Presenters Discuss: the use of service delivery as an entry point to health systems strengthening and the added value of Quality Improvement to traditional public health programs (Senegal); how health governance contributes to system strengthening and what indicators can be used to measure health governance (global); two innovative strategies to health financing and how to support the implementation of the strategies (Africa); different methodologies and tools used to assess pharmaceutical and health commodity systems and how monitoring tools developed in support of antiretroviral therapy (ART) programs have been expanded for wider use; how Human Resources Management (HRM) system strengthening is critical for the support of workforce development, and contributes to overall health system strengthening (Africa with global applicability); and Health Information Systems (HIS) as it relates to health systems strengthening, the relevance of HIS for supporting decision making, approaches to HIS strengthening and monitoring, and available frameworks and tools for HIS strengthening (Global, Zambia).
