The World Health Organization (WHO) has released a technical document on the quality control of health expenditure data produced using the SHA2011 framework. This guide provides a detailed roadmap for verifying and ensuring the accuracy of data, covering various...
National Health Policy 2017-2030
Sudan is committed to advancing universal health coverage (UHC) and addressing its critical public health challenges. This policy sets a comprehensive framework emphasizing equitable access to health services, financial protection, and improved efficiency across the...
National health policy: Towards a healthier Botswana
The policy outlines Botswana's strategic vision for improving public health and achieving universal health coverage. Revised to address evolving health challenges, this policy focuses on strengthening health system components such as leadership, service delivery,...
Essential package of health services for Universal Health Coverage
The Essential Package of Health Services (EPHS) is a strategic initiative by Liberia's Ministry of Health (MOH) aimed at providing prioritized, high-impact health interventions within the country's available resources. Due to fiscal constraints, the MOH developed the...
Somali Health Policy: The way forward
The Somali health policy establishes a strategic vision to address the evolving public health needs and national priorities. It reaffirms the government's commitment to the fundamental right to health, aligns the health sector within the broader national development...
Universal Health Coverage Roadmap 2019-2023
The Universal Health Coverage (UHC) roadmap for Somalia aims to achieve equitable and sustainable health outcomes by expanding essential healthcare services and ensuring that the population, particularly vulnerable groups like women and children, can access these...
Implementation guidelines for Networks of Practice-2024
The Networks of Practice (NoP) initiative aims to enhance access to quality essential health care in Ghana by 2030 through improved coordination and resource sharing among health providers within specific geographical areas, addressing challenges like poor referral...
WHO Political economy analysis for health financing
"Political Economy Analysis for Health Financing: A ‘How to’ Guide," published by the World Health Organization, provides a structured approach to analyse key political economy factors impacting health financing reform. This guide emphasises the importance of...
Fiscal policies to promote healthy diets: WHO guideline
The WHO guideline provides evidence-based recommendations for Member States on using fiscal policies, such as food taxation and subsidies, to promote healthy diets and influence consumer behaviour. In today’s food environments, consumers face challenges in making...
The National Health Sector Policy 2016-2026
In a significant move towards achieving Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and Eswatini’s Vision 2022, the Ministry of Health launched a comprehensive 2016-2026 National Health Sector Policy to strengthen the country's health systems and advance Universal Health...
The National Health Financing Policy 2015-2022
Eswatini's National Health Financing Policy (NHFP) for 2015-2022 aims to secure sustainable healthcare funding, ensure financial protection, improve resource efficiency, and provide equitable access to healthcare. A key initiative is the mandatory National Health...
Guidance on social protection for people affected by tuberculosis
WHO publication highlights the essential role of integrated social protection strategies in reducing TB incidence, improving treatment outcomes, and addressing the socioeconomic impacts of the disease.The publication serves as a comprehensive manual designed to...
Cambodia: Guidelines for the Benefit Package and Provider Payment of the Health Equity Fund
Health equity fund (HEF) is a social health protection scheme aimed at enabling access to essential health care among the poor for free of charge in public health facilities in Cambodia. The guidelines describe the standard benefit packages and provider payments for...
National Health Policy 2017
The National Health Policy 2017 has been formulated to address the current and emerging challenges necessitated by the changing socio-economic and epidemiological landscapes in IndiaThe primary aim of the National Health Policy 2017 is to inform, clarify, strengthen...
National social protection policy in Niger
The Government's adoption of the National Social Protection Policy reflects its desire and commitment to promote a new form of governance that encourages public authorities to accept and assume full responsibility for providing more extensive social protection...