Social health protection and health financing for universal health coverage in the Republic of Korea
This country case study was prepared under the aegis of Seoul National University, which collaborated with the P4H Network to introduce the history of social health protection and health financing reforms in the Republic of Korea. This study aims to provide an...
Public health spending in Ecuador
The resources allocated to health between 2008 and 2014 are evaluated to verify whether they have been allocated to compliance with supranational regulations that seek to guarantee the human right to health.Public spending on health in Ecuador grew from 1.57% of Gross...
Economic considerations on public health and universal health care in Cuba
Public health and social assistance have had a high fiscal prioritization, exceeding 25% of total government spending.Analyzing the behavior of spending on health and social assistance in Cuba as a percentage of the Gross Domestic Product, it is worth noting that...
Health Accounts 2012-2016 in Paraguay
From 2012 to 2016, public financing in Paraguay grew by 10% and private financing by 13%. In per capita terms, this means that each Paraguayan invested an average of US$ 337 per year in health care.In those five years, 53% of health spending was made by public...
Chile: Budget Law 2024 incorporated a contribution for 14 municipalities to join Universal Primary Health Care
The Minister of Health informed that 14 communes joined the Universal Primary Health Care (PHC) coverage, covering a cumulative total of 21 communes. The 2024 Budget Law in Chile approved US$12.19 million for a total of 21 municipalities to be financed under this...
Health at a Glance: Latin America and the Caribbean 2020
The financial protection indicators included provide an overview of the level of spending in the countries of the region. These are the overall health expenditure per capita and the proportion of out-of-pocket payments. The prevalence of financial vulnerability that...
Cambodia: National Social Security Fund Report on Annual Achievements 2022 and Action Plans
Following the enactment of the Law on Social Security Schemes (2019), four social security schemes—occupational risk, healthcare, pension, and unemployment—were introduced, all overseen by the National Social Security Fund (NSSF). These schemes mandate to provide...
Analysing Tanzania’s health financing reforms: Insights from iCHF implementation
Assessing Tanzania's health financing reform, a new study highlights gaps in decision-making for the improved Community Health Fund (iCHF), emphasizing the need for procedural fairness and stakeholder inclusion for effective implementation.Tanzania's strides in health...
Feasibility of social health insurance in Zambia
Amid uncertainties in development assistance for health programs in Sub-Saharan Africa, social health insurance gains attention as a potential financing mechanism. A study in Zambia investigates its viability. While public support is high, with 80% willing to join,...
Strengthening PHC Financing through Ministries of Health and Finance collaboration
Botswana's Interministerial Meeting held on 15-18 April 2024, supported by PROPEL Health and AERC, prioritizes primary healthcare (PHC) financing for Universal Health Coverage, fostering collaboration for sustainable health systems. The Botswana Interministerial...
Cambodia: Guidelines for the Benefit Package and Provider Payment of the Health Equity Fund
Health equity fund (HEF) is a social health protection scheme aimed at enabling access to essential health care among the poor for free of charge in public health facilities in Cambodia. The guidelines describe the standard benefit packages and provider payments for...
Catastrophic impact of COVID-19 health spending on multidimensional poverty
A study in Ghana reveals COVID-19's impact on health expenditures. It found that 4.2% of households faced catastrophic health costs, with disparities among urban and poor households. Government assistance and remittances are crucial in mitigating financial burdens...
Cambodia’s Pentagonal Strategy – Phase I
This document outlines Cambodia's pentagonal strategy-Phase I, focusing on growth, employment, equity, efficiency, and sustainability. The pentagonal strategy is a long-term socioeconomic plan aligned with Cambodia Vision 2050, to be implemented over the next 25...
Towards universal health coverage in Vietnam: a mixed-method case study of enrolling people with tuberculosis into social health insurance
Social health insurance (SHI) serves as a primary financing mechanism for social health protection in Vietnam. In 2022, the country shifted from reliance on donor funding for tuberculosis to domestic financing via SHI. Following this shift, TB services were integrated...
Out-of-pocket expenditure, need, utilisation, and private health insurance in the Australian healthcare system
This study investigates if the burden of out-of-pocket expenditure differs between individuals with and without private health insurance (PHI) and whether chronic conditions or hospitalisation increase this difference in Australia.Findings indicate that PHI is...