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Governing for Quality Health Care

Governance and Leadership, Publications, Universal Health Coverage

Improving the quality of patient-centered health services is at the heart of delivering on the promise of universal health coverage (UHC) and achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The WHO’s Framework on integrated people-centered health services  frames five strategies to achieve quality people-centered care, including creating an enabling environment that strives for quality improvement and […]

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Implementation Research for Universal Health Coverage in Practice

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This brief is the first in a series of three, titled, Implementation Research for UHC in Practice – A Series of Technical Briefs Based on Lessons Learned from the Field in Myanmar and Indonesia. The series follows USAID and HFG collaborative experiences and lessons learned in two countries—Myanmar and Indonesia—that are at different stages of […]

Implementing Universal Health Coverage on the Ground: The View from Four Countries

Publications, Universal Health Coverage, Where We Work

With the passage of the new Sustainable Developments Goals, Universal Health Coverage (UHC) is quickly becoming the new North Star guiding global health development. UHC means everyone can get quality, affordable health care, even those who are traditionally marginalized or vulnerable. But reaching this destination won’t be easy – for any country. UHC is new […]

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IHP+ UHC 2030: Building a Partnership to Sustain Health Systems

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Last week, nearly 100 experts and policy makers from countries gathered in Geneva, Switzerland for the “UHC 2030 Multi-stakeholder Consultation: Building a Partnership to Sustain Health Systems.” Organized by IHP+, the consultative meeting brought together stakeholders from low- and middle-income country representatives, civil society organizations, and donors. Their aim was to start a “movement for […]

Bringing Health Agencies and Central Budget Agencies Together: Lessons Learned

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Dr. Gafar Alawode serves as the Chief of Party for HFG’s field office Nigeria. From June 27 to July 1, 2016 HFG collaborated with Nigeria’s Federal Ministry of Health, National Health Insurance Scheme, and the National Primary Health Care Development Agency to host a workshop on health care financing. The workshop brought together stakeholders from Akwa Ibom, Cross River, Lagos, and […]

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Study to Inform Planning, Implementation of UHC Initiatives in Indonesia

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A rapid and exciting transformation has been taking place in Indonesia’s health sector since early 2014, when the country launched a new Universal Health Coverage (UHC) initiative. Indonesia’s Jaminan Kesehatan Nasional (JKN) health insurance program aims to cover the entire population – more than 255 million people – by 2019. When fully implemented, Indonesia will have the […]

Prince Mahidol Award Conference: Report on the 2016 Conference on Priority Setting for Universal Health Coverage

Publications, Universal Health Coverage

Resource Type: Report Authors: Prince Mahidol Award Conference Secretariat Published: 2016 Resource Description: The Prince Mahidol Award Conference (PMAC) is an annual international conference focusing on policy-related health issues of global significance. The conference is hosted by the Prince Mahidol Award Foundation, the Thai Ministry of Public Health, Mahidol University and other global partners where their institutional […]

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2016 Annual UHC Financing Forum: Focus on Resource Mobilization

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From April 14-15, 2016 the World Bank Group and USAID hosted the first annual Universal Health Coverage (UHC) Financing Forum in Washington, DC. At the forum, governments and development partners debated how to raise and organize public and private resources needed for low-income and lower- middle-income countries to assure affordable, quality health care to all of their people by […]

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Sustaining Vietnam’s HIV and AIDS Programs

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People living with HIV and AIDS  in Vietnam now have greater access to antiretroviral drugs (ARVs) than ever before. This access to care is largely the result of financial and in-kind contributions from the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEFAR) and The Global Fund which together have worked with the Government of Vietnam to cover […]

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