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?
Health financing
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
ABOLISHING USER FEES: A GENDER IMPERATIVE IN A CHANGING AID LANDSCAPE
At a rural clinic gate, a mother waits with her feverish child. She has walked for hours, but the nurse cannot admit them. The reason is not lack of compassion or clinical skill, but money: without user fees, there will be no consultation, no diagnosis, and no medicine. This scene is a recurring tragedy across many countries, and one that disproportionately hurts women and … [Read more...] about ABOLISHING USER FEES: A GENDER IMPERATIVE IN A CHANGING AID LANDSCAPE
Health Systems and Financing Accelerator (HSFA) Fellowship Program
The HSFA Fellowship Program This program is a 9-month-long FAH initiative aimed at equipping Ministry of Health personnel with essential skills in health systems strengthening, leadership, governance, and health financing. What makes FAH's fellowship program unique? Bilingual program - All program materials and sessions are delivered in both French and English. … [Read more...] about Health Systems and Financing Accelerator (HSFA) Fellowship Program
Financing the Future of Health: Lessons from CPHIA 2025 and the Call for Action
The 4th International Conference on Public Health in Africa (CPHIA 2025), held in Durban under the theme “Moving Towards Self-Reliance to Achieve Universal Health Coverage (UHC) and Health Security in Africa,” was more than a gathering, it was a continental reckoning. Across four powerful days, delegates called for a new era of health sovereignty anchored in primary health care … [Read more...] about Financing the Future of Health: Lessons from CPHIA 2025 and the Call for Action