HFG Supports New Health Systems Research Society
September 6, 2013As more countries strive to expand access to quality health care, there is a growing need for evidence, research, and knowledge on how best to mobilize and organize health systems’ inputs to achieve universal health coverage. Recently, HFG helped to …
Improved Database Compiles Country Health Systems Data
September 6, 2013Learn more about a country’s health system data by using the updated and re-designed Health Systems Database. This easy-to-use web-based tool compiles and analyzes country health system data from multiple sources, provides visualization options, and …
Nigerians Scale Up Smartphones to Diagnose, Treat TB
September 3, 2013In Nigeria, the HFG project is supporting the scale up of smartphones to accurately diagnose and treat tuberculosis (TB). Health workers at more than 500 facilities are using smartphones, as well as androids, as a result of a successful pilot program …
Haiti Kicks Off Second NHA
September 3, 2013Haiti’s Ministry of Health recently disseminated the results from its first NHA at a workshop attended by more than 100 Haitian government officials, health partners, and donors. Minister for Public Health and Population Florence Guillaume emphasized …
Country Offices Open
September 1, 2013HFG’s project partners have on-the-ground presence in 96 countries, which has enabled activities to be launched quickly worldwide. HFG is at work in 14 countries—Angola, Bangladesh, Benin, Burundi, Cote d’Ivoire, Ethiopia, Haiti, India, Lesotho, Nami …
New Global Health Project to Strengthen Health Finance and Governance Systems
June 7, 2013Countries need strong health systems that are well-managed and country-financed if they are to increase the use of priority health services, especially by girls and women as well as poor and rural populations. To achieve this goal, domestic financing …
