Background document for the Steering Group Meetings on 27 / 29 September and 1 October 2021.
Analysis of Botswana’s health financing structure
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...
The Sierra Leone free health care initiative: process and effectiveness review
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...
HAITI – EMMUS VI 2016-2017 – Key Indicators (Sept-17)
Creation of an interministerial national technical working Group for “UHC” by the Ministry of Public Health
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;...
Evaluation of the healthcare financing system
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...
Health System Assessment in Côte d’Ivoire
Abstract: Following years of political instability, Côte d’Ivoire has recorded a rapid growth rate over the past seven years and entrenched its status as a lower-middle-income country. However, the country’s epidemiological profile remains comparable to that of...
Situation of AMU in West Africa – Saly co-production
This document is the latest work to come out of the laboratory. It was drafted upstream to facilitate understanding between countries of the financial risk protection mechanisms in place and/or being installed. It was improved during the laboratory and afterwards. It...
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UNICEF Budget Brief Zanzibar 2018
"In FY 2017/18, the health sector has been allocated TSh84.2 billion. This is a TSh33.2 billion increase on the previous year, equivalent to 65 per cent increase or 62 per cent increase accounting for inflation. Government spending on health as a percentage of the...
UNICEF Budget Brief: The 2017 Health Sector Budget
"In January 2016, the Government of Burundi enacted its National Health Strategy 2016-2025, reinforcing its commitments to improve health indicators and to work towards the common goals outlined in the Sustainable Development Agenda. As part of the strategy, the...
Direct Health Facility Financing – a succeeding approach for Tanzania
Overview on Direct Health Facility Financing as presented at the 19th Joint Annual Health Sector Review in November 2018.