Resource Type: Report Authors: Grace Chee, Michael Borowitz, and Andrew Barraclough Published: 9/15/2009 Resource Description: As documented in Indonesia’s 2007 Public Expenditure Review, the private sector’s role in the Indonesian health care system has grown dramatically over the past decade. Development partners came to agreement in late 2008 that a review and assessment of the private […]
Resource Type: Report Authors: Cheikh Mbengue, Yann Derriennic, Fodé Diouf, Demba A. Dione, Lamine Diawara, Abdoulaye Diagne Published: 9/1/2009 Resource Description: Le Sénégal dispose depuis 1998 d’un plan stratégique décennal dans le domaine de la santé, le Plan National de Développement Sanitaire (PNDS) mis en oeuvre par le Ministère chargé de la Santé. Dans la perspective de son […]
Resource Type: Case Study Authors: Lindsay Morgan and Rena Eichler Published: 9/1/2009 Resource Description: Pay for performance (P4P) is being implemented in the United Republic of Tanzania with the goal of improving maternal and child health outcomes; strengthening information systems and the use of information for management decisions; and motivating health care providers. After discussions between the government […]
Resource Type: Report Authors: Gilbert Kombe, Lisa Fleisher, Eddie Kariisa, Aneesa Arur, Parsa Sanjana, Ligia Paina (USAID), Lola Dare, Ahmed Abubakar, Shekwoduza Baba, Eno Ubok-Udom, and Sam Unom Published: 6/1/2009 Resource Description: The Nigerian health sector is broad and is comprised of public, private for-profit, nongovernmental organizations (NGOs), community-based organizations (CBOs), faith-based organizations (FBOs), and traditional health care […]
Resource 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 such as vouchers and health insurance. Ghana, for example, has passed legislation to establish a National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) which provides free antenatal and facility-based delivery […]
Over the past decade, Vietnam has made important achievements in both the economic and social sectors, including health. Although significant progress has been made, many health-related issues remain to be addressed. The country is currently facing
Resource Type: Brief Authors: Hailu Zelelew and Susna De Published: 1/1/2009 Resource Description: In the late 1980s and 1990s, poor health outcomes in sub-Saharan African countries were critical issues in discussions at global and regional forums. A common belief was that poor health outcomes in these countries were due partly to inadequate financing of social sectors and social protection-related services. However, what was not known was: […]
This policy brief focuses on the transition from emergency assistance and relief to strengthening the health system for the long term, and the role of nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) and how they can help fragile states to rehabilitate their health systems. There is general agreement
Resource Type: Brief Authors: Health Systems 20/20 Published: 4/1/2008 Resource Description: A country health system assessment can be conducted efficiently and cost-effectively using a recently developed and proven tool, the Health Systems Assessment Approach: A How-To Manual. The approach is designed to provide a rapid and yet comprehensive assessment of key health system functions and is organized around […]
USAID’s Global Health Bureau, through a series of field assistance and applied analysis programs, has helped countries address a range of governance-related issues within the framework of health systems strengthening. However, only recently has health governance become an
