Getting a Slice of the Pie: Tips & Tools for Increasing Public Funds for Health
August 20, 2017“Domestic resource mobilization” is a hot topic in development. Stakeholders agree that domestic resource mobilization is the path to sustainable development finance. But what is domestic resource mobilization? What does it mean for the health sector …
Opportunities for Improving Efficiency of HIV and AIDS Spending in the Dominican Republic
July 27, 2017Spanish Version Resource Type: Publication Authors: Sharon Nakhimovsky, Jonathan Cali, Claudia Valdez and Carlos Avila Published: July 2017 Resource Description: This brief summarizes the findings of the United States Agency for International Develop …
HFG at the International Health Economics Association (iHEA) World Congress
July 26, 2017At left: HFG’s Jose Gutierrez, Gafar Alawode, Kelley Ambrose, Romana Haider, Yuliya Vartanova (Abt Comms), and Chris Cintron gather on the last day of the conference. (Not pictured: Jon Cali.) With a mission ‘to increase communication among health ec …
Implementation Research for Universal Health Coverage in Indonesia
July 20, 2017Implementation Research Learning Cycles to Support JKN 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 a …
Penguatan Pelayanan Primer Melalui Optimalisasi Pemenfaatan Sisa Dana Kapitasi, Redistribusi Kepesertaan Dan Penegakan Sistem Rujukan Balik
July 19, 2017English Version 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 …
Remembering Our Friend and Former Colleague, Cheikh Mbengue
July 18, 2017It is with great sadness that we say goodbye to our friend and colleague, Cheikh Mbengue. He was an integral part of the Abt Associates family from 2002 – 2014, beloved by all who knew him for his lively character and genuine dedication to his work. …
Members of Ethiopia’s Community-Based Health Insurance Share their Experiences
June 28, 2017The Health Sector Financing Reform (HSFR)/HFG project in Ethiopia has supported the Ethiopian government to design and implement a national community-based health insurance (CBHI) scheme program scale-up strategy targeting over 80% of the Ethiopian p …
Strengthening the Organizational Capacity of Burundi’s National HIV and AIDS Program
June 26, 2017Burundi’s National HIV/AIDS Program (PNLS) was created in 2011 to lead the long-term implementation of the Burundian Ministry of Health’s HIV and AIDS programs. Soon after its inception, it was clear that the National HIV/AIDS Program (Programme de L …
Presenting the Innovative Haryana Health GIS Solution at the 2017 ICT4D Conference
June 6, 2017HFG 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 an …
Stakeholder Communications for Universal Health Coverage: Partnering with the Joint Learning Network
June 3, 2017Effective 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 …
