In close partnership with the Ministry of Health in Ethiopia (MOH), the Accelerator has finalized a landscape analysis and accompanying policy brief to assess Ethiopia’s health system readiness for rehabilitation service integration at the primary healthcare level and to provide evidence-based recommendations to the MOH on how to increase provision of and access to rehabilitation services …
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Timely, safe, and effective access to safe blood services can make the difference between life and death for a mother.
The Health Systems Strengthening Practice Spotlight series is an initiative of USAID’s Office of Health Systems. HSS Practice Spotlight briefs contribute to the global knowledge base in health system strengthening and support implementation of both USAID’s Vision for Health System Strengthening 2030 and the accompanying Health System Strengthening Learning Agenda. By documenting approaches that work, …
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September 7, 2023 15:00 CEST / 9 EST on Zoom Close captioning in English will be provided Register here Rehabilitation and assistive technology are crucial for optimizing the functioning, health, and well-being of persons with health conditions and are an integral part of Universal Health Coverage (UHC). However, coverage of rehabilitation services and assistive technology …
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Opportunities on the Way to Universal Health Coverage Health financing is a core pillar of health systems and encompasses the three functions of how revenues for health are collected, pooled, and paid to providers of health care services. It can be leveraged to pursue key Universal Health Coverage (UHC) goals of enhancing access, ensuring quality, …
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Georgia is taking steps to extend financial protection for rehabilitation services through the Universal Health Coverage Program (UHCP).
Call for Expressions of Interest: Strategic Communication for Rehabilitation in UHC
On December 9, 2022, Guinea’s National Transitional Council unanimously adopted a new law mandating that the local civil service should engage and pay for community health mobilizers (RECO) through commune-level budgets and that the national government should pay for higher-level community health workers (ASC) salaries. The new law is a significant step towards implementing Guinea’s …
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The Health System Strengthening Accelerator (Accelerator) extends hearty congratulations to the Ministry of Health of Liberia and all its partners for hosting the hugely successful Third International Community Health Worker Symposium in Monrovia from March 20 to 24, 2023! The symposium proved pivotal in advocating for community health workers who should be trained effectively, paid …
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[Editor’s Note: For International Women’s Day, we interviewed several Accelerator staff and partner organizations, including CERRHUD and Comité des Jeunes Mon Avenir d’Abord (CJMAD). In this post, they share what equity means to them. This post is adapted from R4D.] This year’s International Women’s Day theme is “Embrace Equity.” What does this mean to you? Dr. …
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