What's new from the HRC
States in development: testing the state building framework - final report
(S. Commins, A.R. Menocal, and T. Othieno, April 2009)
This paper has been written in response to a request to develop a case study to help illustrate the state-building dynamics outlined in DFID's contribution to the OECD DAC Task Team on State Building, 'States in development: understanding state building', and thus test the propositions developed in the DFID working paper on responsive and unresponsive state building.
(updated 08/07/09)
Strengthening the research to policy and practice interface:
Exploring strategies used by research organisations working on sexual and reproductive health and HIV and AIDS
18th & 19th May 2009, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, UK
Four DFID-funded Research Programme Consortia (RPC) that focus on SRH, HIV and AIDS are collaborating on research that focuses on the interface between research and policy and practice in the SRH and HIV arena. This multi-method study explores the strategies used by research organisations working to inform and influence policy and practice through their research and draws out lessons on successful approaches. The meeting hosted by the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine will discuss experiences, exchange best practice and enable reflection on what has worked well and less well in efforts to engage policymakers and practitioners in research on SRH and HIV in a variety of resource poor contexts.
Please click here to view the agenda.
Please contact Sally Theobald, sjt@liverpool.ac.uk, if you would like to learn more about the study and/or the meeting.
(updated 11/05/09)
New dossier: health and fragile states
With some of the worst health indicators and the least adequate health services in the world, providing health services and rebuilding health systems in fragile states is a complex undertaking. The Health and Fragile States Dossier highlights the challenges and approaches to delivering health services in fragile states. The Dossier has been developed by the Health and Fragile States Network, IDS Health and Development Information Team, and Eldis.
(updated 11/05/09)
Latest issue of id21 insights:
Making health markets work for poor people
Produced in collaboration with the Future Health Systems research programme, this issue addresses different aspects of markets for health-related goods and services and emerging approaches for improving their performance. It highlights how in many countries people use a wide variety of market based providers of health-related goods and services ranging from highly organised and regulated hospitals and specialist doctors to informal health workers and drug sellers operating outside the legal framework. It then explores responses to problems of safety, efficacy and cost that can be caused by unregulated markets. It contains learning from a number of countries including Nigeria, India and Bangladesh.
(added 11/03/09)
DFID Health Advisers Retreat
2-5 March 2009, Brighton, UK
Presentations from the retreat sessions, along with key documents and background reading can be accessed here.
Available to DFID staff only
(updated 11/03/09)
DFID Support to the Control of Neglected Tropical Diseases: The Context
Neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) is the term used for a number of different parasitic and bacterial infections. NTDs tend to receive little attention because they have a low case mortality rate (despite the fact that mortality is high given the large numbers infected and that they are responsible for high levels of morbidity). The UK plans to make a substantial commitment to support efforts to control NTDs. HLSP were commissioned to advise DFID on how its support might be best utilised.
(added 20/02/09)
Updated Research Consortia section
Contains up-to-date links and information for all the DFID-funded Health Research Programme Consortia (RPCs).
(updated 17/02/09)
Achieving the MDGs: at what cost?
More spending is needed if progress towards the MDGs is to be accelerated, but extra funding can come with risks. Those working to achieve the health MDGs cannot ignore the macroeconomic implications of injecting additional external resources into weak economies. These issues remain relevant despite the challenges of the current financial and economic crisis. This paper provides an overview of the debates surrounding how much is needed to achieve the health MDGs, how such funds might be raised, and some of the impacts of scaling up.
(added 16/02/09)
Health & development - global update
HLSP's six-monthly review of current debates, events and publications.
(added 30/01/09)
Civil society at the centre of HIV responses: lessons from the DFID Programme Management Office, India
(added 30/01/09)
International Health Partnership (IHP+) country health sector teams: background literature review
This review outlines the current arrangements for country health sector teams in ten International Health Partnership countries: Burundi, Cambodia, Ethiopia, Kenya, Madagascar, Mali, Mozambique, Nepal, Nigeria and Zambia. It provides a summary of good practice and effective national coordination in health and HIV/AIDS. The review draws on the National AIDS Councils/Commissions, explains Country Coordinating Mechanisms (CCMs) and explores the lessons learnt from them. Experiences in coordination and working practices are also described from the education sector and the peacekeeping/humanitarian sector.
(added 26/01/09)
Scaling-up
ITN access and use in sub-Saharan Africa: Estimated LLIN requirements
and coverage outcomes based on the global delivery strategy mix
This HRC report presents the relative cost-effectiveness of scaling-up
delivery of Long Lasting Insecticidal Nets. It concludes that there is
currently unrealistic optimism on the levels of access to LLINs and their
use that can be achieved within the next few years, and on the numbers
of LLINs needed to reach these targets.
(added 17/12/08)
New
topic guide: Injury and violence
This guide summarises the evolving state of knowledge on different types
of injuries as an important public health issue, and provides access to
resources on current efforts to reduce such injuries.
(added 17/12/08)
New issues of id21 insights:
Rethinking
sexuality and policy calls for a new political outlook which
promotes sexual rights, and for sexuality to be recognised as a policy
issue.
Improving
the nutrition status of children and women asserts that good
nutrition status for children and adolescent girls is fundamental for
attaining many of the Millennium Development Goals, but despite this many
donors and governments underinvest in interventions to improve nutrition.
(added 15/12/08)
DFID's Continuing
Professional Development Day on Health Workers: 5th November
2008
The day aimed to: review the state of the international response to the
global shortage of health workers, particularly in light of G8 and Call
to Action commitments, identifying DFID's role in facilitating progress
at country, regional and global levels; and provide an update on latest
evidence / best practice on how to address the global shortage of health
workers.
Final report now available.
New
Primary Health Care topic guide
Thirty years on from the Alma Ata Declaration, this key issues guide unpacks
some of the challenges for the future of PHC and highlights promising
models of health system arrangement and service delivery that are improving
access for the poorest and most marginalised.
(added 23/09/08)
New
publication: Evaluation of links between North and South Healthcare Organisations
This report presents the results of an independent evaluation
into Global Health Partnerships as outlined in Lord Crisp's report, Global
Health Partnerships: The UK contribution to health in developing countries
(March 2007).
(added 05/08/08)
Updated
chronic non-communicable disease topic guide
This updated topic guide on chronic diseases includes sections on risk
factors, the costs of chronic disease, and prevention programmes.
(added 30/05/08)
New
topic guide: Aid architecture
This key issues guide provides an overview of the current state of the
aid architecture in the health sector. It shows that the proliferation
of donors, along with changing approaches for delivering and managing
aid, has contributed to the challenges that donors and recipient countries
face towards improving the effectiveness and impact of aid, and identifies
ways of tackling these challenges at international and country levels.
(added 08/04/08)
DFID
Africa Retreat documents
Presentations, key documents and further reading from the DFID Africa
Human Development retreat are now available. Available for DFID
staff only.
(added 13/02/08)
Rapid
Response Research
The Health Resource Centre Rapid Response Research facility
provides desk-based investigations to support your information needs.
The service is free and aims to provide short term (up
to one day) assistance on project or programme planning, produce
briefings or policy papers, assist in the preparation for missions
or meetings or get quickly up to speed with the latest debates on
any issue. Available for DFID staff only.
(added 18/12/07)
New
topic guide: National AIDS Commissions
This key issues guide examines institutional and governance issues as
they relate to National AIDS Commissions (NACs), including structures
and functions. The guide is divided into a background section that covers
the history of NACS and an issues section which looks at the problems
currently faced by NACs.
(added 10/12/07)
DFID
Africa Human Development Retreat
Addis Ababa, 5 - 7 February 2008
Full details including registration detail coming soon. (DFID staff only)
(added 14/11/07)
MeTa equity workshop
This meeting of the The Medicines Transparency Alliance (MeTA) arose from
the recognition that there is much relevant work on different aspects
of equity in access to medicines. The workshop aims were:
- Bring together wealth of academic and practitioner expertise on equity
in access to medicines
- Sharpen thinking on poverty and equity issues in access to medicines
so that MeTA processes and activities deliver objective of improving
poor and disadvantaged people's access.
(added 05/11/07)
A Synthesis of Institutional Arrangements of National
AIDS Commissions in Seven African Countries
This paper presents a synthesis of institutional arrangements and issues
currently facing National AIDS Councils/Commissions (NACs) in 2007. It
reviews the governance and institutional arrangements of NACs as well
as harmonisation and alignement processes. For each topic there is an
analysis of emerging themes.
(added 31/10/07)
New
DFID health strategy launched
DFID's new health strategy was launched on 5 June 2007 by the Right Honourable
Hilary Benn. The strategy outlines 4 priorities:
- More and better: Delivering more resources for health
- Working together: Expanding access to basic services
- Making it happen: Improving the effectiveness of
international funding for health
- Gathering the facts: Demonstrating results and building
evidence of what works
Also see Working
together for better health: evidence for action, published alongside
the health strategy. This document sets out the types of evidence that
have informed the new strategy.
Access to Medicines workshop
Gareth Thomas (Parliamentary Under Secretary of State) and Richard
Horton (Editor of The Lancet) are jointly hosting a two day workshop from
19-20 April, to promote constructive dialogue on the current challenges
in Access to Medicines. Access the workshop
page for further information, including the agenda and logistics information.
Medicines Transparency Alliance
(MeTA) stakeholder meeting
MeTA will work through national and international partners to support
national efforts to enhance transparency and build capacity in medicines
policy, procurement and supply chain management. The Right Honourable
Hilary Benn MP (UK Secretary of State for International Development) will
host the first MeTA stakeholder meeting on 18th April 2007. The MeTA
pages provide access to presentations, reports and tools relating
to consultations already held, and the forthcoming stakeholder meeting.
Universal access to sexual and reproductive health
services
A new key issues guide from the Health Resource Guide on eldis explores
issues relating to universal access to sexual and reproductive health
(SRH) services using a rights-based approach. It was produced in collaboration
with the DFID Realising Rights Research Programme Consortia.
See
the guide
International Experiences
in Removing User Fees for Health Services – Implications for Mozambique
This new report considers if user fees for health services should be removed
and reviews the experiences of countries that have gone down this route.
View
Cost-effective Delivery
of Specialist Medical Services to the St. Helena Population - Review of
Options - Draft Recommendations
This new report reviews the health care context of St. Helena and suggests
a number of methods of improving delivery, including: the use of telemedicine;
making formal arrangements for travel and accomodation; and exploring
government and health insurance.
View
DFID Human Development Retreat
The Health Resource Centre is organising the DFID Human Development Retreat
for DFID Health, HIV & AIDS and Education Advisors. The retreat ran
from 6 - 9 February. DFID advisors can access the supporting retreat
web pages on this site, which include the full programme,
background documents, related resources and logistical information.
New services from the HRC
The DFID Health Resource Centre now offers a range of new services
on its updated website. New features include:
For more information on the new services and new site,
contact Tom Barker,
Knowledge and Information Manager.
Reproductive Health Commodity Security
Case Studies
Four new country case study reports on Uganda, Nigeria,
Cambodia and Zambia are now available. These reports provide an analysis
of the key factors that influence financing, procurement, forcasting and
supply of reproductive commodities, including how national and international
agents interface and co-ordinate their activities.
See the reports on our Sexual
and reproductive health publications page
Updated Human Resources for Health Dossier
The Human
Resources for Health Dossier on the Health Systems Resource
Guide has been substantially updated to reflect recent events and experiences.
New sections include:
- a new section on planning for human resources
- an expanded section on migration
- updated and expanded section on international initiatives
- new additions including new resources, organisations and tools
See the updated dossier at: www.eldis.org/healthsystems/hr/
Public Consultation on DFID’s Health
Strategy
This report synthesises written submissions to DFID collected
in July 2006 via a public consultation process. The report identifies
gaps in the response to health challenges, key areas to be strengthened
and outlines how health architecture can be improved to deliver better
health for the poor.
See the report on our
Health, poverty and vulnerability publications page
Strengthening linkages for
sexual and reproductive health, HIV and AIDS
Nel Druce and Clare Dickinson, 2006
This DFID-commissioned review explores the policy, financing and institutional
factors that enable or constrain the integration of sexual and reproductive
health and rights programmes, with policy and programmes for HIV prevention,
and AIDS treatment and care. Based on a review of literature, key informant
interviews and policy and programme analyses, this brief summarises the
main barriers to developing linkages and discusses possible strategies
and opportunities for engagement and strengthening linkages.
View
report
View literature review
Developing new technologies to address neglected
diseases: the role of Product Development Partnerships (PDPs) and Advanced
Market Commitments (AMCs)
Cheri Grace, 2006
This paper focuses on the complementary roles of PDPs and AMCs as mechanisms
to incentivise industry towards the development of health technologies
for neglected diseases.
View
report
View
presentation
Health Management Information
Systems: a new key issues guide
A new key issues guide from the Health Systems Resource Guide looks at
the strategic and operational challenges of implementing Health Management
Information Systems (HMIS), as well as considering case studies and lessons
learned.
See
the new key issues guide external
link
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