Extra-Budgetary Funds for COVID-19: Evidence from two years of implementation
By: Justine Hsu (World Health Organization); Hélène Barroy (World Health Organization); Richard Allen (Global Consultant on Public Finance); Fazeer Sheik Rahim, (International Monetary Fund); Tsolmon Tsilaajav (World Health Organization Regional Office for South-East...
Malawi proposed health allocation increases to 12.2%
Malawi's proposed health budget increase to 12.2% of the national budget has garnered excitement among stakeholders as the country moves closer to the Abuja Declaration target.Malawi's health sector budget of K729.47 billion which represents 12.2% of the national...
Purchasing arrangements to strengthen quality health services for chronic diseases
The WHO Centre for Health Development and the Department of Health Financing and Economics produced a body of work on enhancing quality healthcare for chronic diseases through purchasing arrangements between November 2021 to December 2023.Led by WHO Kobe Centre in...
Vacancy: GIZ seeks Specialist in Health Financing (with a P4H role) in Tashkent, Uzbekistan
Join Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH in Tashkent as a Specialist in Health Financing and actively engage in the P4H Network as a Coordination and Technical Exchange Team member.Are you passionate about advancing global health...
Mexico: Discussion on tobacco taxes
In Mexico, the specific taxes levied on tobacco to mitigate the negative externalities and internalities caused by tobacco consumption are still below the minimum recommended by the World Health OrganizationBoth the Value Added Tax (VAT) and the Special Tax on...
Bolivia: 7.4 million people enrolled in the Unified Health System
Children, women, young people and adults in Bolivia who do not have health insurance can register with their identity card and receive the benefits of the Unified Health System.According to statements made by the Deputy Minister of Health Insurance and Management of...
Extending financial protection by tackling non-financial barriers: A case study from Senegal
L'étude de cas porte sur l'équité en matière de santé afin d'identifier les approches et stratégies prometteuses tirées de l'expérience du Sénégal pour garantir une protection financière plus équitable, en particulier pour les populations mal desservies et socialement...
Making AMU operational: NGOs lobby parliamentarians
On February 28, 2024, the Permanent Secretariat of Non-Governmental Organizations (SPONG), with the support of UNICEF, held a meeting to inform, raise awareness, mobilize and engage parliamentarians in the operationalization of universal health insurance in Burkina...
Loi portant Régime d’assurance maladie au Burkina Faso
Long-Term Care Service Coverage: brief 4: Lessons for benefits package in LMI Setting
WHO Centre for Health Development Brief: Designing long-term care benefits entails clear needs assessment criteria, regular evidence-based revisions, and transparent administration to ensure equitable access, with higher needs levels receiving more comprehensive...
Strategic Plan 2022-2026 of the Ministry of Social Affairs and Microfinance in Benin
This sector strategy will be offered to all players as a frame of reference to better target and organize their interventions in the short and medium term. Hence the need to adapt MASM's strategic plan not only to this imperative, but also to the directives of the Loi...
Benin National Development Plan 2018-2025
Based on the Benin 2025 Alafia vision, the 2018-2025 National Development Plan incorporates new economic and social development challenges at national, African and international levels. The NDP 2018-2025 is structured around the following major themes: i) human...
Report on the analysis of inter-programmatic efficiency in health in Cameroon
This document has been prepared as part of the Inter-Programmatic Health Efficiency Analysis (CPEA) in Cameroon, conducted by the Ministry of Public Health with the support of the World Health Organization and the P4H network.The World Health Organization's (WHO)...
World Leaders’ Must-Do List in 2024: Next Steps to Secure Pandemic Financing
The Center for Global Development (CGD) gathered a group of experts who've been working on pandemics and pandemic financing. The purpose of the event was to map out the next steps for the pandemic financing agenda, and identify some specific areas for policy and...
A new WHO report explores financial protection of people in Tajikistan
This four-page summary report from WHO gives a snapshot of financial protection in Tajikistan. It provides facts and figures indicating a high burden from financial hardship when people in Tajikistan use health services and pay out of pocket. The document,...