The purpose of the DACA was to assess: the Ministry of Health (MOH) data use and data quality processes; the opportunity and capacity of different levels of the health system to analyze data; health management information system (HMIS) governance; electronic HMIS deployment; the state of interoperability, and COVID-19 data capture. 

The purpose of Institutional Capacity Assessment is to identify interventions the Activity can undertake in partnership with the GoTL to strengthen their capacities to improve health-system governance and functioning. 

The Activity identified despite the many SBC interventions implemented in the communities, local organizations and especially the civil society organizations do not have sufficient capacity and resources to design, implement, and monitor evidence-based SBC activities. To address these issues, the Activity is partnering with a local organization to strengthen evidence-based design, implementation, and monitoring of SBC activities. The Activity is focusing on enabling local actors to lead implementation of an SBC activity while strengthening support for priority capacities.

This document explores the issues facing the Timorese health system, identifies the existing mechanisms for engagement between the MoH and CSOs, and offers recommendations to improve the engagement.

This summary review of social and behavior change (SBC) interventions was conducted to understand barriers to healthy behaviors in inclusive reproductive, maternal, neonatal, child, and adolescent health and nutrition (RMNCAHN).

The USAID Activity and REBAS-TL have co-developed a pathway describing how the network can evolve into a trusted and effective collaboration and best represent the community’s voice across health issues. This document captures this pathway plan, progress so far, and next steps.

USAID’s Health System Sustainability Activity (Activity) addresses systemic challenges to Timor-Leste’s self-reliance on low institutional capacity to generate and use data for decision-making.

The video provides evidence-based information about COVID-19 vaccination to decrease vaccine hesitancy among women. It discusses the importance and benefits of vaccination for women and their families.

The video includes an explanation of the importance of COVID-19 boosters by the United States-based expert Dr. Arash Alaei. Dr. Alaei is a general physician who had been a consultant for the World Health Organization and the Tajikistan Ministry of Health and Social Protection of Population during the COVID-19 pandemic.

This video portrays the experience of a family in which a daughter was dealing with vaccine side effects. It provides guidance on how to react to possible side effects and what to do to recover from them.

The video explains immunity and illustrates why maintaining healthy lifestyles is important.

The video includes evidence-based information about vaccination against COVID-19 and the importance of booster shots for women, youth, older adults, and people with disabilities.

This workshop marks a significant step towards enhancing health care in urban Bangladesh by uniting the Local Government Division, 11 municipalities, and 3 city corporations in a shared commitment to improve access and effectiveness of primary health care delivery.

This brief identifies systems considerations for CHW career progression, including health workforce education and training, regulation and policy, management, and financing.

The Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD), with support from LHSS, commenced the first Technical Workshop on strengthening domestication and implementation of regional Health cross–border policies, in Bishoftu, Ethiopia.