On Wednesday, January 20, USAID’s Office of Health Systems (GH/OHS) and the Health Finance & Governance (HFG) Project hosted a technical briefing session to explore essential packages of health services (EPHS) in the 24 USAID Ending Preventable Child and Maternal Deaths (EPCMD) priority countries. An EPHS is a public policy tool for governing the health sector; it […]
Abt Associates has named Bob Fryatt, a public health and health financing policy expert, as director of the Abt-led Health Finance and Governance Project (HFG), a five-year, $209 million global health project funded by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID). HFG is designed to improve health finance and health governance systems in partner countries, […]
In Vietnam, an estimated 250,000 people are living with HIV (PLHIV), and about 100,000 are on antiretroviral (ARV) treatment, according to the Ministry of Health. With donor funding expected to decline, it is critical for the government to identify viable solutions for sustaining HIV and AIDS prevention, care, and treatment services. HFG is supporting the […]
TB testing and results reporting is a lengthy process in Nigeria—partly due to a reliance on paper records, overburdened labs, and slow data transit systems—making it difficult for the National Tuberculosis and Leprosy Control Programme (NTBLCP) to account for and enroll patients diagnosed with drug-resistant TB (DR-TB) in a timely manner. DR-TB occurs when strains of the tuberculosis […]
Since its establishment in September 2003, Ghana’s National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) has captured the global health community’s attention as one of the most ambitious plans for universal health coverage in Africa. From modest growth of mutual health organization schemes to a rapidly scaled-up national program, the NHIS covers an estimated 35% of the population.
Despite the recent proliferation of mobile phone usage and uptake of mobile money in developing markets, use in the health sector remains limited and, often, has not been brought to scale. This compendium seeks to expand the knowledge base on mobile money in the health sector by drawing out trends from existing programs and examining what’s worked, what hasn’t, […]
In September, the web-based “Gestión en Salud” (Health Management) toolkit went live, with delivery to two stakeholder organizations – the University of San Marcos and the Government of Lima. The Health Management Toolkit is a suite of 17 tools developed, implemented, and refined by USAID and partners in the 20+ years of collaboration with the Government of […]
Faced with a double burden of disease, Burundi’s government is grappling with how to address growing demand for health care. At the same time, the government is working to balance financial constraints, rising costs, and limited resources. Policymakers need access to the reliable data to make well-informed decisions to raise sufficient funds for the health […]
Earlier this summer, Dr. Ariel Pablos-Mendez, Assistant Administrator for Global Health, and Dr. Kebede Worku, State Minister of the Ethiopian Federal Ministry of Health, visited one of Ethiopia’s first community-based health insurance (CBHI) schemes. Since its establishment, the Gimbichu CBHI scheme has registered remarkable results, and is considered among the most highly performing schemes in […]
A new series of country profiles analyzes the governance dimensions of Essential Packages of Health Services (EPHS) in the 24 Ending Preventable Child and Maternal Deaths (EPCMD) priority countries. An EPHS can be defined as the package of services that the government is providing or is aspiring to provide to its citizens in an equitable manner. Essential packages are […]
