Lack of assistance has already led some Lower Middle Income Countries (LMICs) to fall behind in requiring children to be vaccinated from vaccine-preventable diseases. This study analyzes the challenges LMICs face as they consider the adoption of new vaccines and identifies practical interventions to address issues uncovered.

The Center for Global Health R&D Policy Assessment’s report “Prizes for Global Health Technologies” addresses how prizes may be used to spur medical innovation for neglected diseases and  drive investment in the development of drugs, vaccines, and diagnostics needed in poor countries.

This report is the result of a collective work carried out by the Writing Committee commissioned
by the Task Force on Innovative Financing for Education created by the Leading Group on
Innovative Financing for Development in March 2010.

South Africa is facing a mounting financial challenge in its fight against the growing HIV/AIDS epidemic. With 5.7 million people currently infected with the HIV virus and an additional half million adults and children becoming newly infected each year, South Africa stands at a critical crossroads.

This report, produced in partnership with the Engelberg Center for Health Care Reform at the Brookings Institution, explores lessons learned for the stewardship of mixed health system based on health care experiences in the United States.  

In this paper, R4D Managing Director Nicholas Burnett and Oxford University Visiting Research Fellow Desmond Bermingham draw upon their extensive knowledge of education and on R4D’s work on innovative finance in other areas to examine how innovative financing can be applied to mobilize funds for education.

This book recommends a series of actions that can move the world toward a better future in dealing with AIDS, while using financial resources in a more efficient and affordable manner.

The secretariat of the Health Financing Task Force at the Results for Development Institute prepared this paper for the 25th meeting of the UNAIDS Programme Coordinating Board to evaluate the impact of the global financial crisis on HIV/AIDS programs in developing countries.

As part of the Board's request to study and revise its existing eligibility criteria, certain countries currently receiving GAVI aid are expected to become ineligible. For this reason, proper and fair graduation procedures need to be established to ensure a smooth and sustainable transition to self-financing.

This article is based on the synthesis report Public Stewardship of Private Providers in Mixed Health Systems

This report describes 33 innovative pro-poor healthcare financing and delivery programs in South Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa that are led by or engage the private heath sector.

This short article describes how well-implemented public or private health insurance programs create a platform for pooled strategic purchasing that can drive improvements in quality of care and increase availability of health services for poor people.

In a Review in the Lancet, authors from the financing group of the aids2031 project address critical questions about HIV/AIDS, taking a long-term view of financial requirements under different possible scenarios as the pandemic unfolds over the next two decades up to 2031

This article by Managing Director Nicholas Burnett appears in the March 2010 Issue of Global magazine. It discusses the impact of the global economic crisis on achieving inclusive education and addresses areas of opportunity to ensure the realization of "Education for All."

This paper outlines the functionalities and uses of the Resource Requirements Tool (RRT).

This article was written for the International Working Group on Education and discusses the importance of innovative financing for education, particularly in low-income countries.

The Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars’ Global Health Initiative (GHI) worked with consultants in Ghana, Senegal, and Uganda to assess technical skills within these countries’ ministries of finance and ministries of health, as well as the communication between the ministries in order to improve implementation of systems and increase budget allocations for the health sector.   

This paper assesses the costs of antiretroviral drug (ARV) procurement and identifies policies that could help to lower costs, improve efficiency, and thereby ensure sustainable long-term access to ARVs by low and middle income countries.

This report estimates Liberia’s resource requirements for scaling up the country’s workforce plans.

This report estimates Uganda’s resource requirements for scaling up the country’s workforce plans.

This report estimates Ethiopia’s resource requirements for scaling up the country’s workforce plans.

A case study focusing on the implementation of the World Bank's Strategy and Action Plan Self-Assessment Tool (SAT) in Honduras.

This paper discusses the possible role of the philanthropic sector in funding the fight against HIV/AIDS over the next 10 to 20 years.

Donor assistance for AIDS is a primary source of funding in developing countries. The economic crisis and subsequent reduction in donor funding has shown the inherent vulnerabilities of relying on these funds. This paper examines future of donor assistance and policy options that can be put in place now to reduce these vulnerabilities.

Discussion of estimates of future resource availability for AIDS, and necessary political space needed to use resources effectively. Results indicate that Sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia will continue to be dependent on external funds, while some middle income countries may be able to self-finance their programs in the near future.

This document explains seven financing and economic issues that matter for health workforce scale-up and financing. It then states twenty-nine actions that policy-makers could take right away to address the issues, independent of any long-term HRH interventions in progress.

The report characterizes supply chains, analyzes the potential to invest in private sector initiatives, and makes recommendations for key stakeholders.

The paper reviews various purchasing models and the advantages each offers for purchasing from the private sector.

The paper develops an analytical framework applied to India, Uganda, and Afghanistan for conceptualizing the governance/stewardship function within health systems and the role of government in the context of an expanded role for private service provision and financing.

The State of Andhra Pradesh in India has recently taken several innovative approaches to improve access to healthcare. This report presents the major initiatives, including health insurance and contracting arrangements for health services, and describes underlying motives, challenges, and opportunities associated with the reform.

The report reviewed the literature on a number of innovative service delivery models, isolating business processes that could be applied more broadly, including marketing strategies, financing strategies, and operating strategies.

The paper seeks to explain the very large differences in per capita spending on healthcare across countries and determines that almost all (more than 90%) of these differences can be explained by variation in per capita income (gross national product).

The paper analyzes Demographic and Health Survey (DHS) from low and middle income countries data and reveals a wide variation in the role of informal private, formal private, and public sector actors.

This working paper is based on a review of a sample of Country Procurement Assessment Reports undertaken in twenty-three Sub-Saharan countries. The paper analyzes the procurement systems and seeks to find ways to improve the quality of public expenditures.

Independent Monitoring Organizations (IMOs)- policy research and advocacy organizations that pursue transparency and accountability issues- can be key players in improving the collection and expenditure of government revenues. This paper analyzes areas where many IMOs' work could be improved and explores programs that aim to improve IMOs.

This paper reviews recent measures to improve fiscal transparency in Nigeria, highlights the role played by civil society organizations (CSOs), and identifies strategies which CSOs and government officials in various African countries may adopt in order to promote more constructive and transparent dialogue on fiscal management issues.

The objective of this paper is to review about 20 Public Expenditure Tracking Surveys (PETS) and related literature produced since the mid-1990s to identify common problems and lessons learned to improve the quality of public spending in the social sectors via civil society oversight and involvement.

This book seeks out, areas in which governments could focus to improve the quality public expenditures. It seeks to identify cross-cutting strengths and weaknesses of public financial management and procurement systems and the characteristics of, and lessons learned from reform programs.

The questionnaire is designed to help MLI staff and the designated Ministry of Health leadership team identify specific focal areas for development as part of a specialized technical assistance and leadership support package.