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DOCUMENT | 05 Apr 2022
The effects of global health initiatives on country health systems: a review of the evidence from HIV/AIDS control
DOCUMENT | 03 Jan 2022
Health financing for Universal Health Coverage (UHC) in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA): a systematic review
The world health organisation defines UHC as everyone having access to required health services of high quality without suffering financial hardship. UHC is embedded within the 3.8 target of sustainable development goals. To attain the UHC goal, there is need for...
DOCUMENT | 03 Jan 2022
A review of out-of-pocket (OOP) payments for health services under insurance regimes: A policy implementation gap hindering universal health coverage (UHC) in the sub-Saharan Africa (SSA)
Kenya
One of the key targets of sustainable development goal 3.8 is UHC which requires that all persons irrespective of their social economic background should have access to quality health services when required without incurring financial hardship. To attain this goal,...
DOCUMENT | 15 Dec 2021
How can Saudi Arabia reform its public hospital payment models? A narrative review
Saudi Arabia
The cost of healthcare in Saudi Arabia continues to rise at an alarming rate, challenging the sustainability of the public healthcare system. This paper reviews various identified payment models that can be used to contain costs and improve the quality of the care...
DOCUMENT | 09 Oct 2021
Is Kenya’s national hospital insurance fund (NHIF) amendment bill a silver bullet for universal health coverage (UHC)?
Kenya
The NHIF amendment bill is part of Government of Kenya plan for achieving UHC. The goal of the UHC program is to provide health care for all based on need-not on ability to pay. One of the proposals in the 2021 NHIF amendment bill stipulates that all Kenyans must be...
DOCUMENT | 09 Oct 2021
Universal health care coverage (UHC): healthcare financing and access to health care services in Kenya
Kenya
Reliance on out-of-pocket (OOP) payments to finance health care is a barrier to health care access and can result in the impoverishment of households. Health care in Kenya is financed from three main sources: OOP expenditure (households), government expenditure and...
DOCUMENT | 24 Sep 2021
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Background document for the Steering Group Meetings on 27 / 29 September and 1 October 2021.
DOCUMENT | 17 Sep 2021
Analysis of Botswana’s health financing structure
Botswana
Health financing remains one of the top issues among policymakers and continues to lead in public discourse as countries implement health systems reforms to achieve equity in health and universal health coverage. In this peer reviewed article, the authors analyse the...
DOCUMENT | 27 Jul 2021
The Sierra Leone free health care initiative: process and effectiveness review
Sierra Leone
The introduction of the free health care initiative in 2010, which removed user fees for pregnant women, lactating mothers and children under five was supported by earlier evidence that showed health-related financial costs were a major barrier to mothers and children...
DOCUMENT | 19 Jun 2020
HAITI – EMMUS VI 2016-2017 – Key Indicators (Sept-17)
Haiti
DOCUMENT | 11 Jun 2020
Creation of an interministerial national technical working Group for “UHC” by the Ministry of Public Health
Cameroon
MOH, Labour and Social security, Social affairs, MOF, Territorial administration, Economy, National Social Security scheme, Civil society, private sector and development partners; Designing the national plan for UHC; Implementing and monitoring the UHC plan;...
DOCUMENT | 02 Jun 2020
Evaluation of the healthcare financing system
Côte d’Ivoire
Key messages 1. This evaluation of health care financing systems (ESFS) analyses all the available data on the healthcare sector to summarize the issues at stake. on the financial and institutional aspects of the healthcare system. 2. The document assesses the current...