“The Libyan national health system is a victim of armed conflict, with destruction of clinic and hospital infrastructure. This study highlights the major damage that Libyan health care system has experienced and identified the important needs for a successful...
The transformation of the Mexican healthcare system
A discussion is presented on the balances and consequences of the decentralization of the health system initiated in the 1980s. Subsequently, it develops what the transformation process consisted of based on the centralization of health services in Mexico, the...
Free of charge: National Institutes of Health in Mexico
It shows that 68% of respondents received free care. Using a survey conducted in 17 institutes and hospitals that produced 85% of the consultations of all third level hospitals in 2023. It should be noted that the survey is not representative of all tertiary...
The COVID-19 pandemic as a catalyst for health system investment in the WHO African region
In the research article "The COVID-19 pandemic: A focusing event to promote domestic investment for health systems strengthening in the WHO African Region," published in SSM-Health Systems, authors Alison T. Mhazo, Arush Lal, and Elias Mossialos examine the COVID-19...
The future of health technology assessment in low- and middle-income countries
The article titled 'The Future of Health Technology Assessment in Low- and Middle-Income Countries', published in Health Systems and Reform, explores the evolving role of Health Technology Assessment (HTA) in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). As these...
Health outcome convergence and the roles of public health financing and governance in Africa
In the article "Health Outcome Convergence and the Roles of Public Health Financing and Governance in Africa," published in PLOS ONE, authors Ariane Ephemia, Ndzignat Mouteyica and Nicholas Nwanyek Ngepah explore the progress of African nations in reducing...
Scaling up departmental health insurance units in Senegal: A mixed-method study
The article titled "Scaling Up Departmental Health Insurance Units in Senegal: A Mixed-Method Study," authored by Valéry Ridde, Mouhamadou Faly Ba, Babacar Kane, Anouk Chouaïd, and Adama Faye, and published in the Journal of Health Systems and Reform, examines the...
Costs of healthcare for scabies and related skin infections in Fiji, 2018–2019
A recent study published in PLOS Global Public Health examines the economic burden of scabies and related skin infections in Fiji. The article, titled "Costs of primary healthcare presentations and hospital admissions for scabies and related skin infections in Fiji,...
Predictors of unmet healthcare needs among people with type 2 diabetes in Sri Lanka
The study 'Predictors of unmet needs among people with diabetes mellitus type 2 in Gampaha district of Sri Lanka' published in PLOS Global Public Health investigates the predictors of unmet healthcare needs among individuals with type 2 diabetes mellitus in the...
Fiscal and macroeconomic effects of different health system risks
Changes in demographic and morbidity patterns, new medical technologies, inefficiencies in the system and the structure of the labor market represent a challenge for the fiscal sustainability of the health system in Colombia since they require an increase in public...
Healthcare in transition in the Republic of Armenia: the evolution of emergency medical systems and directions forward
Armenia has made remarkable strides in development, showing differential growth in varied sectors in Armenia. Emergency systems is one of the sectors which is neglected in the current drive to modernize. The development of emergency care systems is an extremely...
Public opinion about the health care system in Armenia: findings from a cross-sectional telephone survey
The study conducted by Tsovinar Harutyunyan and Varduhi Hayrumyan in Armenia evaluated public satisfaction with the healthcare system through a phone survey of 576 Yerevan residents. Results revealed 45.5% dissatisfaction and 49% negative views on equal access....
Mexico’s Health System: Achievements and Challenges 2015-2022
It highlights that the health system in Mexico has undergone changes in its organization, governance and faces challenges in the health profile to achieve universal health coverage. It includes a description of the structure of the health system, medicines, technology...
Ecuador’s court orders tax changes to comply with right to health
Ecuador's justice system has ordered the elimination of a supreme decree that reduced and even eliminated specific taxes on ultra-processed foods, tobacco, alcohol, weapons, and plastics, to ensure compliance with the right to health. This elimination underscores the...
Impact of a strength-based alcohol tax system on consumption and health outcomes in England
A study 'Estimating the effect of transitioning to a strength-based alcohol tax system on alcohol consumption and health outcomes: a modelling study of tax reform in England' published in The Lancet Public Health evaluates the implications of the UK's recent alcohol...