USAID Summer Seminars
Session 9
 The
Bureau for Policy and Program Coordination, in coordination
with the Knowledge for Development Subcommittee, is pleased
to present USAID 2004 Summer Seminars.
Click under “Materials” below for more information.
Visit our WebBoard
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Session Organizer: Bryn Sakagawa, Global Health
As health systems in developing countries are challenged
to finance growing demands for services, national governments
and international donors are looking at innovative ways to
protect targeted populations from the financial risks of illness.
During this session, two innovative strategies of targeting
and providing services will be discussed:
The first half of this seminar is titled, “Improving
Health Care Systems Using Geographic Information Systems
(GIS).” Mr. Mark Landry will describe how integration
of health-related inputs into a GIS creates a powerful tool
for improving efficiency and effectiveness of health care
systems. Four state-of-the-art health GIS applications under
development in Yemen will be described: 1) mapping health
facilities and analyzing accessibility areas; 2) using GIS
to target health care program interventions; 3) donor mapping;
and 4) plotting the spatial pattern of the 2000 Rift Valley
Fever outbreak. The seminar will address how health GIS
applications provide evidence-based rationale for targeting
health care system interventions.
The second half of this seminar is titled, “Community-Based
Health Financing Schemes/Mutual Health Organizations (MHO)
Grow Up.” Mr. Marty Makinen will discuss the transition
of MHOs from local initiatives to national programs, and
the role of the government and USAID technical assistance
in facilitating the transition. Participants will be able
to appreciate the complexity of 'scaling-up' community-based
MHOs to national-level movements/programs. Can community-based
initiatives scale up and keep their souls? The session will
look at the different scaling-up experiences of MHOs in
Senegal, Rwanda, and Ghana, and at clues for future development
in Mali and Benin.
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WHEN: Each Tuesday, 9:00 to 11:00 AM through September
14
WHERE: The Center for Association Leadership at
the Marriott Learning Complex is located in the Ronald Reagan
Building and International Trade Center, 1300 Pennsylvania
Avenue, NW. Main entrances to the Ronald Reagan Building are
located on 14th Street and along Woodrow Wilson Plaza at 13th
and Pennsylvania Avenue. The Center for Association Leadership
is located on the Concourse Level (one floor below street
level) near the Metro entrance to the Ronald Reagan Building.
The Center is on your left before the Metro passageway. If
taking Metro, the Federal Triangle metro stop (blue and orange
lines) is connected to the Ronald Reagan Building by a covered
passageway. The Center will be immediately on your right as
you enter.
OTHER: A photo ID is needed to enter the Ronald
Reagan Building.
REGISTRATION: No pre-registration, but we recommend
that you arrive at least 20 minutes early to pass building
security and to get a good seat.
QUESTIONS: For additional information, please contact
Cindy Arciaga at 202-661-5859 or by e-mail at CArciaga@DIS.CDIE.ORG.
Information will be available on the web at: www.usaid.gov/policy/cdie.
Point of Contact: Any questions concerning USAID
Summer Seminars may be directed to Judy Light, PPC/DEI/DI,
202-712-0761, or Joe Lieberson, PPC/DEI/ESPA, 202-712-4704.
To view descriptions for the upcoming 2004 seminars,
please click here.
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