In the Dominican Republic, where an estimated 67,000 people are living with HIV, the government is improving the way antiretroviral treatment (ART) and other medical supplies are procured. Despite Dominican law mandating that the agency PROMESE-CAL manage all medical procurement, HIV commodities and medications are supplied through external agencies, the current norm for all disease […]
Resource Type: Report Authors: Ministerio de Salud Pública & HFG Published: June 2018 Resource Description: El objetivo general de este estudio es determinar el costo económico del paquete de servicios de VIH provisto en los Servicios de Atención Integral apoyados por PEPFAR, de acuerdo con las guías de atención de la Dirección General de Control de las […]
Resource Type: Report Authors: Nelson Hernández y Mario Ortiz Published: June 2018 Resource Description: El objetivo general de este estudio es determinar el costo económico del paquete de servicios de VIH provisto en los Servicios de Atención Integral apoyados por PEPFAR, de acuerdo con las guías de atención de la Dirección General de Control de las Infecciones de […]
The national responses to HIV in the Dominican Republic and Caribbean region have historically relied heavily on financing from international assistance. In November 2017, the HFG Dominican Republic and Eastern and Southern Caribbean teams partnered with USAID, UNAIDS, the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria, and other partners to encourage countries throughout Latin […]
Resource Type: Report Authors: Julio Canario, Thyria Álvarez, Jonathan Cali, Nassim Díaz Published: May 2018 Resource Description: This report describes the findings and recommendations of the qualitative study on the barriers and motivations to enrolling people living with HIV/AIDS in the Family Health Insurance plan in the Dominican Republic. The study was conducted with the […]
HFG Dominican Republic conducted an assessment of 12 Comprehensive HIV Care sites (SAI per the Spanish acronym), alongside staff from the U.S. President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR), the Dominican National Health Service (SNS), the Center for Comprehensive Education and Research (COIN), and the Advancing Partners and Communities project (APC). In the Dominican Republic, […]
With the guidance of the Health Financing and Governance Project (HFG), the government of the Dominican Republic released the seventh version of the Basic Framework of Essential Medicines in June 2018. The Basic Framework of Essential Medicines defines the medicines and commodities that must be in stock and accessible to all Dominicans through the public […]
Resource Type: Publication Authors: De Peña Peralta, Vicente Luis Published: Agosto 2017 Resource Description: La investigación es parte de una guía lógica de análisis fiscal, que comienza en el capítulo uno con una tasa impositiva para la salud, y donde se contextualiza la investigación analizando los antecedentes y conceptos más importantes del trabajo. Además, se discute […]
Resource Type: Publication Authors: Jonathan Cali, Claudia Valdez, and Nassim Díaz Published: February 2018 Resource Description: Las propuestas presentadas aquí son recomendaciones acordadas por la Mesa de Sostenibilidad, y en su mayoría no han sido consideradas o adoptadas como política oficial por las autoridades relevantes. Además, éstas no representan todas las posibles intervenciones para aumentar […]
Resource Type: Publication Authors: Jonathan Cali, Claudia Valdez, and Nassim Díaz Published: February 2018 Resource Description: The purpose of this report is to capture and consolidate the suggestions of the Sustainability Group for consideration by the Government of Dominican Republic (GODR) and other relevant stakeholders. GODR will be able to draw from this report when […]
