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Resources
In partnership with countries around the world, we have developed hundreds of resources to help strengthen the foundations of health systems. Please search our Resources to learn more about our publications, research, programmatic approaches, tools, and learnings.


PHC Costing, Analysis, and Planning (PHC-CAP) Tool
The PHC Costing, Analysis, and Planning (PHC-CAP) Tool helps program planners and decision makers increase coverage and improve the quality of primary health care (PHC) services. The tool allows users to monitor their PHC performance and identify where additional funding is needed to deliver quality services across health care systems, specifically at which geographic locations and for which services or facility levels.
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Assessment of the Impact of Good Pharmacy Practices Training among Drug Dispensers in Bangladesh
Abstract A new study on the impact of Good Pharmacy Practices training among Grade C pharmacists in Bangladesh found that those who completed th…
Uganda Reduces Antibiotic Misuse, Improves Prescription Practices, New Study Shows
Accelerating the End of TB: Field Research from Management Sciences for Health—2008-2022
MTaPS Supporting the Global Health Security Agenda Fact Sheet
USAID MTaPS supports the Global Health Security Agenda (GHSA), whose purpose is to help build countries’ capacity to protect themselves from infectiou…
MTaPS Supporting Pharmaceutical Regulatory Systems Fact Sheet
Weaknesses in pharmaceutical regulatory systems contribute to limited access to quality-assured, safe, and efficacious life-saving essential medicines…
USAID MTaPS Activity and Product Status Report: Year 1, Quarter 2
This report summarizes significant USAID MTaPS achievements, key challenges, program performance, and adaptation in response to new demands and lesson…
MTaPS Tuberculosis Fact Sheet
In recent years, significant donor and global TB community support has led to encouraging developments, giving low- and middle-income countries better…
MTaPS Enhancing the Availability and Use of Information for Decision Making Fact Sheet
Pharmaceutical systems and the health system in general in many low- and middle-income countries suffer from poor data availability and accessibility….
MTaPS Strengthening Pharmaceutical Supply Chain Systems Fact Sheet
Ensuring the uninterrupted availability of quality-assured medicines and health technologies from the manufacturer to end users is the ultimate goal o…
MTaPS Pharmacy Services Fact Sheet
Effective pharmacy services improve patient outcomes and satisfaction by ensuring that life-saving products are available and providing care that help…
The Effectiveness of Infection Prevention and Control Committees in Mali
For decades, MSH – the lead of the USAID Medicines, Technologies,and Pharmaceutical Services (MTaPS) Program consortium – has supported go…
MTaPS Improving the Quality of Pharmaceutical Services to Enhance Treatment Outcomes Fact Sheet
USAID MTaPS applies systems-based approaches using proven tools, interventions, and quality improvement methodologies to strengthen in-country capacit…
Identifying and Addressing Challenges to Antimicrobial Use Surveillance in the Human Health Sector in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: Experiences and Lessons Learned from Tanzania and Uganda
Abstract Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a global health security threat and is associated with increased morbidity and mortality. One of the key dr…
Antimicrobial Use across Six Referral Hospitals in Tanzania: A Point Prevalence Survey
To delineate the prevalence and factors associated with antimicrobial use across six referral hospitals in Tanzania using WHO point prevalence surv…