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Stakeholders convene workshop on social contracting in Namibia
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In Namibia, The Ministry of Health and Social Services conducted a comprehensive training session, with LHSS support, aimed at enhancing the capacity of its senior staff members. The focus of the training was social contracting, with particular emphasis on need identification and the intricate processes involved in contracting civil society organizations through social contracting mechanisms.

Country/region: Namibia
Knowledge Areas: Primary Health Care
Namibia validation of essential health service
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The Ministry of Health and Social Services in Namibia, with support from the LHSS Project, convened stakeholders in Windhoek to validate the costing of the Essential Health Services Package.

Country/region: Namibia
Knowledge Areas: Primary Health Care
Jordan's CPD Online Training Course
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The Ministry of Health and USAID's LHSS Project launches the Continuing Professional Development Online Training Platform in Jordan, providing health care professionals  with accredited courses for certification and relicensing.

Country/region: Jordan
Nigeria success story Feb 22
Success Story

Improved referral system helps those experiencing poverty in Nasarawa State to better access to secondary care.

Country/region: Nigeria
bangladesh success story
Success Story

In a municipality where over 100,000 people had no access to basic health services, stakeholders joined together to open a primary health center that now serves thousands of households.  

Country/region: Bangladesh
Training in Nigeria on Health Shemes
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In Nasarawa, Nigeria only six percent of the population is enrolled in the Nasarawa State Health Insurance Scheme. The training workshop with the National Orientation Agency aims to provide staff the requisite knowledge to improve awareness about the country's health scheme and boost enrollment. 

Country/region: Nigeria
Namibia news
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LHSS supports the Ministry of Health and Social Services in Namibia for the development of the country's groundbreaking UHC policy and Essential Health Services Package.  

Country/region: Namibia
Bangladesh PHC news
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The Local Government Division and LHSS organized a workshop on primary health care plans in Sylhet. This workshop sought to foster collaboration, knowledge exchange, and resource mobilization for the successful implementation of primary health care implementation plans within the urban areas of the country. 

Country/region: Bangladesh
Knowledge Areas: Primary Health Care
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Success Story

An estimated 170,000 people contract TB each year in Vietnam. The new e-LMIS system helps ensure a reliable drug supply for those who need treatment.

Country/region: Vietnam
Bangladesh budget allocation story
Success Story

New efforts will make health care more affordable for residents in 10 municipalities.

Country/region: Bangladesh
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Success Story

LHSS is supporting local government institutions in Bangladesh’s densely populated Rajshahi and Sylhet Divisions to expand access to primary health services and reduce out-of-pocket expenditures for low-income urban residents. 

Country/region: Bangladesh
LHSS Supports Vietnam to Cover TB Drugs in National Health Insurance, Paving the Way for Sustainable TB Treatment  
Success Story

The Vietnam government transitions funding of TB treatment to the SHI fund with support from LHSS. This transition marks a critical milestone, ensuring uninterrupted access to life-saving treatment.

Country/region: Vietnam
TB patients in health facility
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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.

Country/region: Vietnam
Vietnam transition ss
Success Story

For the first time, Vietnam has procured TB medicines using its national social health insurance scheme. 

Country/region: Vietnam
 

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