3041.0 Strengthening Health Systems

Monday, November 9, 2009: 8:30 AM
Oral
An overview of health systems of global importance.
Session Objectives: Describe international health systems List various types of health systems Explain details of the various types of health systems
Moderator:
Amy Hagopian, PhD

8:30 AM
Vertical funding and “common fund” approaches to health sector support in Mozambique: Best practices for donors
James Pfeiffer, PhD, MPH, Kenneth Gimbel-Sherr, MPH, PhC, Stephen Gloyd, MD, MPH, Wendy Johnson, MD, MPH and Pablo Montoya, MD, MPH
8:45 AM
Health governance and decentralization in Rwanda
Derick W. Brinkerhoff, EdD, Catherine J. Fort, MA and Sara Stratton, MPH
9:00 AM
Mesoamerican Public Health Institute (MPHI)
Miguel Angel Gonzalez-Block, PhD, Executive D, Jorge Motta-Borrell, MD, MPH, Directo, Silvia Magali Cuadra-Hernández, PhD, Researcher and Luz Maria Gonzalez-Robledo, DDS, Researcher
9:15 AM
Strengthening Rwanda's health system and access to clean water: A district-managed grants mechanism
Laure Almairac, MA
9:30 AM
Saving maternal lives: Finance and delivery strategies for resource-poor settings
Ndola Prata, MD, MSc and Amita Sreenivas, MPH

See individual abstracts for presenting author's disclosure statement and author's information.

Organized by: International Health
Endorsed by: Socialist Caucus, Social Work, Women's Caucus

CE Credits: Medical (CME), Health Education (CHES), Nursing (CNE), Public Health (CPH)

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