The Dominican Republic has come a long way in managing its HIV epidemic, reducing its incidence rate to 0.9 percent in 2017 after concerted effort from its government and international partners. However, with a treatment coverage rate of just 52% of estimated people living with HIV (PLWH), the nation is far from reaching the international […]
In the Dominican Republic, where an estimated 67,000 people are living with HIV, the government is improving the way antiretroviral treatment (ART) and other medical supplies are procured. Despite Dominican law mandating that the agency PROMESE-CAL manage all medical procurement, HIV commodities and medications are supplied through external agencies, the current norm for all disease […]
A country’s health workers, or human resources for health (HRH), are vital for ensuring timely access to medical care. In the case of HIV, the quality of service delivery directly affects the ability of people living with HIV to know their status, receive and sustain antiretroviral therapy, and achieve viral suppression. According to the United […]
Resource Type: Journal Article Authors: Vietnam Authority of HIV/AIDS Control, Health Financing and Governance Project Published: January 2016 Resource Description: The primary objective of this study is to estimate the average income and general expenditures of people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA). The null hypothesis is that income among PLWHA is the same as that of the general […]
USAID’s Health Finance & Governance (HFG) project has provided long-term technical assistance to Vietnam Social Security (VSS) and Vietnam Administration of HIV/AIDS Control (VAAC) to develop projection models forecasting revenues and expenditures for the country’s Social Health Insurance (SHI) fund as well as SHI obligations for HIV services. After several years of close collaboration and […]
Resource Type: Report Authors: Ministerio de Salud Pública & HFG Published: June 2018 Resource Description: El objetivo general de este estudio es determinar el costo económico del paquete de servicios de VIH provisto en los Servicios de Atención Integral apoyados por PEPFAR, de acuerdo con las guías de atención de la Dirección General de Control de las […]
Resource Type: Report Authors: Nelson Hernández y Mario Ortiz Published: June 2018 Resource Description: El objetivo general de este estudio es determinar el costo económico del paquete de servicios de VIH provisto en los Servicios de Atención Integral apoyados por PEPFAR, de acuerdo con las guías de atención de la Dirección General de Control de las Infecciones de […]
The national responses to HIV in the Dominican Republic and Caribbean region have historically relied heavily on financing from international assistance. In November 2017, the HFG Dominican Republic and Eastern and Southern Caribbean teams partnered with USAID, UNAIDS, the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria, and other partners to encourage countries throughout Latin […]
Resource Type: Report Authors: Julio Canario, Thyria Álvarez, Jonathan Cali, Nassim Díaz Published: May 2018 Resource Description: This report describes the findings and recommendations of the qualitative study on the barriers and motivations to enrolling people living with HIV/AIDS in the Family Health Insurance plan in the Dominican Republic. The study was conducted with the […]
Resource Type: Publication Authors: De Peña Peralta, Vicente Luis Published: Agosto 2017 Resource Description: La investigación es parte de una guía lógica de análisis fiscal, que comienza en el capítulo uno con una tasa impositiva para la salud, y donde se contextualiza la investigación analizando los antecedentes y conceptos más importantes del trabajo. Además, se discute […]
