FHS China launch research project on payment system reform at the county level

On 25 March, the China National Health Development Research Center (CNHDRC) hosted a seminar to mark the launch of an FHS research project examining the impact of payment system reform on the delivery of health care services in rural healthcare facilities in China. The seminar took place in Yubei county, Chongqing city. Over 40 delegates attended the meeting, including a number of local and national government officials and grassroots policy makers.

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The complexities of tackling malaria in Nigeria

A recent article on AllAfrica.com interviewed an FHS researcher in Nigeria, Dr Oladimeji Oladepo, about how the Nigerian health system has responded to the challenges of malaria. Despite the fact that ACTs (or artemisinin combined therapy) are much more effective in fighting the straines of malaria most prevalent in Nigeria, Dr Oladepo notes that sales of chloroquine remain more common -- especially among patent medicine vendors.

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New FHS-led webinar - Shaping the future of health markets

The Future Health Systems consortium is pleased to be convening the next webinar in the series, 'Shaping the future of health markets: Reflections from Bellagio'. The webinar will take place on 7 March 2013 at 07:30EST/12:30GMT/18:00IST and will be chaired by FHS CEO Dr Sara Bennett. The webinar will first present landscaping reviews undertaken by members of the Future Health Systems consortium along three health market themes: regulation, networks, and learning. Key recommendations outlined in the Bellagio Statement on the Future of Health Markets will also be addressed. This will be followed by reactions from a variety of stakeholders -- from small business leaders, to private sector giants, health funders, and government representatives -- some of whom participated in the meeting in Bellagio.

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