Agenda for the HFG "Better Health Governance, Better Health Systems - The Evidence", a two-day consultation event to exchange on the latest science and knowledge of how governance contributes to health system performance. This is a key activity in a larger initiative led by USAID and the World Health Organization (WHO). Through this consultation, we hope to: - Share and discuss the findings from four technical working groups focused on accountability, public financial management, policy and regulation, and use of knowledge in health systems. - Discuss implications for health systems interventions and formulate key messages from these efforts to build a momentum for more efficient and effective international, national and local efforts to improve health through stronger health governance.

1. Kaiser Permanente Center for Total Health
700 Second St., NE; Washington, DC 20002
AGENDA
DATE: Day 1: Tuesday, November 14, 2017; 9am – 5pm
Day 2: Wednesday, November 15, 2017; 9am – 4:30pm
DAY 1- Innovation Room (1 & 2)
Time Topic
8:30 – 9:00 am Registration and Breakfast
9:00 – 9:30 am
Welcome
Bob Fryatt, Health Finance and Governance Project (HFG) Director;
Introductions, Agenda and Norms for the Meeting
Jawara Lumumba, Facilitator, TRG
9:30 – 10: 00 am
Overview of Marshalling the Evidence for Health Governance Activity
Jodi Charles; Senior Health Systems Advisor; USAID/OHS
10:00 – 2:15 pm
Technical Working Groups (TWG) Findings – Presentations and
Discussion
Each TWG will share their findings and engage the group in a discussion of
the potential implications for policy and programming for health
governance.
Presentations (15 minutes) should answer the questions:
1. What do we know?
2. How can this knowledge be used?
Followed by 25 minutes for questions and discussion.
10:00 – 10: 45 am
Accountability TWG
David Jacobstein; USAID; DCHA/DRG
Derick Brinkerhoff; Technical Lead, HP+, RTI International
10:45 –11:00 am *15 MINUTE BREAK*
11:00 – 11:45 am Public Financial Management TWG
Catherine Connor; Deputy Director, HFG Project
11:45 – 12:30 pm Uses of Knowledge in Health Systems (UKHS) TWG
Adam Koon; HFG Project; Abt Associates Inc.
Better Health Governance, Better Health
Systems - The Evidence

2. 2
DAY 1- Innovation Room (1 & 2)
Prof. Chigozie Jesse Uneke; African Institute for Health Policy & Health
Systems, Ebonyi State University, Nigeria
12:30 – 1:30 pm *LUNCH BREAK*
1:3- 2:15 pm
Policy and Regulation TWG
Shreeshant Prabhakaran, Health Financing Technical Advisor; HP+
Arin Dutta; Technical Lead Health Financing; HP+
2:15 – 3:00 pm
Marshalling the Evidence Synthesis Paper
Synthesize the four TWG papers and identify cross cutting topics.
Tiernan Mennen, VP Governance and Rights; Abt Associates Inc.
Maryam Bigdeli, Health Systems Adviser, WHO
Bob Fryatt; HFG Project Director
3:00 – 3:15 pm *15 MINUTE BREAK*
3:15 – 4:45pm
Break-out Groups
Undertake small group discussion and analysis of the TWG papers, cross-
cutting themes and health governance outcomes. Provide answers to the
following questions:
1. What do we know – key findings, gaps, and implications?
2. How can your organization or community concretely use this new
knowledge?
3. How can we share what we have learnt with others globally?
Events (UHC Day, regional events), organizational platforms, other
channels
Group Facilitators: Bob Fryatt, HFG; Tiernan Mennen, Abt Associates Inc.;
Adam Koon, HFG; Maryam Bigdeli, WHO and Jeremy Kanthor, DAI
4:45 – 5:00 pm Wrap-up and steps for next day

3. 3
DAY 2 – Convergence Room - Public Event (9:00 – 11:15 am)
Purpose:
1) Provide the larger governance community an update on this activity;
2) TWGs share evidence highlights and areas that we as a community need to focus on.
Time Topic
9:00 – 9:30 am Registration and Breakfast
9:30 – 9:45 am
Welcome and Introductions
Jodi Charles; Senior Health Systems Advisor; USAID/OHS
Overview of the Marshalling the Evidence Initiative and looking
forward to UHC Forum in Tokyo, Dec 2017
Kelly Saldana, Director, USAID Office of Health Systems
Agnes Soucat, Director, WHO Health System Governance and Finance
Department
9:45 – 10:00 am Questions for WHO and USAID
10:00 – 10:40 am
Highlights of the TWG Evidence (10 mins for each presenter)
 Accountability TWG – David Jacobstein; USAID; DCHA/DRG
 Public Financial Management TWG – Catherine Connor; HFG Project
 Policy and Regulation TWG – Suneeta Sharma, Director HP+
 Use of knowledge in health systems TWG – Adam Koon; HFG Project
10:40 – 11: 15 am Q&A
11:15 – 11:45 A – Public program closes/ Break
WORKING MEETING RESUMES– Innovation Room (1 &2)
11:45 – 12:30 pm Break-out groups meet and finalize report outs
12:30 – 1:15 pm *LUNCH BREAK*
1:15 – 3:00 pm
Breakout groups report out on the following questions:
1. What do we know – key findings, gaps, and implications?
2. How can your organization or community concretely use this new
knowledge?
3. How can we share what we have learnt with others globally?
3:00 – 3: 15 pm *15 MINUTE BREAK*
3:15 – 4:15 pm
Next Steps – Group discussion to identify actions, recommendations,
and “bold moves” to be advanced at the UHC Day session in Tokyo
(December 2017) in the areas of policy actions, research gaps, needs for
further study
Group Facilitators: Bob Fryatt, HFG; Tiernan Mennen, Abt Associates
Inc.; Adam Koon, HFG; Maryam Bigdeli, WHO and Jeremy Kanthor, DAI
4:15 – 4:30 PM Wrap-up & Next Steps