Health Systems Strengthening Practice Spotlight: Financing Quality Across the Health Sector

This brief builds on the USAID Local Health System Sustainability Project (LHSS) Strengthening Governance report (2022) and global National Quality Policy and Strategy (NQPS) survey, aiming to provide practical examples and considerations for country practitioners to consider on their quality journeys. To understand what resources are needed to design and implement an NQPS, for example, countries can start by setting a national strategic goal for quality as part of the NQPS, identify activities that must be undertaken to achieve that goal, and then create a costed plan and set a funding target. From there, countries can look for internal and external opportunities to leverage existing resources or mobilize new ones.