Cost-Benefit Analysis of Outsourcing Cleaning Services at Mahalapye Hospital, Botswana
June 30, 2015The Government of Botswana (GoB) is currently implementing a long-term strategy to diversify the economy, create opportunities for growth in the private sector, and increase the efficiency of the public sector. Outsourcing service delivery is one of …
Evaluation of Community-Based Health Insurance Pilot Schemes in Ethiopia: Final Report
May 31, 2015As part of its health care financing strategy in general and its health insurance strategy in particular, the Government of Ethiopia endorsed and launched community-based health insurance (CBHI) schemes in 13 pilot woredas in Amhara, Oromia, Southern …
Tracking Urban Health Expenditures – Preliminary Results from Secondary Analysis of Bangladesh National Health Account
May 29, 2015This brief presents preliminary findings of a secondary analysis of Bangladesh National Health Accounts (BNHA) IV focused on tracking urban health expenditures. This analysis is important given the rapid urbanization in Bangladesh, with 23% of the po …
Exploring New Sources of Revenue for Health: Filling the Gap
May 15, 2015In lower middle-income countries, many questions remain around how to scale up health systems to reach Universal Health Coverage. Where will the money come from; what financing mechanisms are available to policymakers; and what are the trade-offs
Benchmarking Costs for Non-Clinical Services in Botswana’s Public Hospitals
April 30, 2015Botswana’s health sector has embarked on a broad program of reforms and, to this end, the Ministry of Health (MOH) has developed the Health Services Outsourcing Strategy and Programme 2011-2016. This planning document emerges from major strategic thr …
Hôpital Universitaire de Mirebalais (HUM) Costing Study
April 12, 2015The Health Finance and Governance Project (HFG), funded by USAID, was asked by to work with Partners in Health and its sister organization in Haiti, Zanmi Lasante, (PIH/ZL) to conduct a costing study of the recently opened Hôpital Universitaire de Mi …
Roadmap to Develop and Implement the Basic Health Service Package Paid by Health Insurance in Vietnam
April 5, 2015The roadmap is a legal document guiding the development process of Basic Health Service Package (BHSP) paid by health insurance, identifying the involvement, coordination and cooperation mechanisms of stakeholders. The main content of
Comptes de la santé de Burundi 2012 et 2013: Principaux résultats
April 1, 2015(This is the Burundi National Health Accounts report brief in French.) La démarche d’élaboration des Comptes de la Santé (CS) trouve toute son importance non seulement dans le besoin d’informations financières fiables pour la prise de décision dans l …
Comptes de la Sante au Burundi: 2012-2013
April 1, 2015(This is the Burundi National Health Accounts in French.) La démarche d’élaboration des Comptes de la Santé (CS) trouve toute son importance non seulement dans le besoin d’informations financières fiables pour la prise de décision dans le secteur de …
Performance Based Incentives to Strengthen Primary Health Care in Haryana State, India: Findings from a formative investigation
February 28, 2015The Government of Haryana is interested in adopting a performance-based incentive (PBI) scheme aimed at strengthening primary health care results. In December 2014, the HFG project conducted a qualitative investigation among 10 public health faciliti …
