Public Financial Management, Health Governance, and Health Systems
November 9, 2017Resource Type: Report Authors: Annie Baldridge, Elizabeth Elfman, Eunice Heredia-Ortiz, Hélène Barroy, Karima Saleh, and Catherine Connor Published: October 2017 Resource Description: While the importance of governance in a health system is well rec …
Exploring the institutional arrangements for linking health financing to the quality of care: Lessons from Indonesia, the Philippines, and Thailand
August 23, 2017Resource Type: Study Authors: Altea Cico Resource Description: As the Asia region accelerates efforts to achieve UHC, strengthening the provision of quality health care has emerged as a major priority. However, evidence on the most effective institut …
Health sector governance: should we be investing more?
July 1, 2017Resource Type: Report Authors: Robert Fryatt, Sara Bennett, Agnes Soucat Published: July 2017 Resource Description: Governance is central to improving health sector performance and achieving Universal Health Coverage (UHC). However, the growing body …
Haryana Health GIS: Leveraging Technology to Strengthen Evidence-based Decision Making in Public Health
June 5, 2017This brief describes the partnership between the Government of Haryana and the HFG project to enhance the quality and use of data to improve the public health system’s practice and performance. The need is imperative for Haryana, which paradoxically …
Uganda: Governing for Quality Improvement in the Context of UHC
March 4, 2017In 2010, the Uganda Capacity Program conducted a situation analysis of quality improvement initiatives that identified there were many quality improvement initiatives, however they were mostly donor driven. Uganda had weak mechanisms to coordinate th …
Ethiopia: Governing for Quality Improvement in the Context of UHC
February 24, 2017The government of Ethiopia launched the Health Sector Development Program (HSDP) in the 1990s. During the 2010 reform of the health sector, the Drug Administration and Control Agency was re-established to focus on regulating drugs and food, and expan …
Ghana: Governing for Quality Improvement in the Context of UHC
February 4, 2017Resource Type: Case Study Authors: Lisa Tarantino, Kelley Laird, Amanda Ottosson, Ruben Frescas, Kedar Mate, Vivian Addo-Cobbiah, Cynthia Bannerman, Paulina Pacheco, Daniel Burssa, Andrew Likaka, Mirwais Rahimzai, M. Rashad Massoud, and Shams Syed Pu …
Malaysia: Governing for Quality Improvement in the Context of UHC
January 24, 2017Presently, Malaysia does not have a social health insurance scheme except for the Social Security Organization (SOCSO), which provides coverage to formal sector employees for work-related illnesses and injuries. Malaysia’s current public health syste …
Governing Quality in Health Care on the Path to Universal Health Coverage: A Review of the Literature and 25 Country Experiences
January 6, 2017While research has been conducted on service delivery and financing schemes for UHC, little consolidated knowledge or guidance is available on institutional arrangements and their impact on quality of care in the context of UHC. Responding to this ne …
Philippines: Governing for Quality Improvement in the Context of UHC
November 30, 2016The Philippine Health Insurance Corporation, or PhilHealth, was created in 1995 to administer the National Health Insurance Program, which aims to provide financial access to health services to all Filipinos. In 1998, PhilHealth established the Spons …