Project Information

To learn more about Health Systems 20/20, contact info@healthsystems2020.org. Below is a brief description of several of the tools used by the project to support country efforts to strengthen health systems

The Health Systems Database is a one-stop portal for assessing the performance of health systems. This online tool created by Health Systems 20/20 pulls information from 13 internationally recognized sources including the World Health Organization, the World Bank, and Demographic and Health Surveys. Users can use the Health Systems Database to compile and compare data on more than 150 indicators from 214 countries for the years 1960-2009. User-friendly features include standard data downloads, charts, maps, and automated country reports.

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National Health Accounts (NHA) is a tool used in more than 50 low‐ and middle‐income countries as a framework for measuring total public and private national health expenditures. NHA methodology tracks the flow of funds through the health sector, from their sources, through financial institutions, to providers and functions. Health Systems 20/20 works to support NHA efforts in in Cote d'Ivoire, Democratic Republic of Congo, Egypt, Kenya, Liberia, Namibia, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda, and Yemen.

The Health Systems Assessment Approach: A How‐To Manual was developed by Health Systems 20/20, Partners for Health Reformplus, Rational Pharmaceutical Management Plus, and the Quality Assurance Project. The tool is designed to provide a rapid yet comprehensive assessment of a country's health system. The approach covers key health systems functions and is organized around the World Health Organization’s six health system building blocks: governance; health financing; health service delivery; human resources; medical products, vaccines, and technologies; and health information systems. Health Systems 20/20 is currently modifying the Health Systems Assessment Approach: A How-To Manual based on field experience from more than 20 countries. The anticipated release is early 2012.

The HIV/AIDS Program Sustainability Analysis Tool (HAPSAT) was developed by Health Systems 20/20 to assist governments and donors with the development of HIV/AIDS policies and implementation plans. HAPSAT utilizes a computer‐based model for forecasting and analyzing the sustainability of HIV/AIDS programs during periods of service delivery scale‐up and/or when facing limited or unknown future resource levels.