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Assessment of the Routine Health Management Information System in Niger State, Federal Republic of Nigeria

Health Systems Research, Publications

Resource Type: Report Authors: Olusesan A. Makinde, Charles Umar, Oluwaseun Adeleke, Elizabeth M. Ohadi, Awa D. Dieng, and John S. Osika Published: 10/1/2011 Resource Description: The goal of this assessment was to evaluate the Routine Health Information System (RHIS) in Niger state. Objectives were to identify the strengths, weaknesses, threats, and opportunities of the Health Management Information System […]

Health Sector Public Expenditure Review, 2010/11

Governance and Leadership, Health Finance, Health Systems Research, Publications, Resource Tracking (NHA, SHA)

The main objective of Health Sector Public Expenditure Review for fiscal year (FY) 2011 (PER FY11) was to assess the budgetary allocations and expenditures to inform stakeholders about progress made in key health financing milestones over the 2006/07 – 2011/12 period. Specifically, the Health Sector PER

Preventive Health Sector Assessment: the Current Landscape of Maternal and Child Health Services In Egypt

Family Planning and Reproductive Health, Health Insurance (CBHI, SHI), Health Systems 20/20 Project, Health Systems Research, Maternal, Neonatal and Child Health (MNCH), Publications

The Ministry of Health and Population (MOHP) has undertaken a series of steps to transform and strengthen the financing and delivery of health care services in Egypt. Some of these changes include moving from vertical programs to an integrated Family Health Model (FHM), changing the manner in which services are contracted and paid for, and […]

Why differentiating between health system support and health system strengthening is needed

Health Systems Research, Publications

There is increasing recognition that efforts to improve global health cannot be achieved without stronger health systems. Interpretation of health system strengthening (HSS) has varied widely however, with much of the focus to-date on alleviating input constraints, whereas less attention has been given to other performance drivers. It is important to distinguish activities that support […]

Sustainability Analysis of HIV/AIDS Services: HAPSAT Guyana

Health Systems 20/20 Project, Health Systems Research, HIV/AIDS, Publications

Guyana’s success in reducing HIV prevalence, coupled with the global decline in HIV/AIDS funding, necessitates an examination of the financial sustainability of Guyana’s AIDS program. The aim of this document is to provide Guyana’s National AIDS Program Secretariat (NAPS) with an analysis of the unit costs and financial and human resources available and needed to […]

Egypt Household Health Expenditure and Utilization Survey 2010

Health Insurance (CBHI, SHI), Health Systems Research, Publications

Resource Type: Report Authors: Nadwa Rafeh, Julie Williams, and Nagwan Hassan Published: 11/1/2011 Resource Description: This report summarizes the results from the Egypt Household Health Services Expenditure and Utilization Survey 2009/2010, which looks at health care use, out-of-pocket expenditures on health, health insurance coverage, and sources of health care for the Egyptian population. This survey was conducted for the Ministry […]

Improving Access to Life Saving Maternal Health Services: The Effects of Removing User Fees for Caesareans in Mali

Health Systems Research, Maternal, Neonatal and Child Health (MNCH), Publications

Resource Type: Report Authors: Marianne El-Khoury, Timothee Gandaho, Aneesa Arur, Binta Keita, and Lisa Nichols Published: 4/8/2011 Resource Description: Mali has a high maternal mortality ratio. At the same time, access to caesareans and other life saving obstetric care is extremely low. Health Systems 20/20 and the Abt Associates’ ATN Plus bilateral project worked with the Ministry of Health […]

Preventing Postpartum Hemorrhage at the Community Level in Senegal with Misoprostol

Health Systems Research, Human Resources for Health, Maternal, Neonatal and Child Health (MNCH), Publications

Resource Type: Report Authors: Christine Ortiz, Amadou Sylla, Mohamed Diadhou, Thierno Deing, Ibrahima Mall, and Nancy L. Sloan Published: 12/1/2010 Resource Description: This study was originally designed to investigate whether auxiliary midwives (known locally as matronnes)under the supervision of a certified midwife could safely give misoprostol to women giving birth at maternity huts. Matronnes are the medical professionals […]

Measuring Health Systems Performance in Vietnam: Results from Eight Provincial Health Systems Assessments

Health Systems 20/20 Project, Health Systems Research, Presentations, Publications

Resource Type: Presentation Authors: Health Systems 20/20 Published: 4/2/2010 Resource Description: The Health Strategy and Policy Institute (Ministry of Health-Vietnam) recently conducted a sub-national health systems assessment in eight provinces of Vietnam with technical assistance from the Health Systems 20/20 project. The assessments provide a snapshot of how the health system is performing in the areas of governance, […]

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