Brookings: Projects - Global Health Initiative

Global Economy and Development

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 18:49:38 GMT

Global Health Initiative

Tue, 25 Nov 2008 13:30:33 GMT

Health Systems Strengthening Via Performance-Based Aid

Tue, 30 Sep 2008 00:00:00 GMT

In the global health arena, performance-based aid projects have increased in recent years. Global health experts examine recent experiences with these projects and analyze lessons for policymakers.

Accounting for Health Spending in Developing Countries

Tue, 23 Sep 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Data on health system financing and spending, together with information on the disease prevalence and cost-effectiveness of interventions, constitute essential input into health policy and is particularly critical in developing countries. Brookings Nonresident Fellow Amanda Glassman, along with fellow health specialists Dorota A. Raciborska and Patricia Hernández, offers a history of health spending measurement, describes alternative sources of data, and recommends improving international collaboration and advocacy with the private sector for the way forward.

Politics, and Public Health Policy Reform

Wed, 17 Sep 2008 00:00:00 GMT

In an article for the first edition of the International Encyclopedia of Public Health, Brookings Scholar Amanda Glassman and Kent Buse, Research Fellow from the Overseas Development Institute, review the major theoretical treatments of politics in the health sector in developing countries and provide examples of common issues that have emerged in the study of the politics of public health policy reform.

Smooth and Predictable Aid for Health: A Role for Innovative Financing?

Sun, 31 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT

The amount and frequency of aid for global health projects can be volatile and uncertain, further complicating efforts to maintain programs and services. In a new working paper, Amanda Glassman and Chris Lane examine how innovating health financing might help make global health aid more predictable.

Innovative Financing for Global Health: Tools for Analyzing the Options

Sun, 31 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT

With numerous new tools for financial global health aid, how should governments and donors examine and prioritize the options? Brookings global health experts examine the options and proposal a framework to help guide aid decisions.

The Impact of Health Insurance in Developing Countries: Experiences from China and Colombia

Tue, 15 Apr 2008 10:00:00 GMT

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April 15, 2008, 10:00 AM to 12:45 PM

Many health systems in the developing world are plagued by unequal access to health care, low utilization of services and high user fees. On April 15, Global Economy and Development at Brookings hosted presentations from leading authorities on the impact of health insurance in developing countries.

Will Health Aid Take a Hit During a Recession?

Thu, 28 Feb 2008 00:00:00 GMT

As the reauthorization of PEPFAR builds bipartisan support on the Hill, the next five year infusion may reach 50 billion dollars for the fight against HIV/AIDS. At the same time, current economic turmoil has the propensity to diminish aid flows for health and contribute to the often short-term and volatile nature of health financing. Amanda Glassman analyzes the relationship between health aid and economic recession and the consequential depletion of government spending in developing countries.

Planning and Costing Human Resources for Health

Sat, 23 Feb 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Human resources are crucial for the provision of health care and represent the largest single use of public spending on health in developing countries. Yet countries face an ongoing challenge when it comes to financing human resources for health (HRH) sufficiently to sustain an adequate supply of health workers and stimulate greater productivity and more effective health care. This article discusses ways to improve the effectiveness of HRH financing policies in developing countries.

Low-Cost Health Insurance in Africa Provides the Poor with Antiretroviral Drugs

Thu, 29 Nov 2007 00:00:00 GMT

Reflecting on World AIDS Day, Brookings Global Health Financing scholars discuss the importance of providing low-cost health insurance to low-income households to help guarantee HIV/AIDS treatment.

Better Aid for AIDS Treatment: The Promise of Endowment Funds

Thu, 29 Nov 2007 00:00:00 GMT

The continuity and sustainability of global health financing continues to be a major challenge in the fight to stem HIV/AIDS, particularly in developing countries. Brookings Global Health expert Amanda Glassman examines country-based endowment funds as one innovative financing mechanism that could help alleviate this ongoing problem.

Social Health Insurance Re-Examined: New Evidence on Impact from Eastern Europe and Central Asia

Wed, 07 Nov 2007 12:00:00 GMT

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November 07, 2007, 12:00 PM to 12:00

The Global Health Financing Initiative hosted a presentation given by Adam Wagstaff, Lead Economist at the World Bank, on the impact of social health insurance (SHI) on health care spending, utilization, health status and labor markets in developing and transition countries.

Improving Health Statistics in Africa

Sat, 03 Nov 2007 00:00:00 GMT

The availability of statistics is crucial in the fight against poverty and the lack of reliable and good-quality statistics is a major obstacle to assessment of changes in development indicators in many African countries. Brookings Scholar Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala discusses the importance of improving health statistics in Africa.

Working Towards Universal Health Coverage in Rwanda

Mon, 22 Oct 2007 12:00:00 GMT

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October 22, 2007, 12:00 PM to 12:00

The Global Health Financing Initiative hosted a discussion of the lessons learned in Rwanda to date with Caroline Kayonga, permanent secretary of the Ministry of Health of Republic of Rwanda. She shared experiences in scaling up community-based health insurance and reflect on challenges faced to reach universal coverage.

Global Health Views: Donor Perspectives on Innovative Financing

Mon, 22 Oct 2007 00:00:00 GMT

On October 22, 2007, representatives of development aid agencies in the UK, France, Germany, Italy and the Netherlands were joined by ministry officials from Rwanda and Liberia at Brookings to discuss the role that innovative financing plays in donor health aid portfolios and how to assess whether new instruments add value in a crowded health aid landscape.

Donor Perspectives on Innovative Financing for Global Health

Mon, 22 Oct 2007 09:00:00 GMT

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October 22, 2007, 9:00 AM to 10:30 AM

On October 22, Brookings hosted a discussion of key issues in innovative financing for global health from the donors’ perspective with a distinguished panel of international government officials.

Brookings Launches Global Health Financing Initiative with Grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

Fri, 05 Oct 2007 19:07:45 GMT

News Release

Global Health Inaugural Meeting of the Innovative Financing Advisory Group

Thu, 02 Aug 2007 09:00:00 GMT

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August 02, 2007, 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM

Global Health Financing Initiative at Brookings and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation

Taking a Permanent Bite Out of Malaria

Tue, 24 Apr 2007 00:00:00 GMT

Opinion by Charles C. Griffin (04/24/07)

Private Sector Malaria Forum

Mon, 12 Mar 2007 00:00:00 GMT

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March 12, 2007 at 12:00 AM

The Global Business Coalition on HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria (GBC) and the Brookings Institution co-hosted a private sector forum to promote key achievements and to present practical methods for increased corporate involvement in an effective and innovative malaria response.

Funding Global Health Needs: Will the Global Fund Debt Conversion Make a Difference?

Wed, 28 Feb 2007 14:00:00 GMT

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February 28, 2007, 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM

La protección social en salud al frente de las políticas de reducción de la pobreza

Thu, 15 Feb 2007 00:00:00 GMT

Paper by Amanda Glassman (2/15/07)

Now Hiring for Global Health

Fri, 03 Nov 2006 00:00:00 GMT

Opinion by David de Ferranti, International Herald Tribune (11/3/06)

Innovative Financing Options and the Fight against Global Poverty: What's New and What Next?

Sat, 01 Jul 2006 00:00:00 GMT

Paper by David de Ferranti, The brookings Institution (July 2006)

Failed States and Global Security: How Health Can Contribute to a Safer World

Thu, 26 Sep 2002 09:30:00 GMT

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September 26, 2002, 9:30 AM to 10:30 AM

One year after September 11, the importance of state stability as one component for deterring unrest and terrorism is being recognized. The World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Gro Harlem Brundtland addressed how improved health programs can help promote economic development and stability.