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Health Systems 20/20 is working with the Egyptian Ministry of Health (MOH) on Egypt's fourth round of National Health Accounts (NHA) estimates to capture public, private, and donor contributions, in addition to examining overall health care expenditures.

As part of an effort to upgrade the leadership and management skills in the Egyptian public health care sector, Health Systems 20/20, in collaboration with the Egyptian Ministry of Health (MOH), hosted the first Leadership Café meeting April 25, 2009, with guest speaker Dr. Nancy Kane, Professor of Management and Associate Dean for Educational Programs, Harvard School of Public Health.

With funding from the President's Emergency Plan to Fight AIDS (PEPFAR) and support of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), the Health Systems 20/20 project is working with the Ivorian Ministry of Health and Public Hygiene (MOH) to build human resources for health (HRH) numbers and management at all levels of the health care system.

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Speaking at the March 27th launch of the third round of National Health Accounts (NHA) in Kenya, the Honorable Prof Anyang’ Nyong’o, Minister of Medical Services, noted that although household expenditure on health services in Kenya has declined, the current levels are too high and present a barrier to accessing health care services for poor households. “I will raise this issue with the government to ensure that more resources are allocated to the health sector and we are seen to be moving towards the Abuja target” stated the Minister.