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Poor budget execution results in inefficiencies that undermine the ability of health agencies to improve access to needed health services and improve population health. Yet billions of dollars in unexecuted health budgets are returned to treasuries every year.
Population movement of this magnitude places huge stress on health systems in receptor countries. How can health care for migrants be financed? How can health system capacity be expanded? And how can health sector policies and national migration policies be harmonized?
The events of the past 18 months underscore the importance of generally strong, equitable, and accessible health systems. COVID-19 is not the only threat we face, and as we prepare for the future it is critical that we begin to sufficiently invest in the foundational health system strengthening required to develop lasting resilience.
Mobile phones, mobile money, and other advances in digital financial technology create new opportunities to speed progress towards universal health coverage.
Early in the pandemic, there were no laboratories equipped for PCR testing in Khujand, Tajikistan’s second largest city. To address this challenge, LHSS teamed with USAID’s mission in Tajikistan and the country’s Ministry of Health to train laboratory specialists throughout the nation.
Representatives from Kenyatta Hospital share their experience engaging stakeholders, understanding the health and healthcare needs of the population, and translating those needs into a cohesive NQPS.
The proliferation of mobile telephones and advances in digital financial technology have created opportunities for faster progress towards achieving Universal Health Coverage.
LHSS supports scale up and adaptation of existing vaccination programs for COVID-19 while also strengthening countries’ capacity to manage other public health efforts in the future.
This Year 2 Quarter 3 Report (April-June 2021) was prepared for USAID and provides a progress update for all annual work plan activities.
This Year 2 Quarter 2 Report (Jan-Mar 2021) was prepared for USAID and provides a progress update for all annual work plan activities.
This Year 2 Quarter 1 Report (Oct - Dec 2020) was prepared for USAID and provides a progress update for all annual work plan activities.
Report highlighting early lessons and successes from the LHSS Project’s first year (August 2019-August 2020)
Guided by USAID’s Gender Equality and Female Empowerment Policy (2012), GESI guidance developed by USAID Missions, and the LHSS GESI Strategy, LHSS is committed to implementing five GESI standards to ensure that local health systems meet everyone’s needs for access to quality essential health services.
This Year 1 Quarter 2 Report (Jan-Mar 2020) was prepared for USAID and provides a progress update for all annual work plan activities.
This Year 1 Quarter 1 Report (August-December 2019) was prepared for USAID and provides a progress update for all annual work plan activities.