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Health System Strengthening Evaluation Collaborative Publications

Read and download all the publications from our Health System Strengthening Evaluation Collaborative programme.

Priority Research Questions

The Collaborative identified three discrete but interlinked questions which were explored during the project:

  1. Who are the audiences for HSS evaluation results and what evidence do they need?
  2. How can we foster shared understandings of language, methods & outcomes in HSS evaluation?
  3. How can we better understand what will and won’t work at country level in terms of HSS evaluation?

To explore these questions, HSSEC hosted and Itad facilitated monthly learning sessions with key stakeholders, including HSS investors, country-level HSS actors and evaluators. To support the learning process, Itad developed and shared with the Collaborative a series of reports, technical briefing papers and case studies

Resources:

All resources produced during the project are available below.

Technical Briefs

Boundaries and definitions of HSS and implications for HSS evaluation Download the full report Download the technical brief
Conceptual framework which can support thinking about pathways of change in HSS and how to evaluate HSS effects of (1) short term and focused investment, and (2) overall health system reforms Download the full report Download the technical brief
Report which assesses evaluations of HSS interventions Download the full report Download the technical brief
Overview of Case Studies – Technical Brief’ N/A Download the  technical brief

Case studies

Download Ghana case study
Download the Kenya case study
Download the Rwanda case study
Download the Thailand case study
Download the Mexico case study
Download the National Stakeholders case study

Cross Working Groups

RHIS Download the full report Download the technical brief
Rapid Evaluation Methods Download the full report Download the technical brief
Systems Thinking Download the full report Download the technical brief
Modelling to HSS Outcomes Download the full report (coming soon) Download the technical brief
Global Stakeholder Analysis Download the full report  Download the technical brief 

HSSEC Learning Series

HSSEC hosted and Itad facilitated monthly learning sessions bringing together key stakeholders to discuss various challenges and issues surrounding health system strengthening.

Watch the full series on YouTube here or click the titles below to watch.

Exploring the 4S Framework for Health Systems Strengthening
Opening the black box for Health System performance
Strong Health Systems are learning Health Systems
Embedding Implementation Research for Health Interventions
Modelling the effects of Health System Strengthening
Getting on the same page: the concept and assessment of Health Systems Strengthening
How we model matters: practical strategies for capturing causal complexity in theories of change

Find out more about the Health Systems Strengthening Collaborative project