En este informe, LHSS evalúa la demanda de productos básicos para el VIH necesarios para brindar una cobertura adecuada a los venezolanos que viven con el VIH en Perú y analiza los sistemas de pronóstico existentes en el Ministerio de Salud para determinar su precisión en la adquisición y el seguimiento de la distribución de medicamentos clave para el VIH.

In this report, LHSS quantifies the demand for HIV commodities needed to provide adequate coverage for Venezuelans living with HIV in Peru and analyzes existing forecasting systems at the MOH to determine its accuracy in procuring and monitoring the distribution of key HIV drugs.

This webinar, offered in Spanish and English, covers MIISM’s history and lessons learned, and shares how LHSS is complementing its efforts to strengthen social health protection for women in high-migration contexts.

LHSS tiene como objetivo fortalecer la capacidad del Ministerio de Salud para garantizar la disponibilidad de productos para el VIH (ARV y dispositivos médicos) para la población migrante venezolana en Perú. Como parte de este esfuerzo, LHSS estimó la demanda de productos relacionados con el VIH relacionados con esta población, incluidos detalles como el tipo, la cantidad y el momento. 

This report provides a summary of the results of the quantification of demand for HIV commodities for the Venezuelan migrant population in Peru. It includes the capabilities and limitations of the quantification model, its approach to quantification, and the sources used.

How can countries make progress towards good health budget execution? In this latest blog in our budget execution series, ministry of health practitioners from eight countries offer lessons based on their own experiences and shared learning. 

Vietnam is one of the 30 countries with the highest burden of TB and drug-resistant TB in the world, with more than 172,000 cases and 10,400 deaths from TB in Vietnam in 2020 (WHO).  On July 1, TB treatment facilities nationwide started providing TB drugs to patients through social health insurance, marking an important milestone for financial sustainability.

The learning exchange is hosted by LHSS in partnership with the Joint Learning Network for Universal Health Coverage (JLN). This offering is open to JLN and non-JLN countries. Applications are due July 15, 2022.

This report presents findings from LHSS Vietnam's international review of diagnosis-related group contracts and provides a series of evaluations and recommendations.

Through an LHSS-Joint Learning Network learning exchange, health practitioners from seven countries are sharing successful experiences and promising practices to institutionalize explicit national priority-setting processes for health. The goal? To help countries set equitable national health priorities and ensure that these priorities are reflected in national health plans and budgets.

Both Ghana and Bangladesh have implemented health budget accountability mechanisms. Their experiences offer practical lessons that other countries can adapt to their own budget execution needs. 

This rapid assessment aimed to determine which health facilities in seven high-TB burden provinces of Vietnam meet social health insurance (SHI) requirements for TB service provision and for reimbursement of TB services through the SHI scheme.

This report provides a review of international experience to draw out practical and scientific approaches for both the Ministry of Health (MOH) and Vietnam Social Security (VSS) to consider. Conclusions and recommendations are provided.

Colombia has emerged as a leader in creating policies to integrate migrants into the economy and society, guaranteeing their right to health and mobilizing domestic resources to meet the increased demand for health services.