The Forum of CEOs of State Social Health Insurance Agencies in Nigeria, supported by LHSS, trained 14 newly appointed SSHIA CEOs from various states. Experienced CEOs and health experts shared insights on managing health insurance ecosystems, advancing Universal Health Coverage (UHC), leveraging ICT, and stakeholder management. The sessions, particularly beneficial for those without a health insurance background, aim to foster cross-learning and support Nigeria's goal of achieving UHC by 2030.

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.

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.

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.

With LHSS support, the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan hosted an Interagency Technical Working Group Coordination Meeting in Astana. Ministries of Health, Veterinary Services, Agriculture, and Ecology, alongside international organizations, discussed collaborative preparedness, human resource capacity for One Health, and joint disease investigation. 

With support from USAID’s LHSS Project, the Ministry of Health and Social Protection of the Population (MOHSPP) in Tajikistan strengthened Tajikistan’s national laboratory system and supported the country’s COVID-19 Country Preparedness and Response Plan.

This brief introduces the social determinants of health (SDOH) concept and terminology, and discusses approaches to addressing SDOH. Understanding these root causes of health inequities and their impact on health care access, quality, and equity is crucial to strengthening health systems.

This brief introduces collaborative learning as an effective approach to support sustainable health system strengthening. Collaborative learning brings together local leaders and experts to learn from one another, problem-solve, co-create new knowledge, and adapt and apply their learning.

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. 

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.  

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

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. 

This learning brief captures LHSS’s experience in supporting municipal-level partners through the contracting process and distills emerging lessons to inspire other municipalities to pursue public-private partnerships as a vehicle for expanding access to urban PHC services.

This brief presents what LHSS has learned through applying a systems thinking approach to its support for HSCs’ advocacy efforts in expanding PHC services in urban Bangladesh.

This brief presents work completed under the LHSS Kyrgyz Republic Activity Intervention 4: Enhance Cold Chain System. LHSS worked with key government stakeholders, including the Republican Center of Immunoprophylaxis, to digitalize and update components of the country’s vaccine registry and complement these updates by adding additional functionalities for cold chain tracking and management.