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Senegal

Health Systems 20/20's work in Senegal continues to expand at the country level. Maternal and child health activities are currently underway, while health finance and capacity-building activities have already been completed. Plans are set for a health system assessment to take place in the near future.

Article on Impact of Mutual Health Organizations in West Africa Published in Health Policy and Planning

May 23 2008
Mutual health organizations (MHOs) are voluntary membership organizations providing health insurance services to their members. MHOs aim to increase access to health care by reducing out-of-pocket payments faced by households. Health Systems 20/20 and Abt staff members Slavea Chankova, Sara Sulzbach, and François Diop co-authored an article entitled "Impact of Mutual Health Organizations: Evidence from West Africa" recently published in Health Policy and Planning. More...

Increasing the Role of Local Organizations in Health Systems Strengthening

Aug 6 2007

Piloting the Approach in Senegal: Health Systems 20/20 organized a workshop for the leadership of 12 local organizations in Senegal from June 25-29, 2007. The workshop was delivered by one international trainer and a local co-trainer. The organizations included nine NGOs, two for-profit consulting firms, and one university research institute. The Health Systems 20/20 conceptual framework for capacity-building was the primary reference for the course. This framework defines six core institutional competencies:

  • organizational development
  • management systems
  • resource mobilization
  • organizational governance
  • technical expertise
  • technical assistance and training
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