From September 05 to 09, 2022, GT-CSU members met in workshops to discuss the following agenda: 1) Revision and improvement of the health financing strategy document 2) Identify and analyze the different possible scenarios for Burundi to move towards CSU, and analyze...
The Lancet Nigeria Commission: investing in health and the future of the nation
Health is central to the development of any country. Most countries including Nigeria have committed to provide access to quality health care without the financial burden to its population to ensure health for all. However, major obstacles still persist among them...
Health financing reforms in Uganda: dispelling the fears and misconceptions related to introduction of a National Health Insurance Scheme; Comment on “Health coverage and financial protection in Uganda: a political economy perspective”
In this paper, the authors provide a contextual and political-economic analysis of health financing reforms in Uganda and in particular dispelling the fears and misconceptions related to introduction of a National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS). The path to health...
Financing social protection and accelerating coverage in times of crisis and beyond: options for a people-centred recovery
Financing social protection and accelerating coverage in times of crisis and beyond: options for a human-centred recovery
Health Financing Policies in Jordan: The Allocation of Public Expenditures in Global Context | Rawabdeh | Makara Journal of Health Research
This research article provides a comprehensive analysis of nearly eight years of data on public health expenditure, the national health strategy and other health policies which influence the provision of equitable healthcare in Jordan. It looks at providing access to...
Swaziland essential health care package: A case study
An essential health benefit (EHB) is a policy intervention designed to direct resources to priority areas of health service delivery to reduce disease burdens and ensure equity in health. Many low income countries introduced or updated EHBs in the 2000s. In Swaziland...
Uganda national minimum healthcare package- a case study
The basic essential healthcare benefit package (EHB) policy interventions aim to optimize efficiency while extending coverage by increasing equity of access to the defined benefits. Many low and middle-income countries introduced or updated EHBs in the 2000s. Uganda’s...
Achieving sustainable health financing in Zambia: prospects and advocacy opportunities for domestic resource mobilization
Zambia has demonstrated significant commitment to increasing domestic expenditure on health to ensure sustainable health sector financing. From 2003 to 2014, government health expenditure increased from US$67 million to US$514 million. However, beginning in 2013, the...
Allocating resources to support universal health coverage (UHC): policy processes and implementation in Malawi
The optimal use of resources to maximise health outcomes and attain Universal Health Coverage is very crucial especially in low and middle income countries (LMICs) where resources are limited. This requires improved efficiency in the distribution of resources across...
Towards universal health coverage (UHC) in Zambia: impediments and opportunities
The inclusion of UHC in the 2015 sustainable development goals (SDGs) targets (target 3.8) and the national commitments requires that all its member states work towards achieving this agenda. However, there are concerns over its feasibility in low and middle-income...
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Background paper for the decision point on “implementation of P4H constituency-based governance model”, to be raised at the SG Extraordinary Meeting on July 7, 2021.
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Social protection policy responses to mitigate COVID‐19 impact in Viet Nam
The Vietnamese government made a rapid move to introduce social protection measures as a response to the COVID‐19 crisis, among others wage subsidies for formal sector workers, cash transfers for poor and near poor households, current social assistance beneficiaries,...
Technical note on Social protection responses to the Covid-19 crisis
This note outlines the importance of Social protection to mitigate the impact of the Covid-19 crisis and highlights specific social protection responses relevant to the context of Viet Nam. It aims at assisting national constituents in their efforts to limit the...