Learning and knowledge sharing are fundamental to the LHSS Project. We invite you to search LHSS knowledge products and resources for the latest approaches, insights, and learning in the field of integrated health systems strengthening.
![Estimating Pharmaceutical Expenditure Using the System of Health Accounts 2011 Framework: Draft Resource](/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail/public/2024-01/Estimating%20Pharmaceutical%20Expenditure%20Using%20the%20System%20of%20Health%20Accounts%202011%20Framework%20Draft%20Resource.png?itok=DTXYQ8ny)
LHSS partnered with colleagues working as part of the USAID MTaPS project to document a practical approach that countries can use to track pharmaceutical expenditure (PE) using the System of Health Accounts (SHA) 2011 framework. This resource contributes to efforts by the World Health Organization to develop global guidance on tracking of PE.
![GRANTS SUCCESS STORY](/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail/public/2024-01/GRANTS%20SS.png?itok=MGUYhoUN)
LHSS grants help nontraditional partners play a larger role in strengthening Peru’s health system.
![Operationalizing the National Quality Policy and Strategy: Review of Progress in 37 Countries](/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail/public/2024-01/Operationalizing%20the%20National%20Quality%20Policy%20and%20Strategy%20Review%20of%20Progress%20in%2037%20Countries.png?itok=1LxMccSo)
LHSS conducted a study of 37 countries to provide a better understanding of the strengths, opportunities, and gaps in the structures governing the provision of quality health services.
![Development and Implementation of the National Quality Policy and Strategy Experience from Rwanda and Zambia](/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail/public/2024-01/Development%20and%20Implementation%20of%20the%20National%20Quality%20Policy%20and%20Strategy%20Experience%20from%20Rwanda%20and%20Zambia.png?itok=HR2v6EBs)
This report details case studies from Rwanda and Zambia which offer unique insights into the operationalization of National Quality Policies and Strategy (NQPS) within broader governance and quality of care reforms.
![USAID SALUTIA news](/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail/public/2024-01/usaid%20salutia.jpg?itok=6sv-ps7q)
To strengthen institutional capacities in the Mandatory Health Quality Assurance System of the Ministry of Health of Cúcuta, the Communidades Saludables of USAID and the Fundación Salutia delivered the Health Quality Management Model with its technological tool TGUÍA – IV.
![Nigeria news story teaser image](/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail/public/2024-01/Nigeria%20news%20story%20photo.png?itok=Oqkun5lp)
Agencies that rarely communicated joined hands last year to make sure poor and vulnerable residents are identified for assistance programs.
![Tetun TL FACTSHEET](/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail/public/2023-12/Tetun%20TL%20Factsheet.png?itok=9-GNn4Ry)
USAID nia Atividade ba Sustentabilidade Sistema Saúde iha Timor-Leste nia objetivu mak atu fortalese governasaun setor saúde, dezenvolve mekanismu ba finansiamentu saúde ida ne’ebe sustentável, fortalese jestaun forsa traballu saúde, promove hahalok saudavel, no mobiliza sosiedade sivil.
![Timor-Leste fact sheet](/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail/public/2023-12/timor-leste%20factsheet.png?itok=akkv9d-Z)
The USAID Health System Sustainability Activity in Timor-Leste aims to strengthen health sector governance, develop mechanisms for sustainable health financing, strengthen health workforce management, promote healthy behaviors, and mobilize civil society.
![Timor-Leste health workforce success story](/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail/public/2023-12/Annotation%202023-12-21%20152537.png?itok=tw3Ke57N)
Health workers are welcoming new policies that promote equitable access to employment, professional development, and promotion opportunities.
![Pooling Reforms to Strengthen Health Financing for Universal Health Coverage](/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail/public/2023-12/Pooling%20Reforms%20to%20Strengthen%20Health%20Financing%20for%20Universal%20Health%20Coverage.png?itok=c8jR4O7K)
This brief focuses on how pooling arrangements—the way countries combine funding from different sources to spread the financial risk of needing to pay for health services—can be improved to accelerate progress toward UHC.
![Rapport de l’Analyse du Financement de la Santé en RDC](/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail/public/2023-12/Rapport%20de%20l%E2%80%99Analyse%20du%20Financement%20de%20la%20Sant%C3%A9%20en%20RDC.png?itok=zJyYmtgv)
This French analysis report is conducted by LHSS DRC, with the aim to describe the situation of health financing, in particular the aspects of governance, public finances, and mainly those related to the three functions of health financing, namely: resource mobilization, pooling, and procurement of services. This report is also available in English.
![Health Financing Landscape in the Democratic Republic of the Congo](/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail/public/2023-12/Health%20Financing%20Landscape%20in%20the%20Democratic%20Republic%20of%20the%20Congo.png?itok=-xzWqD5s)
LHSS in the DRC conducted this study with the aim to describe the situation of health financing in the DRC, including aspects of governance, public finance, resource mobilization, pooling, and procurement of services. This is a retrospective and analytical descriptive study, focusing on the period from 2006 to 2023. This report is also available in French.
![Analysis of the Telemedicine Regulatory Framework in Ukraine](/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail/public/2023-12/Analysis%20of%20the%20Telemedicine%20Regulatory%20Framework%20in%20Ukraine.png?itok=xmXKRrdK)
LHSS in Ukraine is supporting improvements in the legislative and policy environment so as to enable expanded access to quality medical services using telemedicine. The analysis consists of 18 chapters and covers a wide range of topics, including terms and definitions related to telemedicine, its role in provision of medical care in different types of health facilities, rights and responsibilities of patients and medical professionals, and more.