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hera supports the government of Mongolia in improving access to affordable medicines
The Mongolian Vice Minister of Health, Byambsuren Lamjav, met with a hera team in October to discuss ongoing work on improving access to affordable medicines in public hospitals in Mongolia. hera is providing technical assistance to the new government under an Asian Development Bank cooperative project.
Gender specialist Justine Jensen joins the hera partner co-operative
A warm welcome for hera’s newest partner!
Gender, HIV and Youth Mainstreaming Strategy of the Seed Knowledge Initiative (SKI)
SKI is comprised of 16 partner organisations in Malawi, Zambia, Zimbabwe and South Africa with the aim of improving farmer-led seed knowledge systems and helping smallholder farmers to become more seed, food and nutritionally secure.
Procurement for health in Namibia
UNICEF and USAID partnered with hera to improve healthcare procurement in Namibia. This collaboration aimed to deliver better value for money and improve health services at the community level. The project focused on identifying and addressing inefficiencies in the system. hera reviewed past analyses, facilitated dialogue between government ministries, and recommended versatile solutions.
Switching the Poles
Assessment of a Belgian government-funded program run by the Institute of Tropical Medicine (ITM), which aims to build research and healthcare capacity in developing countries. Evaluators reviewed 24 projects and 10 thematic networks across 18 countries and came forward with findings that will inform future collaborations to improve global health.
Final evaluation of the project Consolidating Cardiovascular Services at the national cardiac centre in Mongolia
hera partner Michèle Kosremelli Asmar is part of the PROMAN consortium implementing the Third-Party Monitoring of the Lebanon Health Programme for Syrian Refugees and Vulnerable Lebanese Population funded by the European Union through the MADAD fund.
Mozambique - MTR cooperation Flanders Mozambique - Flanders BuZa
hera's MTR evaluated implementation progress, identified challenges, and provided recommendations for improvement. The findings helped shape the subsequent CSP phase, emphasizing innovation and addressing key healthcare issues.
External Evaluation of the UNDP-UNFPA-UNICEF-WHO-World Bank Special Programme of Research, Development and Research Training in Human Reproduction (HRP) 2013-2017
hera was selected to conduct the fourth external evaluation of the HRP covering the period from January 2013 to December 2017.
Review of the implementation of recommendations from thematic evaluations of a strategic/global nature
This review of the implementation of recommendations from global evaluations aims to promote the use of evaluation evidence for learning and accountability purposes and highlights areas for action where WFP can maximize the achievement of its mission.
Bridging the Gap in Health Care Services in DRC with the ASSR Programme
Operating in four provinces of DRC – Nord Ubangi, Kasai, Kasai Central, and Maniema – the ASSR programme targets an estimated population of 9 million. The anticipated maximum value of the ASSR programme over its 18-month duration is £35 million.
hera supports EU-funded program to reduce Maternal and Child Mortality in Guinea Bissau
Over a span of four years, the hera team worked to improve access to quality healthcare for pregnant women and children under five in Guinea-Bissau.
Summative evaluation of the WHO Rapid Access Expansion (RAcE) Initiative
In 2012 the government of Canada provided a grant to the WHO Global Malaria Programme (GMP) to support the scale-up of the diagnosis and treatment of children with pneumonia, diarrhoea and malaria by Community Health Workers, an approach known as integrated community case management (iCCM). The six-year programme, labeled the Rapid Access Expansion (RAcE) initiative, distinguished itself from other internationally funded iCCM programmes by aiming to achieve universal health coverage for all children in hard-to-reach areas within selected geographic boundaries.
Developing a monitoring framework for Universal Health Coverage in the WHO African Region
In 2015 hera was contracted by the WHO Regional Office for Africa (WHO AFRO) to provide an assessment of the status of UHC determinants including the status of progress on the 2008 Ouagadougou and Algiers Declarations.
UHC2030 - Results from the 2016 Monitoring Round
The 2016 monitoring round tracked eight effective development cooperation practices in the health sector using indicators for both governments and development partners.
Universal Health Coverage for Sexual and Reproductive Health in the Asia-Pacific Region
The study of universal health coverage for sexual and reproductive health in the Asia-Pacific Region was undertaken by hera under contract by the United Nations Population Fund Asia and Pacific Regional Office.
Mid-term review of the EU/ACP/WHO Renewed Partnership for strengthening pharmaceutical systems and improving access to quality medicines in 15 African ACP Countries
The “The Renewed EU/ACP/WHO Partnership” (RP) was a four year programme (October 2012 – September 2016) with the overall objective to contribute to the achievement of health-related MDGs and to universal health coverage in African ACP countries by improving the availability, affordability and use of safe, effective and quality assured essential medicines for the treatment of priority acute and non-communicable diseases.
Evaluation of the Sahel Solidarity Health Initiative (AFD)
The AFD/I3S Niger project supported the health sector in Niger by improving the quality and accessibility of healthcare services. The project focused on the implementation of the Initiative for Health, Social Protection and Promotion (I3S) in the Dosso region.
Technical support to the 3MDG Fund multi-donor program from 2012 to 2016
From 2012 to 2016, hera provided technical support to the 3MDG Fund multi-donor program in Myanmar, delivering insights through a detailed cost-effectiveness analysis of two key components of the 3MDG program.
SADC Feasibility Study on Regional Manufacturing of Medicines and Health Commodities
Assess the feasibility of the local production of essential medicines especially those related to the three communicable diseases, namely HIV and AIDS, TB and Malaria as well as the production of health commodities for the three diseases.