In 2021, global life expectancy averaged 74 years, while in sub-Saharan Africa, it was only 66 years, with health spending at just $92 per person. This amount is significantly lower than the $379 spent in North Africa and the Middle East, highlighting the challenges...
Benefit Incidence Analysis of Inpatient Care in Government Facilities: A State Wise Analysis
The present study provides an important baseline to monitor the progress made by the government in terms of equity. It will help us to monitor the effectiveness of government investment especially concerning the utilisation of poor and vulnerable sections.
Impact of health benefit package policy interventions on service utilisation in PM-JAY
Understanding the drivers of differences in the outcomes of insurance reforms is critical to inform future implementations of publicly funded health insurance to achieve the broader goal of universal health coverage. This paper makes a significant contribution to the...
Universal health coverage in Pakistan
This paper examines Pakistan's health system, focusing on health-seeking behaviors and service utilization in the context of achieving Universal Health Coverage (UHC). Using 14 UHC tracer indicators, the analysis highlights Pakistan's lagging position compared to...
International aid management in Afghanistan’s health sector
This study investigates international aid management in Afghanistan’s health sector from the perspectives of national and international managers in 2022 and provide recommendations for the improvement. In order to improve international aid management, it is necessary...
Migrant workers’ perception and awareness of health insurance coverage in Brunei Darussalam
In Brunei Darussalam, national legislation mandates all registered migrant workers have health insurance. Employers are responsible to provide health insurance coverage for them. This study aims to assess the awareness and perceived knowledge on health insurance...
A comparison between different models of delivering maternal cash transfers in Myanmar
Cash transfers are widely employed by governments in many other low- and middle-income countries as a social protection mechanism. This study investigates the performance of different delivery models of a maternal cash transfer program in Myanmar: government health...
Improving equity in the distribution and financing of health services in Mauritius.
This peer-reviewed article assesses the distribution of healthcare utilization and spending in Mauritius, where free healthcare services have been provided for decades, yet the Universal Health Coverage (UHC) service index remains relatively low. Using Benefit...
Annual prevalence of unmet healthcare need in Thailand: evidence from national household surveys between 2011 and 2019
This study assesses the trend and prevalence of unmet healthcare need for outpatient, inpatient and dental services in Thailand between 2011 and 2019. The study also identifies reasons of unmet needs and population groups who had unmet needs. Findings indicate that...
Willingness to pay for a National Health Insurance Scheme: a contingent valuation study
This study evaluated households' willingness to pay (WTP) for a proposed National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) in Gambia, following the 2021 enactment of the National Health Insurance Bill. Surveying heads of households from July to August 2020, the study used a...
Evaluating Ethiopia’s provider payment mechanisms: redesign for universal health coverage
Ethiopia's progress in health improvements faces sustainability challenges due to financial constraints. This peer reviewed study examines the impact of various provider payment mechanisms (PPMs) on health system goals. Line-item budgets are predictable but don't...
Utilisation, out-of-pocket payments, and access before and after COVID-19 in Thailand
Thailand’s Universal Coverage Scheme (UCS) is a public health insurance scheme that covers more than 70 percent of the Thai population and is funded through tax revenue. This study examined access to health care among Thai population under the UCS before and during...
Health financing and public financial management in devolved context in the Philippines
The case study of Philippines is a part of a series of case studies, which jointly developed by the World Health Organization and ThinkWell aimed at exploring the implications of decentralization for health financing, with a focus on public financial management (PFM)....
A roadmap towards implementing health technology assessment in Oman
Health technology assessment (HTA) improves the efficiency of resource allocation by facilitating evidence-informed decisions on the value of health technologies. This study aims to create a customized HTA roadmap for Oman based on a gap analysis between the current...
Utilisation of national health insurance program in urban Nepal
This study focuses on Nepal's adoption of a health insurance scheme to support universal health coverage. While various factors impact the program's performance, there is limited evidence on how these factors influence the insurance scheme in Nepal. The study aims to...