Tag Archives: Tuberculosis

Opportunities and Challenges to Develop Effective Strategies for Private Sector Engagement to end Tuberculosis in India

Publications, TB

Resource Type: Publication Authors:  Amaltas Consulting Published: August 2017 Resource Description: This study undertakes a Political Economy Analysis (PEA) of the participation of private health care providers in tuberculosis care in four states (Bihar, Gujarat, Maharashtra, and West Bengal) in India to improve understanding of how their involvement in the national program could be enhanced. In […]

HFG Rapid Assessment of TB Payment and PFM Systems in the Philippines: Lessons Learned and Policy Implications

HIV/AIDS, Publications, Where We Work

In the Philippines, there are roughly 290,000 new TB cases per year (WHO, 2016). Meanwhile, donor funding for TB has declined, health care costs are rising, and out-of-pocket spending accounts for roughly two-thirds of national TB expenditures. The Philippines needs to identify mechanisms to improve the efficiency of TB spending

HFG Rapid Assessment of TB Payment and PFM Systems in Cambodia: Lessons Learned and Policy Implications

HIV/AIDS, Home Page Map, Publications, Where We Work

Despite substantial funding for tuberculosis (TB) prevention and treatment over the last 10 years, both by donors and governments, the worldwide incidence of TB remains troubling. Across lower- and middle-income countries, access to TB services is limited, and the quality of TB services is often substandard.

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Kyrgyzstan Modernizes TB Hospital Financing

Announcements, HIV/AIDS, Leads, TB

The Kyrgyz Republic, a former Soviet Union country bordering China, has one of the highest rates of the difficult-to-treat multidrug resistant (MDR) tuberculosis in the world—with 26 percent of new TB cases estimated to be MDR, compared to 3 percent of new TB cases worldwide. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), only 55 percent […]

Nigeria TB Supportive Supervision Pilot Evaluation

HIV/AIDS, Human Resources for Health, Publications

Resource Type: Report Authors: Elizabeth Ohadi, Leah Ekbladh, Anthony Okwuosah, Alison Comfort, and Alexandra Hulme Published: 9/28/2012 Resource Description: According to the WHO, Nigeria ranks 13th out of the top 22 high burden Tuberculosis (TB) countries in the world, and there is a need to improve the TB-DOTS and TB-HIV services in Nigeria’s public sector facilities. Weak supportive supervision […]

Template for Health Systems Strengthening Program Evaluation Approach

Health Systems 20/20, Publications, Tools

Resource Type: Tool Authors: Itamar Katz, Grace Chee, Alexandra Hulme, and Sayaka Koseki Published: 9/1/2012 Resource Description: This Excel file, “Template for the Health Systems Strengthening Program Evaluation,” accompanies the Framework and Guideline for the Assessment and Evaluation of Health Systems Strengthening Programs, designed to provide insight into the effects of ongoing interventions that aim to strengthen specific […]

Framework and Guideline for the Assessment and Evaluation of Health Systems Strengthening Programs

Health Systems 20/20, Health Systems 20/20 Project, Publications, Tools

Resource Type: Report Authors: Itamar Katz, Grace Chee, Alexandra Hulme, and Sayaka Koseki Published: 9/1/2012 Resource Description: The framework and guideline for the assessment and evaluation of health systems strengthening (HSS) programs are designed to provide insight into the effects of ongoing interventions that aim to strengthen specific elements of a health system. This document was developed […]

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