https://carolinemohan.journoportfolio.comRSS Feed for Caroline MohanenFri, 28 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0100https://healthsystemsinsight.org/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...Fri, 28 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0100https://healthsystemsinsight.org/https://thinkwell.global/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...Fri, 28 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0100https://thinkwell.global/https://immunizationeconomics.org/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...Thu, 27 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0100https://immunizationeconomics.org/https://media.journoportfolio.com/users/520137/uploads/3f2e54dd-74c8-407c-ae04-e59f3888a7ac.pdfThu, 27 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0100https://media.journoportfolio.com/users/520137/uploads/3f2e54dd-74c8-407c-ae04-e59f3888a7ac.pdfhttps://thinkwell.global/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Results-based-financing-and-local-health-system-performance.pdfThu, 01 Feb 2024 00:00:00 +0000https://thinkwell.global/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Results-based-financing-and-local-health-system-performance.pdfhttps://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC11006955/Launched in 2014, Indonesia’s national health insurance system (JKN) aimed to provide universal health coverage, including contraceptive services, to its population. We aim to evaluate the contribution of JKN to the overall spending for the family planning program in Indonesia.Thu, 18 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC11006955/https://thinkwell.global/revamping-the-covid-19-financing-system-in-indonesia/How USAID HFA assisted the Government of Indonesia in improving COVID-19 health financing efficiency. For more than three years, citizens and governments around the world have endured COVID-19.Wed, 20 Sep 2023 00:00:00 +0100https://thinkwell.global/revamping-the-covid-19-financing-system-in-indonesia/https://thinkwell.global/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/PHL-Case-study_updated.pdfWed, 13 Sep 2023 00:00:00 +0100https://thinkwell.global/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/PHL-Case-study_updated.pdfhttps://media.journoportfolio.com/users/520137/uploads/a5bda56a-4d55-42a4-b1e9-fb0a49d0b892.pdfSun, 27 Aug 2023 00:00:00 +0100https://media.journoportfolio.com/users/520137/uploads/a5bda56a-4d55-42a4-b1e9-fb0a49d0b892.pdfhttps://r4d.org/blog/improving-maternal-and-newborn-health-services-through-strategic-purchasing/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...Mon, 08 May 2023 00:00:00 +0100https://r4d.org/blog/improving-maternal-and-newborn-health-services-through-strategic-purchasing/https://e-journal.unair.ac.id/JAKI/article/view/36210Background: 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...Mon, 05 Dec 2022 00:00:00 +0000https://e-journal.unair.ac.id/JAKI/article/view/36210https://media.journoportfolio.com/users/520137/uploads/552a6c5a-0e97-43e7-906e-96ddaa913ea7.pdfIn March of 2020, Dr. Shanty Arriany experienced the start of the Covid pandemic at MMC Hospital Kuningan in South Jakarta. As it did everywhere else, the pandemic hit South Jakarta hard. It was impossible to be prepared for such a situation, but Dr. Shanty persevered, doing the best she could to give her patients the most relief possible.Sun, 28 Aug 2022 00:00:00 +0100https://media.journoportfolio.com/users/520137/uploads/552a6c5a-0e97-43e7-906e-96ddaa913ea7.pdfhttps://thinkwell.global/how-integration-can-lead-to-greater-coverage-for-cancer-care/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...Mon, 13 Jun 2022 00:00:00 +0100https://thinkwell.global/how-integration-can-lead-to-greater-coverage-for-cancer-care/https://thinkwell.global/financing-the-future-hfa-covid-19/25 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...Mon, 25 Oct 2021 00:00:00 +0100https://thinkwell.global/financing-the-future-hfa-covid-19/https://www.womenforwomen.org/blogs/i-want-change-my-life-new-participants-drcJustine, 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...Fri, 14 May 2021 00:00:00 +0100https://www.womenforwomen.org/blogs/i-want-change-my-life-new-participants-drchttps://www.womenforwomen.org/blogs/power-motherhood-saratu-j“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...Sun, 21 Mar 2021 00:00:00 +0000https://www.womenforwomen.org/blogs/power-motherhood-saratu-jhttps://www.womenforwomen.org/blogs/my-hope-have-100-women-leadersWe 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...Tue, 16 Mar 2021 00:00:00 +0000https://www.womenforwomen.org/blogs/my-hope-have-100-women-leadershttps://www.womenforwomen.org/blogs/decade-dedication-beverly-thompsonAny 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...Wed, 10 Mar 2021 00:00:00 +0000https://www.womenforwomen.org/blogs/decade-dedication-beverly-thompsonhttps://www.womenforwomen.org/blogs/unbreakable-threadLooking 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...Wed, 25 Nov 2020 00:00:00 +0000https://www.womenforwomen.org/blogs/unbreakable-threadhttps://www.womenforwomen.org/ourpromise2020Help a woman rebuild her life after surviving war and conflict. When you join Stand With Her, you’ll be matched with an individual woman in our program. Your generous support provides her with: Help a woman rebuild her life after surviving war and conflict. When you join Stand With Her, you’ll be matched with an individual woman in our program. Your generous support provides her with:Wed, 01 Jan 2020 00:00:00 +0000https://www.womenforwomen.org/ourpromise2020https://www.womenforwomen.org/sites/default/files/2021-04/2020WfWIAnnualReport_Digital.pdfWed, 01 Jan 2020 00:00:00 +0000https://www.womenforwomen.org/sites/default/files/2021-04/2020WfWIAnnualReport_Digital.pdfhttps://commons.lib.jmu.edu/honors201019/632/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.Wed, 01 May 2019 00:00:00 +0100https://commons.lib.jmu.edu/honors201019/632/https://www.route-fifty.com/infrastructure/2018/08/what-agencies-can-learn-from-the-armys-complicated-move-to-the-cloud/303067/Thomas Sasala, an Army data enterprise executive, explains several ways agencies can leverage multivendor shared services to improve cloud development and functionality.Tue, 21 Aug 2018 00:00:00 +0100https://www.route-fifty.com/infrastructure/2018/08/what-agencies-can-learn-from-the-armys-complicated-move-to-the-cloud/303067/https://www.defenseone.com/defense-systems/2018/08/learning-from-the-armys-complicated-move-to-the-cloud/193796/?oref=d1-author-riverThe journey to the cloud is one of the more complicated missions in the government modernization. Like many agencies, the Army faces issues ranging from data vulnerability to limited connectivity to lack of specialized talent.Thomas Sasala, director of operations and architecture and chief data officer in the Army's Office of the CIO, outlined at a recent FCW cloud event five strategies the Army is using to address these challenges:1. Establish environments. The Army uses a multi-location commer...Tue, 21 Aug 2018 00:00:00 +0100https://www.defenseone.com/defense-systems/2018/08/learning-from-the-armys-complicated-move-to-the-cloud/193796/?oref=d1-author-riverhttps://www.route-fifty.com/emerging-tech/2018/08/mitigating-the-risks-of-military-ai/292267/A new report urges researchers to focus less on automated combat and more on defensive machine learning.Fri, 17 Aug 2018 00:00:00 +0100https://www.route-fifty.com/emerging-tech/2018/08/mitigating-the-risks-of-military-ai/292267/https://www.defenseone.com/defense-systems/2018/08/how-dod-should-plan-for-ai/194064/?oref=d1-author-riverWhat: “The Cautious Path to Strategic Advantage: How Militaries Should Plan for AI,” a research study done by the Electronic Frontier Foundation.Why: While artificial intelligence can play many roles in the automation of combat, weighing the risks -- particularly surrounding machine learning -- and compensating for them accordingly is critical.Findings: The risks around AI are significant, EFF researchers warned. Machine learning can be easily fooled, while reinforcement learning -- or learning...Fri, 17 Aug 2018 00:00:00 +0100https://www.defenseone.com/defense-systems/2018/08/how-dod-should-plan-for-ai/194064/?oref=d1-author-riverhttps://www.route-fifty.com/cybersecurity/2018/08/cleaning-up-cyber-hygiene/293162/?oref=rf-author-riverGovernment agencies generally practice better cyber hygiene than most industry sectors, a new survey found.Thu, 16 Aug 2018 00:00:00 +0100https://www.route-fifty.com/cybersecurity/2018/08/cleaning-up-cyber-hygiene/293162/?oref=rf-author-riverhttps://www.route-fifty.com/cybersecurity/2018/08/hack-the-marines-brings-together-nerds-to-boost-military-cybersecurity/276696/?oref=rf-author-riverAt the Las Vegas event, ethical hackers identified and reported 75 unique vulnerabilities and were awarded over $80,000 for their efforts.Tue, 14 Aug 2018 00:00:00 +0100https://www.route-fifty.com/cybersecurity/2018/08/hack-the-marines-brings-together-nerds-to-boost-military-cybersecurity/276696/?oref=rf-author-riverhttps://www.defenseone.com/defense-systems/2018/08/marines-get-into-the-bug-bounty-game/193926/?oref=d1-author-riverThe Department of Defense continues to spearhead bug bounty programs to improve cybersecurity posture within the federal government.On Aug. 12, the DOD and HackerOne  launched the latest iteration of the Hack the Pentagon program, Hack the Marine Corps. The bug bounty program focuses on the Corps’ public-facing websites and services to "harden the defenses of the Marine Corps Enterprise Network,” according to an Aug.13 statement released by the Defense Digital Service. MCEN is the Marine Corps’...Tue, 14 Aug 2018 00:00:00 +0100https://www.defenseone.com/defense-systems/2018/08/marines-get-into-the-bug-bounty-game/193926/?oref=d1-author-riverhttps://www.nextgov.com/digital-government/2018/08/gao-tigta-call-out-it-shortcomings-at-irs/196699/The Internal Revenue Service is still falling short on fundamental information security measures, according to a new Government Accountability Office report.The July 31 GAO report identified specific issues in the agency’s information security program management, such as inconsistently enforcing effective password security and insufficiently documenting authorizations for mainframe data and processing changes. GAO also said IRS was uneven in its implementation of certain components of its securi...Thu, 02 Aug 2018 00:00:00 +0100https://www.nextgov.com/digital-government/2018/08/gao-tigta-call-out-it-shortcomings-at-irs/196699/