Assessing Provincial Health Systems in Vietnam: Lessons from Two Provinces
This report presents data from the first two provincial health system assessments conducted in Vietnam. The assessments were conducted by the Health Strategy and Policy Institute (HSPI) in collaboration with the USAID Health Systems 20/20 project. The objective of the provincial health system assessment was fourfold: (1) to pilot the application of the health systems assessment tool at provincial level; (2) to provide empirical evidence to policymakers at the national, provincial and local levels about the strengths and weaknesses of the provincial health system and to allow them to target weaknesses in the health system; (3) to provide targeted recommendations to local and international partners on specific health systems components that need to be strengthened; and (4) to refine the tools for the roll-out of assessments to other provinces.
