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The Global Health Council and Health Systems 20/20 brownbag series takes place monthly at the Global Health Council, 1111 19th Street, NW Suite 1120, Washington, DC from 12-1:30 p.m. The September session features Dr. Laurel Hatt on "Financing Maternal Health Services: An Overview of Approaches."

Three articles recently posted on the Egyptian HIO website Health Insurance Organization (HIO) web site highlight work that Health Systems 20/20 is doing with the HIO, an enterprise that insures and provides health care services to more than half of the Egyptian population. More...

Performance-Based Incentives Primer for USAID Missions

Performance-based incentives (PBI), a strategy that links payment to results achieved, is a potentially powerful catalyst to strengthen health systems and achieve health targets. Numerous developing countries, many with USAID support, are piloting and scaling-up PBI programs to improve health outcomes and make progress towards achieving the health Millennium Development Goals. However, PBI is not a solution for all problems in the health system and is not a substitute for investments in training, health facilities, and infrastructure. Each country context has to be assessed to understand the potential contribution of performance-based incentives to improving health outcomes.

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.