Incentivizing quality is a topic that comes up repeatedly as a learning objective for country members of the JLN’s PHC Financing and Payment Collaborative. As countries work towards universal health coverage, evidence is pointing to the fact that universal health coverage (UHC) is grounded in quality PHC. When we measure progress in UHC, we look […]
Strong primary health care (PHC) can speed up a country’s journey towards universal health coverage (UHC) rapidly, effectively, and efficiently. The current COVID-19 pandemic has shown that all countries, particularly the lower- and middle-income countries (LMICs), need to deliver comprehensive PHC services in alignment with countries’ needs, whether maternal and child health services, infectious diseases […]
This blog provides the first of a series of three perspectives from the Patient Pathways and Pandemics Community of Practice on the ‘NCD Care’ app with PharmAccess in Ghana.
This blog provides the third of a series of three perspectives from the Patient Pathways and Pandemics Community of Practice on the ‘NCD Care’ app with PharmAccess in Ghana.
This blog provides the second of a series of three perspectives from the Patient Pathways and Pandemics Community of Practice on the ‘NCD Care’ app with PharmAccess in Ghana.
This blog provides an overview of published learnings from alcohol policies, building upon a webinar series hosted by the Domestic Resource Mobilization (DRM) Collaborative under the Joint Learning Network for Universal Health Coverage.
Over 2.3 billion people globally currently drink alcohol, consuming an average of 33 grams of pure alcohol per day. In parts of Eastern Europe and sub-Saharan Africa, over 60 percent of current drinkers engage in heavy episodic drinking, consuming at least 60 grams of pure alcohol at least once a month. The health consequences of the harmful use of alcohol are significant.