The project aims to improve maternal and child health by targeting 2 specific objectives: (i) Improve the use of quality healthcare services in Djibouti, (ii) Strengthen the steering, regulatory and planning capacities of the Ministry of Health.The main expected...
Health Financial Protection before and during COVID-19 in Paraguay
An analysis is presented from the perspective of excessive, catastrophic and impoverishing out-of-pocket expenses in the National Health System.Public health spending as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product was equal to 1.8% between 2000 and 2009 and 2.8% between...
Reflecting on the creation of a Virtual Common Fund for free admission
The National Institute of Medical Assistance has organized a day of reflection with a view to setting up a Virtual Common Fund for free healthcare on April 15, 2023. The aim is to initiate mobilization to define the technical and administrative foundations of a FCV,...
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Social protection systems in Latin America and the Caribbean: Chile
The document presents a review of the different social protection systems in Chile, and Chapter VI analyzes the health system, indicating that the 2004 Law establishes the Explicit Health Guarantees (GES) as guarantees of the state health system. In 2005, an initial...
Two decades of Tanzanian health policy: examining policy developments and opportunities through a gender lens
Tanzania has undertaken important health sector reforms in the last decade with the goal of attaining universal health coverage (UHC). In the recent Health Sector Strategic Plan (2021–26), the country lays out ambitious targets to achieve UHC. Yet, women in Tanzania...
Cameroun : Urban Governance for Health and Wellbeing
Urban Governance for Health and Wellbeing project in Cameroun : Improve the health status and wellbeing of the population in Douala through participatory and multisectoral urban governance by 2028.
Burundi: Health financing strategy towards CSU version March 2022
Burundi to honor the international declarations and commitments to which the country has subscribed in terms of health, has developed a framework and is implementing its health policy to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) as part of the World Program for...
Niger: Proposed indicators for aligning health budget support
Cameroon: CSU trial project in 5 regions
The Sustainable Financing Initiative in Cambodia
"Between 2018 and 2020, the Sustainable Financing Initiative focused on three key areas in Cambodia: Public Financial Management, Private Sector Engagement, and Financial Protection. As a result of this initiative, the country is well placed to achieve Universal...
The republic of South Sudan’s essential package of health services (EPHS): A snapshot
An effective health system is one that meets the health needs of its population by providing equitable access to affordable, high-quality health care including treatment and preventive services (WHO, 2005). To meet such a mandate, most countries have defined an...
Project to create Niger’s National Institute for Medical Assistance (INAM)
INAM's dual public mission: 1. Implementation of the reform of free health care with a view to its gradual integration into Niger's CMU (Couverture Médicale Universelle) system currently under construction. 2. Delegated management by the State, local authorities and...
Overview of budgetary processes in Côte d’Ivoire
The budget preparation process is well framed by the 2014 Loi organique relative aux Lois de Finances (LOLF) and related regulatory texts. It is inspired by this new law, which is in line with international best practice, driven by the reform of public finance...
Technical assistance to strengthen human capital in Benin
In this ppt presentation the World Bank presents the study to be carried out by a technical assistance for the development of a human capital strengthening project. The objectives of the study are : Develop a national human capital development strategy(HCD) and...