Project Details
Team:
Nahid Akhter Jahan, Moriam Khanam
Other Collaborative Works:
Title 1:
The extended review of the health care financing strategy 2012-32 focusing health financing functions and providing policy advocacy for health financing reforms as per review recommendations
Collaboration with : World Health Organization (WHO), Bangladesh
Position: Consultant
Major Tasks:
- Conduct consultation and focus group discussion among the extended group of policymakers, health managers, civil society and international experts on the health financing issues
- Organize technical consultations with key stakeholders for consensus-building on the findings
- Contribute to the final report on the extended review of health care financing strategy
- Prepare technical presentations and share the findings based on the review focusing on health financing functions
- Sensitize stakeholders and policymakers on the review findings and probable pathways to make health financing progress
- Provide strategic policy advocacy to the government on the possible health financing reforms based on the findings to accelerate the country’s progress towards universal health coverage
Duration: April 2023 - till date
Title 2:
Consultancy Services to review health care financing strategy focusing on health financing functions
Collaboration with : World Health Organization (WHO), Bangladesh
Position: Consultant
Major Tasks:
- Perform situation analysis on health financing functions in implementing health care financing strategy
- Identify the challenges and gaps in resource mobilization, resource pooling and purchasing
- Facilitate key informant interviews and technical consultations among key stakeholders, national and international experts
- Facilitate the technical discussion with the technical review committee, experts and policymakers for validating the key revision areas
- Provide strategic policy advocacy to the government
- Provide technical support in organizing webinar related to the review of health care financing strategy
- Develop assessment reports by identifying the key revision areas with closely working with national and international consultants
- Contribute to developing a policy note along with national and international consultants
Duration: August 2021 – December 2021
Title 3:
Support to Develop the Costed Investment Plan of the New Health Care Financing Strategy (HCFS)
Collaboration with : World Health Organization (WHO), Bangladesh
Position: Consultant
Major Tasks:
- Meeting with the different stakeholders
- Costing of the interventions of HCFS
- Preparation and dissemination of the report of Bangladesh Rapid Health System Assessment
- Assisting the lead consultant in preparing the Implementation Plan
Duration: April 2013 – July 2013
Title 4:
Expanding Social Protection for Health: Towards Universal Coverage, Health Care Financing Strategy 2012-2032
Collaboration with : Abs Associations Inc, USA
Position: Consultant
Major Tasks:
- Responsibilities of the focal point of Resource Mobilization Thematic Group
- Meeting with the different stakeholders
- Preparation and dissemination of the report on Resource Mobilization
- Assisting the lead consultant in preparing the Health Care Financing Strategy
Duration: March 2012 – June 2012
Title 5:
Costing of Next Health Sector Programme: 2011-16
Collaboration with : European Union, Delegation to Bangladesh
Position: Consultant
Major Tasks:
- Review the cost of HPSP and HNPSP
- Assess the future needs of the line directors
- Conduct cost analysis and estimate the budget for 2011-16
- Preparation of the report and dissemination
Duration: August 2010 – October 2010
Title 6:
Millennium Development Goals Needs Assessment and Costing, 2009-2015, Bangladesh
Collaboration with : United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
Position: Social Development Analyst (Health)
Major Tasks:
- A comprehensive review of the existing plans, strategies and documents
- Carry out the trend analysis of the MDG 4,5 and 6 in Bangladesh
- Collect data on utilization and unit cost of health services
- Conduct a cost analysis of the key interventions
- Estimate the budget for achieving the MDG 4,5 and 6 in Bangladesh
- Sharing the progress of the study with TWG from time to time
- Preparation and dissemination of the report
Duration: April 2008 – October 2008
Title 7:
Thematic evaluation of UNFPA’s experience in increasing aid effectiveness through participation in sector-wide approaches
Collaboration with : Health Consultant Associates Ltd. (HAL) (A consultant of HERA)
Position: Local Consultant
Major Tasks:
- Meeting with the different stakeholders
- Review the existing literature
- Assisting in report preparation
Duration: January 2008-February 2008