New funding mechanism for RMNCAH An initiative to expand financing of reproductive, maternal, newborn, child and adolescent health (RMNCAH) was launched in New York on 24 September. The Global…
Tim Evans: Global Financing Facility to Advance Women’s and Children’s Health Today, the World Bank Group and the governments of Canada, Norway, and the United States announced that they will…
Win-win approach to improving information and accountability The Third Report of the independent Expert Review Group (iERG) on Information and Accountability for Women’s and Children’s Health was…
JANS updated guidelines August 2013 Joint Assessment of National Health Strategies and Plans Combined Joint Assessment Tool and Guidelines Version 3, August 2013 For further information and…
BRICS new development bank The leaders of the five BRICS countries - Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa - signed an Agreement to establish a New Development Bank (NDB). The announcement…
Rebuilding the Afghan health system: the role of aid effectiveness In a recent article, the Minister of Public Health (MOPH) of Afghanistan, together with some of the development partners, discusses…
The age of choice: how are developing countries managing the new aid landscape? A book published by ODI; authors are Romilly Greenhill, Annalisa Prizzon, and Andrew Rogerson. March 2013. The report…
Improving the measurement of maternal mortality by strengthening civil registration and vital statistics systems Today the Maternal Mortality Estimation Inter-Agency Group (MMEIG) released a report…
Global Health Development Assistance Remained Steady In 2013 But Did Not Align With Recipients’ Disease Burden In this study, the authors track the flows of development assistance and explore the…
Universal health coverage: Measuring the path to progress The ongoing global initiative to expand universal health coverage (UHC), especially in low- and middle-income countries,... The ongoing…