Our Projects

Strengthening Primary Care Provision in the Philippines

In the Philippines, ThinkWell helps to develop a primary care competency certification framework and a tool to certify primary care health workers.

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Strategic Purchasing for Primary Health Care (SP4PHC)

We advance strategic purchasing for primary healthcare in Burkina Faso, Kenya, Uganda, Indonesia, and the Philippines.

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Building Country Capacity to Generate and Use Evidence on Immunization Delivery Costs

ThinkWell is leading a three year project focused on increasing the visibility, availability, understanding, and use of evidence on the cost of delivering vaccines. The project is supported by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.

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Improving Human Resources for Health Allocation in Mozambique

We designed a human resources for health allocation tool to support the Ministry of Health to improve health workers’ performance in Mozambique.

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Sustainable Financing for Immunization

This project seeks to understand how different structural and political reforms affect financing for immunization and what different stakeholders, including public and private parties, can do to ensure that such financing is sufficient and sustainable.

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Achieving Universal Health Coverage in Bangladesh

In Bangladesh, the USAID-funded Achieving Universal Health Coverage (AUHC) project is transforming the nationwide Smiling Sun network of 399 clinics into a consolidated pro-poor social enterprise: the Surjer Hashi Network (SHN).

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Strengthening Efficiencies for Clinical HIV Outcomes

ThinkWell provides the Mozambican government with data, measured findings, and recommendations to make service delivery decisions that help achieve HIV epidemic control.

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Improving Essential Health Services in Myanmar

ThinkWell provides health financing and human resources for health support to strengthen health system governance in Myanmar.

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Health Policy Plus (HP+) in Mozambique

We support the Government of Mozambique strengthen health programs and policies aimed at improving reproductive, maternal, newborn, child, and adolescent health.

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Improving Private Sector Engagement in Mozambique’s Healthcare Sector

ThinkWell provided insight on the potential barriers and incentives for the private sector’s contribution to primary health care access in Mozambique.

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Leveraging Public Financial Management for Better Health

In a webinar series, we shared knowledge on how to reform budgets and make them work better for universal health coverage.

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Reaching the Last Mile in Mozambique

ThinkWell helps to improve the public health supply chain in Mozambique.

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African Platform on Health Systems and Policy

ThinkWell facilitated the development of a network of African institutions with the core mission of improving the uptake of evidence in policymaking and practice. At the end of one year, ThinkWell successfully transitioned leadership to five core African partners.

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Outsourcing Non-clinical Services in Public Health Facilities

We explored how Mozambique’s health sector could partner with the private sector to provide non-clinical health services.

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Health Workforce for the 21st Century

The Health Workforce for the 21st Century (HW21) Program is supporting high HIV burden countries to meet UNAIDS’ 90-90-90 goals.

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Mapping Migration Dynamics of Mozambican Miners

ThinkWell developed a feasibility assessment and design for a community-based model to identify, screen, and treat Tuberculosis-positive miners and their families.

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Annual Program Review of Bangladesh Health Sector

ThinkWell coordinated and oversaw the 2012 annual program review (APR) of Bangladesh’s heath sector. This 18-person, three-month intensive review assessed seven key aspects of the health sector, from public financial management to urban health.

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Configuring Strategic Purchasing to Strengthen Family Planning in the DRC

ThinkWell explored how the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation could harness strategic purchasing to improve the delivery of affordable family planning services in the DRC.

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Strengthening Health Policy and Systems Research for Policymaking in Africa

We presented a model, recommendations, and an investment case for the Rockefeller Foundation to support the development of a sub-Saharan African network for health policy and systems research.

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Analyzing Costs of Clustered Randomized Control Trials

ThinkWell researched and analyzed the cost-drivers of clustered randomized control trials (CRCTs) in various settings.

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Supporting Health Sector Resiliency in Afghanistan

ThinkWell provided technical support and capacity building to the Ministry of Public Health to increase domestic resources for health.

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Assessing Aid Modalities to Support RMH in Mozambique

ThinkWell provided support to DFID Mozambique to develop the agency’s next five year health strategy to significantly impact Reproductive and Maternal Health (RMH).

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Assessing the Private Sector in Indonesia

ThinkWell performed an assessment to re-envision maternal and newborn health in Indonesia and explore how the private sector and civil society can ignite change.

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Health Labor Market Analysis in Malawi

We helped Malawi to develop the health workforce needed to end preventable maternal and child deaths, support family planning goals, control the HIV epidemic, and protect communities from infectious diseases.

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Assessing Health Inequity in Jordan

ThinkWell supported the High Health Council of Jordan with health systems research to assess health inequity in Jordan, especially as it relates to children and adolescents.

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Assessing the Supply Chain for Rapid Test Kits in Mozambique

ThinkWell conducted a comprehensive supply chain system assessment to identify the bottlenecks and leakages of HIV rapid test kits.

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Building Evidence and Tools in Mozambique to Support HIV Programming

ThinkWell conducted a study on human resources for health to help achieve national HIV targets. We also strengthened capacity around country-led evaluations for HIV programming.

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Assessing Public-Private Partnerships in Kenya

With support from the ILO and FSD Kenya, ThinkWell assessed the readiness of the National Hospital Insurance Fund (NHIF) to engage in PPPs.

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Improving Health Financing and Governance in Jordan

We leveraged provider payment, strategic purchasing, and health insurance to improve efficiency and equity in Jordan.

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Assessing the Voucher System in Madagascar

ThinkWell identified strengths and bottlenecks to improve Madagascar’s maternal and child health voucher system.

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Bottlenecks to Achieving Universal Health Coverage

ThinkWell conducted an analysis to identify bottlenecks to achieving universal health coverage in selected countries from the World Health Organization (WHO) Eastern Mediterranean Region.

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Strengthening Health Financing in Haiti

With ThinkWell support, Haiti’s Ministry of Health strengthened its systems and capacity to receive and harmonize direct funding and to contract out health care services.

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Designing Universal Health Coverage Strategies for Myanmar and Nepal

ThinkWell provided high-level strategic advice to the leadership of the ministries of health in Nepal and Myanmar on pathways to achieve Universal Health Coverage.

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Leveraging Saving Schemes to Expand Social Health Protection in Zambia

ThinkWell provided technical assistance to the government of Zambia in its efforts to implement social health insurance. We also provided technical support to the Zambia Poor People’s Federation.

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Designing National Health Insurance in Liberia

ThinkWell worked with Liberia’s Ministry of Health and Social Work (MOHSW), Ministry of Finance (MoF) and Legislature to design Liberia’s first national health insurance program.

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Investing in Reproductive, Maternal, Newborn, Child, and Adolescent Health in Mozambique

ThinkWell is supporting the Mozambican Ministry of Health on development of their national health financing strategy.

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Management of Joint Donor Technical Assistance in Bangladesh

ThinkWell provided technical expertise, analysis, and managerial and logistical support to a Joint Donor Technical Assistance Fund (JDTAF) in Bangladesh. JDTAF participants hailed from a wide range of bilateral and multilateral donor agencies.

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Strengthening Participatory Governance in Africa

ThinkWell studied methods to strengthen participatory governance in Africa.

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Launching Results-based Financing in Tanzania

ThinkWell supported the Tanzania Ministry of Health to design and implement their national results-based financing (RBF) program.

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Transitioning from External Aid and Ensuring Universal Health Coverage

ThinkWell supported the UHC2030 working group on sustainability and health systems strengthening. We collected country experiences on health system challenges and opportunities that transition from foreign aid reliance.

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Performance-based Financing in Mozambique

ThinkWell implemented and evaluated Mozambique’s first HIV and MCH-focused performance-based financing (PBF) program.

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Insuring The Philippines’ Informal Sector

ThinkWell supported the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) to identify nontraditional private-sector strategies to reach uninsured workers employed in the informal sector.

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Public Financial Management of Primary Education in Bangladesh

ThinkWell provided on-going fiduciary risk monitoring for sector budget support donors of the third Primary Education Development Programme (PEDP3) in Bangladesh.

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Quality of Care in Results Based Financing

ThinkWell undertook a global review of quality of care in 25 results-based financing (RBF) programs to create a database of quality of care checklists, an analysis of trends, and detailed case studies.

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Social, Behavioral, and Community Interventions for Reproductive Health

ThinkWell identified challenges and opportunities to scale and strengthen social, behavioral, and community engagement interventions.

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Strengthening Capacity for Health Sector Governance Reforms in Laos

ThinkWell provided technical support to the government of Laos to produce, use, and institutionalize health account data to inform health sector reform.

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Strengthening Maternal and Child Health Systems in Pakistan

ThinkWell conducted an analysis to determine how innovative financing mechanisms could improve health systems performance in Sindh Province, Pakistan.

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Technical Assistance for Health Systems Strategy in Haiti

ThinkWell worked inside the USAID/Haiti mission as their lead technical expert in health systems strengthening.

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Strategic Purchasing for Primary Health Care (SP4PHC)

Strengthening Primary Care Provision in the Philippines

Strengthening Primary Care Provision in the Philippines

Strategic Purchasing for Primary Health Care (SP4PHC)

Strategic Purchasing for Primary Health Care (SP4PHC)

Building Country Capacity to Generate and Use Evidence on Immunization Delivery Costs

Building Country Capacity to Generate and Use Evidence on Immunization Delivery Costs

Improving Human Resources for Health Allocation in Mozambique

Improving Human Resources for Health Allocation in Mozambique

Sustainable Financing for Immunization

Sustainable Financing for Immunization

Achieving Universal Health Coverage in Bangladesh

Achieving Universal Health Coverage in Bangladesh

Strengthening Efficiencies for Clinical HIV Outcomes

Strengthening Efficiencies for Clinical HIV Outcomes

Improving Essential Health Services in Myanmar

Improving Essential Health Services in Myanmar

Health Policy Plus (HP+) in Mozambique

Health Policy Plus (HP+) in Mozambique

Improving Private Sector Engagement in Mozambique’s Healthcare Sector

Improving Private Sector Engagement in Mozambique’s Healthcare Sector

Leveraging Public Financial Management for Better Health

Leveraging Public Financial Management for Better Health

Reaching the Last Mile in Mozambique

Reaching the Last Mile in Mozambique

African Platform on Health Systems and Policy

African Platform on Health Systems and Policy

Outsourcing Non-clinical Services in Public Health Facilities

Outsourcing Non-clinical Services in Public Health Facilities

Health Workforce for the 21st Century

Health Workforce for the 21st Century

Mapping Migration Dynamics of Mozambican Miners

Mapping Migration Dynamics of Mozambican Miners

Annual Program Review of Bangladesh Health Sector

Annual Program Review of Bangladesh Health Sector

Configuring Strategic Purchasing to Strengthen Family Planning in the DRC

Configuring Strategic Purchasing to Strengthen Family Planning in the DRC

Strengthening Health Policy and Systems Research for Policymaking in Africa

Strengthening Health Policy and Systems Research for Policymaking in Africa

Analyzing Costs of Clustered Randomized Control Trials

Analyzing Costs of Clustered Randomized Control Trials

Supporting Health Sector Resiliency in Afghanistan

Supporting Health Sector Resiliency in Afghanistan

Assessing Aid Modalities to Support RMH in Mozambique

Assessing Aid Modalities to Support RMH in Mozambique

Assessing the Private Sector in Indonesia

Assessing the Private Sector in Indonesia

Health Labor Market Analysis in Malawi

Health Labor Market Analysis in Malawi

Assessing Health Inequity in Jordan

Assessing Health Inequity in Jordan

Assessing the Supply Chain for Rapid Test Kits in Mozambique

Assessing the Supply Chain for Rapid Test Kits in Mozambique

Building Evidence and Tools in Mozambique to Support HIV Programming

Building Evidence and Tools in Mozambique to Support HIV Programming

Assessing Public-Private Partnerships in Kenya

Assessing Public-Private Partnerships in Kenya

Improving Health Financing and Governance in Jordan

Improving Health Financing and Governance in Jordan

Assessing the Voucher System in Madagascar

Assessing the Voucher System in Madagascar

Bottlenecks to Achieving Universal Health Coverage

Bottlenecks to Achieving Universal Health Coverage

Strengthening Health Financing in Haiti

Strengthening Health Financing in Haiti

Designing Universal Health Coverage Strategies for Myanmar and Nepal

Designing Universal Health Coverage Strategies for Myanmar and Nepal

Leveraging Saving Schemes to Expand Social Health Protection in Zambia

Leveraging Saving Schemes to Expand Social Health Protection in Zambia

Designing National Health Insurance in Liberia

Designing National Health Insurance in Liberia

Investing in Reproductive, Maternal, Newborn, Child, and Adolescent Health in Mozambique

Investing in Reproductive, Maternal, Newborn, Child, and Adolescent Health in Mozambique

Management of Joint Donor Technical Assistance in Bangladesh

Management of Joint Donor Technical Assistance in Bangladesh

Strengthening Participatory Governance in Africa

Strengthening Participatory Governance in Africa

Launching Results-based Financing in Tanzania