Options news 24 October 2018 Committing to Primary Health Care to achieve health for all This important meeting coincides with the 40th anniversary of the original Primary Health Care Declaration made in Alma-Ata, Kazakhstan in 1978. The Declaration expresses the need for urgent action…
Options news 8 March 2017 Being bold to advocate for maternal health My name is Esther Agbon and I am the Health Finance and Advocacy Advisor for Options’ Evidence for Action-MamaYe programme in Nigeria. My work involves simplifying health budgets so that they can be…
Options news 12 December 2016 A smart investment for all women In sub-Saharan Africa, despite improvements in maternal survival during the period of the MDGs, more than 200,000 women still die each year during childbirth with wide disparities in maternal mortality…
Options news 22 September 2016 Taking the Africa Health Budget Network to the next level I first interacted with the Africa Health Budget Network (AHBN) in November 2015 and thought yes, that’s exactly what we need – an African voice on the global platform and a platform through which…
Options news 17 November 2015 Prematurity matters - we must act now Those born early in low income settings are ten times more likely to die than in high income countries. Over the last decades, real progress has been made in reducing child mortality and some in reducing…
Brief 23 July 2013 What can vouchers do for Universal Health Coverage? A health voucher gives its recipient the right to access a clearly defined health service (or health services package) at quality-assured health facilities for free. That same voucher then enables the…