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Final assessment of the Third-Party Monitoring of the Lebanon Health Programme for Syrian Refugees and Vulnerable Lebanese Population
hera assessed an EU program offering healthcare to Syrian refugees and vulnerable Lebanese citizens in Lebanon. This program aimed to improve access to affordable and quality healthcare services. The evaluation, conducted despite challenges like political unrest and the COVID-19 pandemic, found the program successful.
International Women’s Day 2022 - Gender equality today for a sustainable tomorrow
The theme for International Women’s Day, 8 March 2022 is, “gender equality today for a sustainable tomorrow”. In our increasingly interconnected world, it seems appropriate to have an intersectional theme encompassing gender and sustainability. For our work in the health and development sector, we know how crucial it is to consider cross-cutting issues and to adopt intersectional standpoints.
Analyzing the Small Islands Developing States Pooled Procurement Program: Assessing Financial Viability and Resource Mobilization
An in-depth analysis of a pooled medicine procurement program for African island nations. hera assessed break-even points, savings potential, and sustainability to inform the program's business plan.
A pandemic of inequality – A message for Universal Health Coverage (UHC) day 2021
On UHC day, December 12th, 2021, hera joins the call for broad-scale political and economic action to achieve Universal Health Coverage (UHC), leaving no one behind.
hera to support Health Systems Global in developing a new 5-year strategic plan
A hera team, led by CEO Leen Jille and Associate Partner Giorgia Lattanzi, has been selected to support Health Systems Global (HSG) in developing its next 5-Year Strategic plan covering 2021-2026. The aim is to develop a strategic framework that continues to position HSG at “the forefront of health systems policy and research within the changing landscape of global health.”
Evaluating the Suitability of Results-Based Financing for UNFPA Family Planning Supplies
A team from hera undertook a mission to evaluate a Results-Based Financing (RBF) pilot program for UNFPA family planning supplies. Their tasks involved verifying reported results through case studies and assessing the program's efficiency, effectiveness, and alignment to principles, providing valuable insights for improving the initiative's impact and promoting collaboration among stakeholders.
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!
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.
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.
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.
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.
Assessing the Impact: BMGF & DFID's Reproductive Health Programmes in Low- and Middle-Income Countries
In an effort to promote reproductive health and accessibility to quality-assured reproductive health commodities in low- and middle-income countries, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF) and the Department for International Development (DFID), now known as the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO), rolled out two independent, yet complementary, programmes geared towards ensuring hormonal contraceptives become more readily available, of high quality and affordable.