Health Systems 20/20

Using Facility-based Governance Committees to Improve Quality of Health Services in the Philippines

Health Systems 20/20 — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 22:45:00 GMT

In three sites in Mindanao, Philippines, Health Systems 20/20 is supporting the establishment of facility-based governance committees that focus on improving the quality of health services.

Sustainability Analysis of HIV/AIDS Services in the Republic of Cote d’Ivoire, Using HAPSAT

Health Systems 20/20 — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 22:30:00 GMT

Sustainability Analysis of HIV/AIDS Services in Nigeria

Stephen Resch, Hong Wang, Michael Kayode Ogungbemi, and Gilbert Kombe — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 22:15:00 GMT

Financing Maternal Health Services

Laurel Hatt — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 16:45:00 GMT

Health Systems 20/20 Work in Haiti

Health Systems 20/20 — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 16:15:00 GMT

In December 2009 project staff were in Haiti working on estimating program costs for HIV/AIDS prevention, care, and treatment services.

Health Systems 20/20 Contributes to GLOBAL HEALTH Magazine Blog

Health Systems 20/20 — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 21:15:00 GMT

Catherine Connor debunks misconceptions about health systems in her blog post, "Health Systems Strengthening: True or False?" Read the blog and post a comment at http://www.globalhealthmagazine.com/guest_blog/

Governorate Health Account Data in Amran, Yemen – A Powerful Tool for Decision-makers

Health Systems 20/20 — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 21:15:00 GMT

Health Systems 20/20 (known in Yemen as the Yemen Partners for Health Reform YPHR Project) recently disseminated the results of the 2006 Amran Governorate Health Accounts (GHA) work at a conference held in Amran. Various representatives from the governorate and district authorities, including district health directors and the Amran General Director of Health, attended the conference.

Click here to watch a short broadcast clip of the Amran GHA conference.

Nigeria HIV/AIDS Service Provision Assessment 2008

Tue, 26 Jan 2010 22:30:00 GMT

The Private Health Sector in Nigeria – An Assessment of Its Workforce and Service Provision

Tue, 26 Jan 2010 22:30:00 GMT

Resource Tracking for Financial Accountability

Nirmala Ravishankar — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 17:00:00 GMT

Health Systems 20/20 Awarded Certificate of Appreciation in Yemen

Health Systems 20/20 — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 22:45:00 GMT

In recognition of work Health Systems 20/20 and predecessor project, Partners for Health Reformplus/Yemen PHR (YPHR) have carried out in Amran, Yemen, since 2004, the Amran governorate and health office awarded the project a certificate of appreciation on November 16, 2009. Both USAID and YPHR were applauded for their on-going efforts to strengthen Amran's health system.

Using Organizational Development Approaches to Strengthen Health Information Systems

Fred Rosensweig, Jim Setzer, Dan Edwards, Zoey Breslar, and John Novak — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 21:30:00 GMT

Health Systems Strengthening Tools Cited in USAID 2009 Report to Congress

Health Systems 20/20 — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 16:30:00 GMT

Two innovations from the Health Systems 20/20 project for measuring progress in health systems strengthening are cited in USAID's first Health Systems Report to Congress.

GTZ Newsletter Cites Health Systems 20/20 Project's Measurement of Governance

Health Systems 20/20 — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 19:15:00 GMT

Health Systems 20/20 was highlighted as a leader in the measurement of governance and anti-corruption progress by Boston University's Taryn Vian in an interview in GTZ's Public Finance Reform December '09 Newsletter.

Meeting Health Workforce Needs in Luxor, Egypt

Health Systems 20/20 — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 19:45:00 GMT

The Egyptian Ministry of Health (MOH) is working to strengthen its capacity to roll out and sustain health sector reforms. Challenges facing the MOH include excess workforce capacity in some facilities, imbalances in the geographic and specialty distributions of health workers, and sub-optimal quality of the graduating workforce.