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Revitalising Primary Healthcare Through Local Management Reforms in Kano State, Nigeria
An evaluation of Kano State primary healthcare reforms aiming to enable facilities to meet national Minimum Service Package (MSP) standards through local resource optimisation, bottom-up budgeting, and standardised recruitment of temporary staff.
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Community-Based Health Insurance in Ethiopia is Changing Health Seeking Behaviour Among the Insured
An analysis of the nationwide scale-up of community-based health insurance (CBHI) in Ethiopia, demonstrating how removing financial barriers has increased service utilisation and significantly reduced catastrophic health expenditures.
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State Partnerships with Faith-Based Organisations to Offer Healthcare in Sub-Saharan Africa
Exploring how formal agreements and resource-sharing between governments and Faith-Based Organisations (FBOs) bridge critical gaps in access, affordability, and clinical outcomes for universal health coverage in sub-Saharan Africa.
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A Closer Look at Egypt's Transition to Universal Health Insurance
A study evaluating Egypt's 2018 Universal Health Insurance (UHI) law, showing how UHI beneficiaries experienced improved patient satisfaction, accessibility, and physical infrastructure compared to those under older insurance plans.
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Revitalising Primary Healthcare Through Local Management Reforms in Kano State, Nigeria
An evaluation of Kano State primary healthcare reforms aiming to enable facilities to meet national Minimum Service Package (MSP) standards through local resource optimisation, bottom-up budgeting, and standardised recruitment of temporary staff.
Community-Based Health Insurance in Ethiopia is Changing Health Seeking Behaviour Among the Insured
An analysis of the nationwide scale-up of community-based health insurance (CBHI) in Ethiopia, demonstrating how removing financial barriers has increased service utilisation and significantly reduced catastrophic health expenditures.
State Partnerships with Faith-Based Organisations to Offer Healthcare in Sub-Saharan Africa
Exploring how formal agreements and resource-sharing between governments and Faith-Based Organisations (FBOs) bridge critical gaps in access, affordability, and clinical outcomes for universal health coverage in sub-Saharan Africa.
A Closer Look at Egypt's Transition to Universal Health Insurance
A study evaluating Egypt's 2018 Universal Health Insurance (UHI) law, showing how UHI beneficiaries experienced improved patient satisfaction, accessibility, and physical infrastructure compared to those under older insurance plans.
Trading National Debt for Healthcare in Cameroon
This deep dive reviews the Spain-Cameroon Debt2Health project, demonstrating how bilateral debt cancellation translates into Global Fund investments that strengthen local HIV and tuberculosis treatment systems.
Rwanda: Domestic Financing and Sustainability of Neglected Tropical Diseases Programs
Examining how Rwanda transitioned Neglected Tropical Disease (NTD) services to community insurance and domestic funding, dramatically increasing the national budget line to achieve domestic self-sufficiency and health equity.
Improving Medicines Pricing Policy Implementation in Ghana
Analysing Ghana's VAT exemption and Framework Contracting policies, illustrating how centralised procurement achieved significant medicine price reductions despite macroeconomic challenges like currency depreciation.
Applying Economic Approaches to Address a Cross-Border Malaria Challenge Between South Africa and Mozambique
How South Africa used an economic investment case and mathematical transmission modelling to secure a 36% increase in domestic malaria funding, including targeted cross-border source reduction in neighbouring Mozambique.
Outcomes of Result-Based Financing in Northern Zambia
Evaluating the impact of Results-Based Financing (RBF) in Zambia's Northern Province, which achieved significant improvements in antenatal care, institutional deliveries, medicine availability, and health worker motivation.
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Revitalising Primary Healthcare Through Local Management Reforms in Kano State, Nigeria
An evaluation of Kano State primary healthcare reforms aiming to enable facilities to meet national Minimum Service Package (MSP) standards through local resource optimisation, bottom-up budgeting, and standardised recruitment of temporary staff.
primary healthcare facilities assessed
Community-Based Health Insurance in Ethiopia is Changing Health Seeking Behaviour Among the Insured
An analysis of the nationwide scale-up of community-based health insurance (CBHI) in Ethiopia, demonstrating how removing financial barriers has increased service utilisation and significantly reduced catastrophic health expenditures.
of Ethiopian districts reached by 2020
State Partnerships with Faith-Based Organisations to Offer Healthcare in Sub-Saharan Africa
Exploring how formal agreements and resource-sharing between governments and Faith-Based Organisations (FBOs) bridge critical gaps in access, affordability, and clinical outcomes for universal health coverage in sub-Saharan Africa.
of health services delivered by FBOs in some regions
A Closer Look at Egypt's Transition to Universal Health Insurance
A study evaluating Egypt's 2018 Universal Health Insurance (UHI) law, showing how UHI beneficiaries experienced improved patient satisfaction, accessibility, and physical infrastructure compared to those under older insurance plans.
more likely to report good accessibility