Tag Archives: Ethiopia

Ethiopia’s Community-based Health Insurance: A Step on the Road to Universal Health Coverage

Health Insurance (CBHI, SHI), Home Page Map, Publications, Universal Health Coverage

In the last 10 years, Africa has witnessed a renewed interest in Community-based Health Insurance (CBHI) schemes as countries leverage communities to expand risk-pooling coverage to informal sectors and the rural population. CBHI schemes, also known as mutual health organizations, are not-for-profit mechanisms of health financing grounded in principles of solidarity and risk sharing.

Monitoring and Evaluating Progress towards Universal Health Coverage in Ethiopia

Journal Publications, Universal Health Coverage

Resource Type: Journal Article Authors: Abebe Alebachew, Laurel Hatt, Matthew Kukla Published: September 2014 Resource Description: PLOS Medicine’s newly released Monitoring Universal Health Coverage Collection features an HFG country case study on the availability of globally proposed universal health coverage (UHC) indicators in Ethiopia. The study, “Monitoring and Evaluating Progress Towards Universal Health Coverage in Ethiopia,” explored 61 proposed indicators and […]

Universal Health Coverage Measurement in a Low–Income Context: An Ethiopian Case Study

Publications, Universal Health Coverage

Resource Type: Case Study Authors: Abebe Alebachew, Laurel Hatt, Matt Kukla, and Sharon Nakhimovsky Published: 04/2014 Resource Description: Universal health coverage (UHC) as a goal of health policy has gained wide acceptance at country and global levels since the publication of the World Health Report 2010 and is seen as a critical component of sustainable development. […]

Measuring Progress toward UHC in Africa

Announcements

Universal health coverage (UHC) – a health system where everyone has access to the health services they need and can take advantage of them without risk of financial impoverishment – is seen as a critical component of sustainable development for low- and middle-income countries. To progress towards UHC goals, however, policymakers must first be able […]

Ethiopia Scales Up Community-based Health Insurance

Announcements, Health Insurance (CBHI, SHI)

In Ethiopia, there is an old tradition called idir or kire of community organizations providing financial help to families for emergencies, like funerals. But a new form of “idir/kire” nicknamed “edir/kire while alive” is gaining traction as the Ethiopian government pursues its goal of providing universal health coverage. That scheme is community-based health insurance or […]

Indicators for Measuring Universal Health Coverage: A Five-Country Analysis (DRAFT)

Publications, Universal Health Coverage

Resource Type: Report Authors: Sherri Haas, Laurel Hatt, Anthony Leegwater, Marianne El-Khoury, and Wendy Wong Published: 9/1/2012 Resource Description: This study aimed to advance the dialogue on measurement of universal health coverage (UHC) by taking a practical, bottom-up approach — specifically, cataloguing indicators of UHC that have already been defined in the literature, assessing the feasibility of producing those […]

Building Sustainability into HIV/ AIDS Programs

HIV/AIDS, Publications, Resource Mobilization

Resource Type: Brief Authors: Deborah Dangay, Itamar Katz, Wendy Wong, and Megan Meline Published: 6/1/2012 Resource Description: Sustainability analysis is becoming a requirement in today’s resource-constrained environment. This brief highlights the realities of the HIV/AIDS funding climate and shows how Health Systems 20/20’s HIV/AIDS Program Sustainability Analysis Tool (HAPSAT) can provide the necessary analysis to aid policymakers in […]

Health Extension Program: An Innovative Solution to Public Health Challenges of Ethiopia – A Case Study

Capacity Building, Health Finance, Health Systems 20/20 Project, Publications

Resource Type: Case Study Authors: Nejmudin Bilal Published: 3/1/2012 Resource Description: The Health Extension Program is a flagship of the Ethiopian Health Sector Development Program: an innovative intervention marked by institutionalization of primary health care, government leadership, and the alignment and substantial support of development partners. Most importantly, the program is the main vehicle for achieving the Ethiopia’s […]

Health Care Financing Reform in Ethiopia: Improving Quality and Equity

Health Finance, Health Insurance (CBHI, SHI), Publications

Resource Type: Case Study Authors: Hailu Zelelew Published: 3/1/2012 Resource Description: Ethiopia endorsed a health care financing strategy in 1998 that envisioned a wide range of reform initiatives. The implementation of these reform initiatives was legalized through regional legislations and operationalized in line with prototype implementation frameworks that were modified and aligned within specific regional contexts. The strategy […]

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