Curatio international Foundation developed a Platform for evidence informed policy-making in Georgia in the frame of the Policy Information Platform Project (PIP) funded by the Alliance for Health Policy and Systems Research. The PIP aims to improve access of policy makers to the relevant, reliable, accessible and timely information.
The platform in general prioritizes evidence generated locally, followed by the global evidence. Content of the PIP addresses key priorities in the health care system of the country. At present five reviews/ evidence summaries with respective libraries have been developed.
Effects of Pay for Performance on utilisation and quality of care among Primary Health Care providers in Middle and High-Income countries
The evidence review summarizes existing literature on Pay for Performance (P4P) effectiveness on utilization and quality of primary health care in private settings in middle-income and high- income countries. The evidence review was developed in response to the request of the Parliament Committee on Health and Social Issues in Georgia in the frame of Embedded Rapid Reviews in Health Systems Decision Making (ERA) platform in Georgia.
The COVID-19 epidemic in Georgia Projections and Policy Options
The Rapid Response document represents an evidence synthesis about effective measures to respond to the COVID-19 epidemic. Since the epidemic is unknown to the world, the experience of countries that have taken successful steps in the epidemic response is essential. Presently, such countries include South Korea, Singapore, Hong Kong, South Korea, and Taiwan. Based on the summarized evidence, we identified a set of measures for an effective response to the epidemic. The document also presents different projected scenarios of how the epidemic may expand in the country based on the modeling exercise conducted on March 19th 2020.
Pharmaceutical pricing policies to improve the population’s access to pharmaceuticals in Georgia
The policy dialogue was informed by a rapid response document developed to answer a high priority question raised by health policy makers in Georgia formulated as follows: how to reduce the overall cost paid by the nation on pharmaceuticals and how to protect the public.
Integrating Tuberculosis Services in Primary Health Care
Performance Based Financing for Tuberculosis Care
Results Based Financing for Primary Care Services with focus on Immunization
Cost of Results Based Financing Model
The evidence review aims to summarize latest evidences regarding the costs of RBF model. The document is intended for policy makers, budget planners and other actors interested to learn more on RBF schemes
Maternal Health Costs Evidence Summary
The review aims to summarize evidence regarding the costs of Maternal Health services such as Antenatal Care and Childbirth. The document also provides brief review of cost containment strategies to reduce high costs mainly related to excessive caesarean section rates. The evidence review is intended for policy makers, budget planners, facility managers and other stakeholders interested to learn more about the topic.
Health Costs Monitoring
The review aims to present health costs monitoring principles through analyses of health indicators. The evidence summary provides indicator selection criteria and several examples from high and middle- income countries. The review is intended for health program managers and policy makers.