As described here by WHO, this report summarizes the findings of the Health Financing Progress Matrix assessment, WHO’s standardized assessment of a country’s health financing policies, for Tajikistan. The report highlights both strengths and weaknesses in Tajikistan’s current health financing arrangements, assessed against the desirable attributes of a health financing system, based on global evidence. Based on the findings, the report suggests a number of policy adjustments to drive accelerated progress towards universal health coverage (UHC) in the country.
The report draws attention to the high levels of fragmentation within the health budget, and the need to strengthen implementation of strategic purchasing of health services across the country. The report is intended to be used as a baseline for the future monitoring of Tajikistan’s progress in implementing health financing reforms.
