Webinar: Rehabilitation and Assistive Technology in Universal Health Coverage

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 …

Local Organizations Collaborate to Strengthen Health Policy and Research in the Asia Region

“What excites me about this work is the implementation of universal health coverage requires a lot of evidence generation…and it is important to bridge the gap between research and implementation. The work we are doing is going to contribute to strengthening that link.” Dr. Joseph Lachica USAID, Philippines Mission Locally led development is when local …

New law mandates salaries for Guinea’s community health workers

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 …

Embracing equity for International Women’s Day

[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. …

Catalytic Pilots to Strengthen the Health Policy and Systems Research Ecosystem in Asia Kick Off

Catalytic Pilots to Strengthen the Health Policy and Systems Research Ecosystem in Asia Kick Off As Asian countries implement health sector reforms to advance towards universal health coverage (UHC), demand is growing for country and regional learning on HSS, and for domestic health policy and systems research institutions (HPSRIs) to efficiently formulate and implement HSS. …