Social and behavior change (SBC) is an approach that applies insights about why people behave the way they do and how behaviors change to affect positive outcomes for and by specific groups of people. In behavior-centered programs, all program interventions are designed to empower individual and collective changes and create enabling social, physical, market, and …
Category Archives: Health Systems Strengthening
Knowledge Exchange: Improving the Linkages between Social and Behavior Change and Health Systems Strengthening
This webinar will focus on the initial steps that can be taken to integrate social and behavior change into health systems programming.
New law mandates salaries for Guinea’s community health workers
On December 9, 2022, Guinea’s National Transitional Council unanimously adopted a new law mandating that the local civil service should engage and pay for community health mobilizers (RECO) through commune-level budgets and that the national government should pay for higher-level community health workers (ASC) salaries. The new law is a significant step towards implementing Guinea’s …
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Monrovia call to action launched by the Liberian ministry of health
The Health System Strengthening Accelerator (Accelerator) extends hearty congratulations to the Ministry of Health of Liberia and all its partners for hosting the hugely successful Third International Community Health Worker Symposium in Monrovia from March 20 to 24, 2023! The symposium proved pivotal in advocating for community health workers who should be trained effectively, paid …
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Strengthening rehabilitation within Ethiopia’s health system
Capacity building training to strengthen rehabilitation within Ethiopia’s health system. Photo credit: The Accelerator
Catalytic Pilots to Strengthen the Health Policy and Systems Research Ecosystem in Asia Kick Off
Catalytic Pilots to Strengthen the Health Policy and Systems Research Ecosystem in Asia Kick Off As Asian countries implement health sector reforms to advance towards universal health coverage (UHC), demand is growing for country and regional learning on HSS, and for domestic health policy and systems research institutions (HPSRIs) to efficiently formulate and implement HSS. …
Guinea Implementation Research Protocol Published in PLOS ONE
Guinea Implementation Research Protocol Published in PLOS ONE In this article published in PLOS ONE, Alexandre Delamou, Fassou Mathias Grovogui , Lior Miller, Amy Nye, Mamadi Kourouma, Delphin Kolié, Tohanizé Goumou, and Thomas J. Bossert share findings and recommendations from a study to explore the rollout of the community health policy in Guinea in the …
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#ICYMI: The Accelerator at the 2022 Health Systems Research Symposium in Colombia
The Seventh Global Symposium on Health Systems Research brings together over 2,000 policymakers, practitioners, and researchers from more than 100 countries to explore issues across the central theme of “Health Systems Performance in the Political Agenda: Sharing Lessons for Current and Future Global Challenges.” Learn more about the Health Systems Strengthening Accelerator’s activities. Virtual Side …
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Implementation Research Helps Guinea Assess Gaps and Opportunities in the National Community Health Strategy
Authors: Alexandre Delamou, Fassou Mathias Grovogui, Rachel Gates, Lior Miller, and Amy Nye Over the last decade, Guinea has invested significant resources to decentralize the country’s community health program to address key health challenges and poor health indicators. Historically, Guinea has faced a shortage of health workers, which limits the ability of community members to …
Register to attend the 2022 USAID HSS Case Competition Winners Showcase
Tuesday, October 25 at 8:00 AM EDT // 12:00 PM GMT Please join us for our Winners Showcase Event to hear the three winners of USAID’s 2022 Health Systems Strengthening Case Competition present their cases, impact, and lessons learned. Using real-life examples, the Case Competition allowed us to learn what does and does not work …
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