Performance: Improving Maternal Health Services in Pakistan
June 14, 2010Resource Type: Case Study Authors: Hamid Bashir, Sarfaraz Kazmi, Rena Eichler, Alix Beith, and Ellie Brown Published: 6/14/2010 Resource Description: Pay for performance (P4P) in Pakistan consists of supply-side payments to providers and demand-side …
Vouchers for Health: Increasing Utilization of Facility-based Family Planning and Safe Motherhood Services in Kenya
May 24, 2010Resource Type: Case Study Authors: Ben Bellows, Matthew Hamilton, and Francis Kundu Published: 5/24/2010 Resource Description: This case study describes a Kenyan demand- and supply- side pay-for performance (P4P) scheme that uses vouchers as a means …
Maternal Health in Ghana: Investigating the Impact of the National Health Insurance Scheme on Maternal Health Indicators
April 1, 2009Resource Type: Brief Authors: Laurel Hatt, Slavea Chankova, and Sara Sulzbach Published: 4/1/2009 Resource Description: To address economic barriers to skilled delivery care, policymakers have begun experimenting with health financing interventions s …