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This report summarizes the results of a review of international experience and best practices related to pro-health excise taxes.
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LHSS in this report recommends that the government raise pro-health excise taxes at greater rates than currently proposed by the Ministry of Finance in order to increase the revenue raised.
Achieving universal health coverage (UHC) is a global priority and a keystone element of the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals. However, COVID-19 is causing serious impacts on tax revenue and many countries are facing constraints to new investment in health. To advance UHC progress, countries can also focus on improving health system technical efficiency to maximize the service outputs given the current health financing levels.
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This report discusses current processes for continuing professional development within the Ministry of Health’s Directorate for Licensing Professionals and Health Institutions and other stakeholder organizations.
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What do Lao PDR, Malaysia, and Kenya have in common? All three countries have strengthened their budget structures and processes to enable good health budget execution. Their experiences hold valuable lessons for others striving to increase budget execution and unlock significant resources for health.
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This webinar discussed integrating social determinants of health approaches in health workforce education and practice.
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For the first time, Vietnam has procured TB medicines using its national social health insurance scheme.
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This report provides results and lessons learned from the LHSS Project’s review of existing literature on expanding financial protection to underserved and socially excluded populations in LMICs.
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This landscape analysis report on Social Health Protection for Women in High-Migration Contexts provides LHSS-LAC, USAID, national governments, regional stakeholders, and other development partners with an inventory of country experiences and strategies for improving access to social health protection (SHP) for women migrants and women at risk of migration.
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Late last year, health sector practitioners from eight countries met to tackle the issue head-on as participants in the Joint Learning Network Health Budget Execution Learning Exchange. They made meaningful progress.
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In December 2021, more than 180 midwives from across Timor-Leste participated in an Activity-led event to identify areas for improvement in a set of draft standards.
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In this webinar, we discuss promising practices for establishing a learning culture. Dr. Malangizo Mbewe, Acting Director, Quality Management Department, Ministry of Health and Population in Malawi, also shares his experience establishing systems to support continuous quality improvement.
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Five innovators—from Nigeria, Senegal, India, and Cameroon— are working with LHSS to sustainably scale up their businesses and reach more people with their vital health services.
A webinar with international health systems experts discussing new developments, pressing issues, and opportunities to move forward in the governance-of-quality field.