Article by ELLEN JOHNSON SIRLEAF and JEAN KASEYA MONROVIA/ADDIS ABABA – In 2017, African Union heads of state pledged to deploy two million community health workers (CHWs), recognizing their role in advancing health for all. Seven years on, as African leaders prepare...
By Shivani Shukla, LGT Impact Fellow for Financing Alliance for Health Globally, approximately half of the population lacks access to essential health services, and more than half of them (~615 million) live on the African continent. Approximately 3 million people in...
As the White House develops a new initiative to strengthen the global health workforce around the world,we spoke with Angela Gichaga, CEO, Financing Alliance for Health. We talked about what she thinks the Biden Administration needs to consider in order to help build...
FAH is a partnership established in 2016 that works with governments on financing strategies for primary and community health systems that operate at scale and are financially sustainable over time. To learn more about our work, please visit our online knowledge...
Public funds are the anchor/ foundation for sustainable UHC financing. Public financial management (PFM) capabilities are critical in ensuring that funds are well-utilized and meet taxpayer’s health needs. The PFM system is the set of rules and institutions governing...
As of 2013, there was a global shortage of 17 million health workers who could provide essential primary health care services. The highest shortage of workers is felt in Africa and South-East Asia. WHO projects that by 2030, there will still be a huge deficit,...