Health Systems Strengthening
As health systems evolve worldwide, Abt is a trusted partner to governments, donors, and communities, with unmatched expertise in health policy, governance, financing, workforce development, capacity building, and digital and data solutions. We catalyze change by optimizing resources and our network of 1,000+ health systems experts to deliver agile solutions for urgent problems while strengthening complex systems for the future. We work in mixed health systems worldwide to bring transformative change in quality improvement, regulatory processes, inclusive policies, and innovative financial protection mechanisms. We emphasize community and local leadership in solutions we co-design and implement, recognizing their capacity to drive meaningful change.
Expertise
- Health Policy Development and Evaluation
- Financing, Resource Mobilization, and Optimization
- Human Resources for Health
- Leadership, Management, and Governance
- Domestic Resource Mobilization
- Private Sector Engagement
- Digital and Information Systems Solutions
Clients Include
U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)
Australian Government Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT)
UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO)
Our Work
Flagship health systems strengthening program for USAID, generating improved policies and knowledge for 27 countries, with 720 local partners
Telemedicine solutions established during wartime in Ukraine, delivering thousands of safe consultations for urgent and chronic care
Policies and processes for community-based health insurance covering 44.9 M Ethiopians (43% of the total population)
Social health insurance through Vietnam’s government to cover TB medicines for 133,000 people at 4,000+ health facilities
Inclusive policies and financing resulted in 100,000 Venezuelan migrants enrolling in Colombia’s national health insurance system
Annual planning and budgeting for neonatal health in Nepal contributed to significant rise in institutional deliveries and antenatal check-ups
Our Experts
Chief of Party, Public Sector System Strengthening Plus Project, Tanzania
Tanzania
Senior Health Systems Strengthening Specialist, Improved Family Planning Initiative Project, Mozambique
Mozambique
Senior Health Financing Specialist, Local Health System Sustainability (LHSS) Project, Namibia
Country Director, USAID Local Health System Sustainability COVID-19 Emergency Response, Tajikistan
United Kingdom
Chief of Party, Local Health System Sustainability Project – East Africa Cross-Border Health Activity, Eastern Africa Region, Kenya
Kenya
Chief of Party, USAID Local Health System Sustainability (LHSS) Project, Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic
Senior Health Finance and Governance Advisor, Transform: Primary Health Care Project, Ethiopia
Ethiopia
Chief of Party, USAID Local Health System Sustainability (LHSS), Nigeria
Nigeria
Insights
Local Health System Sustainability Project (LHSS)
Low- and middle-income countries are committed to universal health coverage (UHC) and better primary health care but they sometimes need targeted support to get there. Governments and health providers have to become more accountable. Health financing…
Telemedicine: A Lifeline for Ukraine's Health System Amidst War
The Abt-led USAID Local Health System Sustainability Project is helping Ukraine adopt telemedicine to connect people to healthcare during the war with Russia.
Migrants in Colombia Find Kindness and Support in ‘Alliances of Solidarity’
USAID’s Abt-ledLocal Health System Sustainability (LHSS) project built a Colombian non-governmental organization (NGO)’s capacity to help migrants get health care.
Logistics Management Tool Brings New Strength to Vietnam’s Fight Against TB
The Abt-led USAID Local Health System Sustainability Project created a logistics management information system for TB drugs in Vietnam.
Strengthening Systems for Better Health in Nepal
While Nepal has successfully reduced overall mortality among mothers and children under five, there is still room for improvement in equitable delivery of quality maternal, child, newborn, and reproductive health services.
USAID Health Financing Improvement Program
Ethiopia has made much progress in the design and implementation of health care financing (HCF) reforms. These reforms address growing needs for health services, health sector resource constraints, quality of care concerns, and financial barriers to…