Tag Archives: Ending Preventable Child and Maternal Deaths

Essential Packages of Health Services in 24 Countries: Findings from a Cross-Country Analysis

Health Insurance (CBHI, SHI), Maternal, Neonatal and Child Health (MNCH), Publications

Resource Type: Report Authors: Jenna Wright, Jeanna Holtz Published: June 2017 Resource Description: Every country has finite resources for providing health care to its citizens. Policymakers are faced with a need to determine where to target limited resources. Explicitly prioritizing certain health care services and technologies can enable low- and middle-income countries to reach key development and public health goals […]

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Jan. 20 Technical Briefing | Essential Packages of Health Services: A Landscape Analysis of 24 EPCMD Countries

Announcements

On Wednesday, January 20, USAID’s Office of Health Systems (GH/OHS) and the Health Finance & Governance (HFG) Project hosted a technical briefing session to explore essential packages of health services (EPHS) in the 24 USAID Ending Preventable Child and Maternal Deaths (EPCMD) priority countries. An EPHS is a public policy tool for governing the health sector; it […]

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Policy Primer: Using Health Accounts to End Preventable Child and Maternal Deaths

Governance and Leadership, Maternal, Neonatal and Child Health (MNCH), Publications, Resource Tracking (NHA, SHA), Where We Work

Ending preventable child and maternal deaths is at the forefront of country and development partner health agendas. While progress has been made over the last few decades, significant challenges remain. Of all of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), the least progress has been made toward Goal 5 – Improving maternal health.

Impact of Health Systems Strengthening on Health

Announcements, Health Systems Research, Publications, Where We Work

Leaders in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) require timely and compelling evidence about how to strengthen their health systems to improve the health and well-being of their citizens. Yet, evidence on how to strengthen health system performance to achieve sustainable health improvements at scale, particularly toward Ending Preventable Child and Maternal Deaths (EPCMD), fostering an AIDS-Free Generation (AFG), and Protecting Communities […]

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