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Spotlight on Health Systems Strengthening

What’s the key to saving 5.6 million children and 200,000 women over just 4 years? Building strong and resilient health systems.
 
This month, we’re taking over the Monthly Spotlight with an exclusive focus on health systems strengthening (HSS). At MCSP, we know improving health requires transforming the policies, organizational structures & behaviors that drive #healthsystems performance. Addressing #healthsystems issues is vital to reaching #GlobalGoals targets and creating more stable, flourishing societies.
 
But scaling up solutions and promoting country ownership calls for more than addressing any one component of the system. By building the capacity of partner governments, we ensure that improvements in service delivery, health workforce, information systems, access to medicines, financing, and governance are institutionalized, leaving a legacy of sustained progress. 
 
We cannot achieve our goal to prevent maternal and child deaths without addressing critical health system barriers. Learn more about how MCSP is helping #careforHSS and prevent, detect and respond to disease, promote well-being, and ultimately save lives.

Our Featured Resources

Voices from the Field
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Mapping Communities for a Healthy Future in Uganda

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In Guinea, Identifying and Addressing Pressing Challenges

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What We’re Thinking
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MCSP experts discuss the importance of health systems for improving maternal and child health.
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This content is made possible by the generous support of the American people through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) under the terms of the Cooperative Agreement AID-OAA-A-14-00028. The content is the responsibility of the Maternal and Child Survival Program and do not necessarily reflect the views of USAID or the United States Government.

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