When conversations about financing are had, they often focus on one question: do we have enough money? But perhaps the more important question is this: are we spending available resources in the right places? The Zambia National Health Accounts (2022–2024) provide an important picture of how resources are flowing through the country’s health system and what this means for … [Read more...] about We Know Where the Money Went. Now Comes the Harder Question: Where Should It Go Next?
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Health Financing Strategy for the Community Health Worker Programme, with a focus on immunisation
Day one of the regional broad-based consultative meeting for inputs into the draft Health Financing Strategy for the Community Health Worker Programme, with a focus on immunisation, commenced today in Bo District. This work is being commissioned by GAVI through Mannion Daniels implemented by the Financing Alliance for health. The meeting brought together national, … [Read more...] about Health Financing Strategy for the Community Health Worker Programme, with a focus on immunisation
Budgets Tell the Real Story: Why GC8 Matching Funds Must Deliver for Women, Systems, and Sustainable Impact
As countries shape their GC8 proposals, there is no shortage of ambition. Priorities are clear. Data is available. Commitments to equity and inclusion are strong. But there is one place where all of this is truly tested: the budget. Because at the end of the day, budgets tell the real story. They reveal what is prioritized, who is reached, and whether health systems … [Read more...] about Budgets Tell the Real Story: Why GC8 Matching Funds Must Deliver for Women, Systems, and Sustainable Impact
Gender-Transformative Health Financing: Achieving RMNCH Outcomes in Africa
The budgets didn't see women in Africa. Here's how we are changing that. Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) carries 70% of the world’s maternal deaths. The solutions are known. What is often still missing is a financing architecture that can see who is being left out – by sex, by location, by income – and route resources accordingly. With external aid – historically ~40% of health … [Read more...] about Gender-Transformative Health Financing: Achieving RMNCH Outcomes in Africa
Scaling Up Service Quality Assessments (SQA) for Community Health in Zambia
Despite the inclusion of Service Quality Assessment (SQA) tools in the Ministry of Health (MoH) Quality Improvement and Quality Assurance (QIQA) guidelines, their operational use to monitor compliance with service delivery standards has remained limited—particularly in Community Health. Recognizing this gap, the Community Health Unit, with support from the Financing Alliance … [Read more...] about Scaling Up Service Quality Assessments (SQA) for Community Health in Zambia