Caroline Mohan

Just Ride L.A. •

Welcoming not-so-newcomers: X-Lab

Last week, our shop sold five full-carbon Di2 road bikes. In the six months leading up to that, during the height of our season, we’d sold one.One customer’s Ultegra Di2 had just died on him after ten faithful years and he was staring down the barrel at a $1500 bill for a replacement system; another casual rider was looking to upgrade to something that fit him better after a few years on a popular endurance bike.The latest customer was a college student planning...
HSI •

Home - HSI

Countries around the globe are working to strengthen their health systems while facing rising demand, tighter resources, and shifting global support. The way policies, people, and resources come together determines whether systems can deliver equitable, high-quality health care.
Health Systems Insight partners with national and subnational leaders, local institutions, and development partners to generate clear, evidence-based insight that supports sound policy, strong management, and long-term s...
ThinkWell •

ThinkWell - ThinkWell

Systems development is the core of what we do, with health financing in the center. Our other practice areas like human resources for health, governance, and research and evaluation overlap with or touch upon health financing. Our public financial management and private sector work transcends health to other social sectors and various for-profit industries with interests in health.

Systems development is the core of what we do, with health financing in the center. Our other practice areas like...
Immunization Economics •

Immunization Economics

For many years, the Immunization Economics Community of Practice has supported researchers, policymakers, and practitioners around the world to use economic evidence to make better immunization decisions so that limited resources can save more lives.
Our work has been generously supported by the Gates Foundation and Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, but our current funding ends this year. We are now seeking donations to help us bridge this transition and keep the community alive.

For many years, the...
Results for Development •

Improving maternal and newborn health services through strategic purchasing | Results for Development

Maternal and newborn health services are changing in Indonesia. Under Jaminan Kesehatan Nasional (JKN), the national health insurance program, mothers and newborns are now guaranteed to receive more and higher quality antenatal care, delivery, and postnatal care services. The Government of Indonesia, with support from USAID’s Health Financing Activity (HFA), commissioned a new strategic health purchasing (SHP) initiative to catalyze the implementation of this new package and ensure quality and e...
JAKI •

Exploration of district-level innovations to address maternal and neonatal mortality in Indonesia

Background: The Indonesian maternal and neonatal mortality rates remain some of the highest in Southeast Asia.

Aims: This study aims to assess and compare district-level innovations that address maternal and neonatal mortality.

Methods: This was a qualitative study conducted via four focus group discussions in eight selected districts in November 2021. Data obtained were analyzed using the WHO health system building blocks framework.

Results: The study found high variation in districts' innov...
ThinkWell •

How Integration Can Lead to Greater Coverage for Cancer Care - ThinkWell

13 June 2022 Cervical cancer is one of the most preventable types of cancer. Despite this fact, the lack of access to resources can make it deadly. 90% of deaths attributed to cervical cancer are a result of inaccessibility to necessary resources, treatment, and screening.  
Francophone Africa is one of many areas that struggles with this issue and women’s cancers in general. Currently, the necessary resources for women’s cancers screening and management are slim. Even when...
ThinkWell •

Financing the Future: ThinkWell at the 7th InaHEA Biennial Scientific Meeting - ThinkWell

25 October 2021  
On September 21, 2021, the USAID Health Financing Activity (HFA), which is implemented by ThinkWell, sponsored the 7th Indonesian Health Economics Association (InaHEA) Biennial Scientific Meeting. This three-day gathering of some of the greatest minds in health economics in Indonesia presented an opportunity for attendees not only to share ideas to optimize resources under Indonesia’s national health insurance scheme, Jaminan Kesehatan Nasional (JKN), but a...
Women for Women International •

“I want to change my life:” New participants in the DRC | Women for Women International

Justine, like many women, longs to provide a stable, secure future for her children and says, “I am not able to pay local school fees for my children. All the different jobs I take on are to provide food and medical care for them." Access to medical care for herself and her children is often a woman's priority when working to build a safe and secure life. When every woman has steady income and resources to practice things like good nutrition and personal hygiene, her community can rapidly develo...
Women for Women International •

The Power of Motherhood: Saratu J. | Women for Women International

“My life’s journey at the early age of seven was characterized by hard work, sacrifices, determination, resilience, independence, and an enterprising spirit—this is a trait inculcated in me by my late mother.”Saratu J., a native of Kaduna State in northern Nigeria, is 52 years old. She was widowed nearly two decades ago and is the mother of four sons and two daughters in their twenties. They live together in their home in Sabo Tasha, Kaduna.

She has faced adversity that most won’t know in their...
Women for Women International •

"My hope is to have 100 women leaders." | Women for Women International

We spoke with Aganze Eliud Murhabazi, from our dedicated team in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), about the impact he sees every day.There are two main events which happened because of COVID-19. First, we had the lockdown which lasted almost four months. When that lockdown started, we could not travel to the field to collect information or stories, so we could not do much since this was a government order.

When the lockdown was lifted, we needed to practice all of the safety measures...
Women for Women International •

A Decade of Dedication: Beverly Thompson | Women for Women International

Any supporter will tell you the Stronger Women, Stronger Nations program is not only transformative for participants; it also makes an incredible impact on its supporters and sponsors. Beverly Thompson, a supporter in Virginia was drawn to the sponsorship program because it directly provides sisters with the tools to change their lives and those of their loved ones and community members.

As a career scientist and engineer, Beverly had a charted course for her career. But when she began her jour...
Women for Women International •

The Unbreakable Thread

Looking back on this year stirs complex feelings for me. During a year we were supposed to celebrate and advance women’s rights and power, we instead witnessed women put at risk as the majority at the frontlines of healthcare, losing jobs at higher rates than men, forced into lockdown with abusers — all against a backdrop of rising conflict that pushes more women into instability.But even up against these big challenges, there are people who are committed to working towards a world that’s more e...
JMU Scholarly Commons •

Donald Trump did a “very good” job: A rhetorical analysis of candidate Trump’s campaign speeches

Since mid-2015, Donald Trump has shaken the political arena with an unprecedented yet effective public rhetorical repertoire. Regardless of alleged scandals, frequent social media usage, and extemporaneous and fiery rally speeches, the president’s approval ratings remain steady and he continues to move forward in his international and local political endeavors. Though these factors often posed large obstacles for past presidents, Trump has overcome them by use of audience identification, transparency, honorific pandering, and shrewd control of a vulnerable political sphere. In this study, rhetorician Kenneth Burke’s fantasy-theme and cluster criticisms are used to analyze Trump’s overall rhetorical themes, in social media and beyond, as well as to closely analyze three of his rally speeches. This kind of analysis provides context as to how successful Trump has been, what kind of strategy he uses, and provides a critical lens through which his audience, supportive or not, may interpret his rhetorical strategy and messages.
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