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Costs of Conventional and Point-Of-Care HIV Viral Load Testing in Kenya

Presentations

Resource Type: Presentation Authors: Christopher Cintron, Victor Mudhune, Romana Haider, Heather Cogswell, James Batuka, Frank Angira, Carlos Avila, Thomas Minior Published: 7/11/2017 Resource Description: Christopher Cintron presented at the International Health Economics Association Conference in Boston, Massachusetts. This presentation helped promote USAID’s efforts to provide Kenya with data on the financing needs for central lab-based and point-of-care […]

Getting Health’s Slice of the Pie: Domestic Resource Mobilization for Health

Publications, Resource Mobilization

Resource Type: Report Authors: Kirstin Krusell, Dr. Marty Makinen, Dr. Laurel Hatt Published: July 2017 Resource Description: Many low- and middle-income countries have experienced strong economic growth in recent years, resulting in increased capacity for social sector spending. Net energy importers have further benefited from falling fossil fuel prices.  At the same time donors are preparing to scale […]

Implementation Research for Universal Health Coverage in Indonesia

Announcements, Health Systems Research

As part of its strategy in achieving universal health coverage of over 250 million people by 2019, Indonesia has entered an ambitious roll out of, its own national health insurance scheme known as, Jaminan Kesehatan Nasional (JKN). USAID’s Health Finance and Governance (HFG) project in Indonesia is supporting implementation research to understand the inevitable challenges in carrying […]

Penguatan Pelayanan Primer Melalui Optimalisasi Pemenfaatan Sisa Dana Kapitasi, Redistribusi Kepesertaan Dan Penegakan Sistem Rujukan Balik

Announcements, Health Insurance (CBHI, SHI), Publications

Resource Type: Brief Authors: Laksono Trisnantoro, Likke Prawidya Putri, Shita Listyadewi, Christa Dewi, M. Faozi Kurniawan, Yanti Leosari, Budi Eko Siswoyo, Insan Rekso Adiwibowo Published: October 2016 Resource Description: Jaminan Kesehatan Nasional (JKN) telah berjalan selama kurang lebih 3 tahu. Kendati pemerintah telah mengeluarkan berbagai regulasi guna mendukung pelaksanaan JKN, masih banyak tantangan yang dihapi oleh Fasilitas Kesehatan Tingkat Pertama (FKYP) sebagai gatekeeper dalam […]

Strengthening Primary Care as the Foundation of JKN

Health Insurance (CBHI, SHI), Home Page Map, Publications, Where We Work

Central to the vision of JKN and the Government of Indonesia’s commitment to enhancing the health of all of its citizens is strengthening the role of primary care to prevent, treat and manage health conditions. How it is working, what the challenges are, and where might changes to regulations or operationalization of JKN contribute to […]

Implementation Research Jaminan Kesehatan Nasional Policy

Health Insurance (CBHI, SHI), Home Page Map, Publications, Where We Work

This infographic describes the 2016 study on how to assess JKN regulations in primary care that have been implemented at district level, particularly regulations on capitation fund management. Capitation is a prospective payment system paid by BPJS Kesehatan to primary health care facilities to provide health services to JKN members enrolled in those facilities regardless […]

Navigating the Health Financing Challenge in India: Lessons from Mutuals, Cooperatives, and Community-based Organizations

Health Insurance (CBHI, SHI), Home Page Map, Publications, Where We Work

This brief examines a study on the relevance of diverse mutuals, cooperatives, and community-based organizations (MCCOs) in India’s health insurance landscape and identifies the factors that hinder their expansion as well as the strategies that can propel their growth. Lessons learned and the role MCCOs play in strengthening the country’s financial protection system are presented.

Presenting the Innovative Haryana Health GIS Solution at the 2017 ICT4D Conference

Announcements, Publications

HFG India was invited to present at the ninth annual Information and Communications Technologies for Development (ICT4D) Conference on its innovative geographic information system (GIS) for improving the use of health data for decision-making. The annual conference brings together thought leaders from across the world to discuss and deliberate on technological innovations for the development sector. The […]

Haryana Health GIS: Leveraging Technology to Strengthen Evidence-based Decision Making in Public Health

Governance and Leadership, Health Finance, Home Page Map, Publications, Where We Work

This brief describes the partnership between the Government of Haryana and the HFG project to enhance the quality and use of data to improve the public health system’s practice and performance. The need is imperative for Haryana, which paradoxically continues to lag on child and maternal health indicators despite being a fast-growing, economically strong state […]

Stakeholder Communications for Universal Health Coverage: Partnering with the Joint Learning Network

Announcements, Where We Work

Effective communications and stakeholder engagement are critical to universal health coverage (UHC) reform efforts – a challenge that has been repeatedly cited by the policymakers and practitioners from JLN’s (Joint Learning Network) member countries. Even when strong technical designs for policy initiatives exist, consistent and systematic inclusive communications and feedback loops are needed to share […]

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