"This paper analysis the Cambodian health system, and more specifically the "Health Equity Funds" from a political economy perspective"
DOCUMENT | 15 Jul 2022
Inclusive healthcare and the political settlement in Cambodia
Cambodia
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DOCUMENT | 15 Jul 2022
Can social accountability improve access to free public health care for the poor? Analysis of three Health Equity Fund configurations in Cambodia, 2015-17
Cambodia
"This article describes one example, that of Community-Managed Health Equity Funds (CMHEFs), as an approach to community engagement in Cambodia to improve poor people's use of their entitlement to fee-free health care at public health facilities"
DOCUMENT | 13 Jul 2022
Working short and working long: can primary healthcare be protected as a public good in Lebanon today?
Lebanon
Protracted conflict in Lebanon has been a threat to the public healthcare system and the public Primary Healthcare Network (PHCN) in the country now aggravated by the COVID 19 Pandemic. This article looks at the challenges including the COVID 19, the civil war and the...
DOCUMENT | 13 Jul 2022
The Projection of Iran’s Healthcare Expenditures By 2030: Evidence of a Time-Series Analysis
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
The projection of levels and composition of financial resources for healthcare expenditure (HCE) and relevant trends can provide a basis for future health financing reforms. This study projects Iran’s HCEs by the sources of funds- government health expenditure, social...
DOCUMENT | 13 Jul 2022
Estimating health plan costs with the OneHealth tool, Cambodia
Cambodia
"The article describes how the health ministry used the OneHealth tool to inform development and prioritasation of the strategy and its targets, how much it will cost to implement the plan, and if there are sufficient financial resources available to cover costs"
DOCUMENT | 13 Jul 2022
Exploring the determinants of distress health financing in Cambodia
Cambodia
"The authors investigated distress health financing parctices and associated factors among Cambodian households, using primary data from a nationally representative household survey of 5000 households"
DOCUMENT | 13 Jul 2022
Transforming health systems financing in Lower Mekong: making sure the poor are not left behing.
Cambodia
"This supplement shares lessons for health financing based on the experiences of three countries in the Lower Mekong Region - Cambodia, Lao PDR and Myanmar"
DOCUMENT | 13 Jul 2022
When “substandard” is the standard, who decides what is appropriate? Exploring healthcare provision in Cambodia
Cambodia
"Based on qualitative data collected in malaria and (para)typhoid fever projects, the authors describe falsified labortory test results, dubious diagnostic practices of both unlicensed and licensed doctors, the sales of substandard preparations and combinations of...
DOCUMENT | 12 Jul 2022
Thailand’s COVID-19: How public financial management facilitated effective and accountable health sector responses
Thailand
This study aims to analyze how public financial management (PFM) in Thailand adapted to support the purchase of COVID-19 related health services and vaccines. The limitations which delayed implementation on the budget execution have been discussed. Findings show that...
DOCUMENT | 28 Jun 2022
Can National Health Insurance pave the way to Universal Health Coverage in sub-Saharan Africa?
African leaders across the continent have made bold commitments to attain Universal Health Coverage (UHC). One way to show this commitment has been through exploring National Health Insurance Schemes (NHIS). In this study, the authors examine African country...
DOCUMENT | 27 Jun 2022
Health coverage and financial protection in Uganda: A political economy perspective
Uganda
It has been over 20 years since Uganda abolished user-fees to improve access to health services and reduce the financial burden of accessing care. However, household out-of-pocket expenditures are still persistently very high contributing 42% of total health...
DOCUMENT | 24 Jun 2022
Equality in financial access to healthcare in Cambodia from 2004 to 2014
Cambodia
"Using the World Health Organization's methods for the analysis of healthcare expenditure and household survey data from 2004, 2009 and 2014 Cambodian Socio-Economic Survey, the authors assessed trends in reported illness, utilization of healthcare services and...
DOCUMENT | 18 Jun 2022
Assessing the feasibility and appropriateness of introducing a National Health Insurance Scheme in Malawi
Malawi
Malawi’s interest in social health insurance dates back to 2011 as a means to reduce donor dependency and increase domestic resource mobilization for health. In May 2015 the Malawian Ministry of Health (MOH) contacted one of its external partners to conduct an...
DOCUMENT | 18 Jun 2022
Decomposing socio-economic inequality in catastrophic out-of-pocket health expenditures in Malawi
Malawi
Socio-economic inequality in out-of-pocket health expenditures entails disparities in the burden of catastrophic health expenditures which worsens inequalities in access to and utilization of health services. Addressing the factors contributing to the inequalities is...
DOCUMENT | 15 Jun 2022
Strategic Purchasing Arrangements in Uganda and Their Implications for Universal Health Coverage
Uganda
Uganda's mixed health financing system creates challenges for achieving universal health coverage but offers opportunities for improvement through better resource pooling and provider autonomy.A new research article published in the Health Systems and Reform Journal...