Welcome to Health Systems 20/20, USAID’s global health project working to strengthen health systems in developing countries. Strong health systems are critical to the achievement of better health outcomes. Health Systems 20/20 uses an integrated approach to address the financing, governance, operational, and capacity constraints in a health system that impede access to and use of life-saving priority health services. Read more in the project brief.
The Health Systems 20/20 project is a Leader with Associates cooperative agreement for 2006–2011 funded through USAID’s Health Systems Division within the Global Health Bureau serving all offices including maternal and child health, family planning and reproductive health, and HIV/AIDS.
Health Systems 20/20 at 2010 Global Health Council
Joining more than 2,500 attendees from around the world, Health Systems 20/20’s participation at the Global Health Council Conference covered a range of issues.
More...Workforce Planning Tool in Use by MOH
The past year marked significant efforts by the Health Systems 20/20’s Workforce Planning activity team to finalize the Workforce Planning Tool (WPT). The WPT is an Access-based application developed to assist Egypt’s Ministry of Health (MOH) to estimate health facilities’ staffing gaps.
More...Project Releases Reference Guide for Global Fund’s Support for Health Systems Strengthening
‘Global Fund’s Support for Cross-Cutting Health Systems Strengthening Interventions: A Reference Guide’ provides a basic orientation on why and how to use the Global Fund to support health systems strengthening.
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Building the Capacity of Egypt’s Health Insurance Organization (HIO) for Effective Budgeting and Financial Forecasting
As part of efforts to support Egypt's Health Insurance Organization (HIO) to strengthen and reorganize its health care purchasing and payment functions, Health Systems 20/20 led financial management and cost accounting workshops with HIO's financial department.
More...Liberia Receives Donation of Over 20,000 Books for Health Training Institutions
To improve and support Liberia's capacity to train health workers, Health Systems 20/20 has facilitated the donation of over 20,000 books and other educational materials to health professional schools in Liberia via the International Book Bank.
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