Tag Archives: Successes

Improving Health Data Quality in India’s Haryana and Punjab States

Resource Type: Success Story Authors: Health Finance & Governance Project Published: 1/1/2016 Resource Description: In India, progress on key health targets for maternal and child mortality has been slow. The 2015 United Nations Millennium Development Goals Report found that “poor data quality, lack of timely data and unavailability of disaggregated data” is a key challenge to India’s […]

Additional Domestic Resources to Scale-up the HIV and TB Response in South Africa

Resource Type: Success Story Authors: Health Finance & Governance Project Published: 12/1/2015 Resource Description: To tackle its substantial HIV and tuberculosis (TB) burdens, South Africa continues to rapidly scale up its response to both diseases. Over the past decade, the government of South Africa (GoSA) dramatically increased its financing for HIV and TB programs. Rapid scale-up requires […]

Burundi’s Health Accounts Data Underline Need for Health Financing Reforms

Resource Type: Success Story Authors: Health Finance & Governance Project Published: 9/1/2015 Resource Description: Faced with a double burden of disease, Burundi’s government is grappling with how to address growing demand for health care. At the same time, the government is working to balance financial constraints, rising costs, and limited resources. Policymakers need access to the reliable data […]

Championing Sustainability, Namibia Funds Health Accounts

Resource Type: Success Story Authors: Health Finance & Governance Project Published: 8/1/2015 Resource Description: In Namibia, donor funding for health dropped by 47 percent between 2009 and 2013. This sharp decline could have broad implications for the health sector—particularly Namibia’s HIV and AIDS response which relies heavily on donor resources. In light of declining donor resources for health, […]

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