Is contributory health insurance indeed an addiction to a bad idea? A comment on its relevance for low- and middle-income countries
Abstract Financing of health systems is an enduring concern world wide. Yazbeck and colleagues in their paper make an important point that when there is a choice between financing in which contributions from citizens take place in the form of generalised taxes versus...
International Conference on Primary Health Care 2023
Resilient Primary Health Care: The Foundation of Universal Health Coverage In The Era of Sustainable Development Goals September 5 - 7 | Skylight Hotel, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia The International Institute for Primary Health Care (IPHC-E) in collaboration with the...
Self-employment as a socio-economic problem in Kazakhstan
The analysis showed that in the structure of the group of self-employed in Kazakhstan by type of activity, the agricultural sector dominates - 33.3%. Most of the self-employed are also concentrated in distribution services (trade 32.1%, transport and warehousing...
Chatham House: Public international financing for global health priorities
Abstract The overall environment for raising public international finance for global health priorities is getting tougher, with some widely supported activities such as pandemic prevention, preparedness, and response proving much harder to fund than might be expected...
Burkina Faso adopts 5 decrees to operationalize the CSU
The Council of Ministers of Burkina Faso, held on Wednesday, August 9, 2023, adopted 5 essential decrees for the implementation of the Universal Health Insurance. These decrees were expected since the enactment of the RAMU law of September 5, 2015. They care:...
Burkina Faso adopts 5 decrees to make the CSU operational
The Council of Ministers of Burkina Faso, held on Wednesday August 9, 2023, adopted 5 decrees essential to the operationalization of the Universal Health Insurance Scheme. These decrees were awaited since the promulgation of the RAMU law of September 5, 2015. They...
Institutional frameworks for social health protection (SHP) and health financing (HP) in Africa
Building on a ten in country analysis of SHP and HF institutional frameworks initiated in the previous reporting period, P4H-CD provided in-depth support to P4H-CFPs from Cote d’Ivoire and Cambodia with the support of a WHO contracted consultant. The consultant...
Has South Korea achieved the goals of national health insurance? Trends in financial protection of households between 2011 and 2018
A paper published in the Science Direct Journal of Social Science and Medicine aims to investigate the evolution of financial protection of households against out-of-pocket expenditure in South Korea. Abstract This study aims to investigate the evolution of financial...
South Korea: Government to reform national health insurance and pension schemes
The government of the Republic of Korea will begin earnest discussions to boost the sustainability of the national health insurance system and plans to unveil reform measures by September.The Health Ministry has drawn up a plan to devise preliminary measures this...
Executive Summary: Webinar 3, Cross Regional Experiences on Social Health Protection for Migrant Workers and Their Families
The P4H Network and Australian National University (ANU) have organised a webinar series to promote knowledge sharing and dialogue on Social Health Protection (SHP) for Migrant Workers and Their Families. Here's presenting the Executive Summary of the Webinar. The...
Mozambique: Analysis of the Socioeconomic Effects of User Fees in the Public Health Sector
A Report by the Citizen's Observatory for Transparency and Good Governance in the Health Sector analyses the impact of health services user fees on disadvantaged populations in Mozambique. Language: Portuguese
Health Systems in Transition: France Health System Review 2023
This review of the French health system analyses recent developments in health organisation and governance, financing, healthcare provision, recent reforms and health system performance. The Health Systems in Transition - HIT profiles describe the functioning of...
Training workshop on the health financing progress matrix for Francophone African countries
From November 21 to 25, in Dakar, the WHO organized a training session on the health financing progress matrix for French-speaking African countries. Delegations from 18 countries came together to learn how to apply the new health financing tool in their countries,...
Strategy for integrating Results-Based Financing into the Uganda intergovernmental fiscal transfers program
In Uganda, Results-Based Financing (RBF) is highlighted as a core intervention to transform health purchasing from a traditional input-based budgeting approach to one that actively encourages performance improvements. This strategy's goal is to institutionalize RBF as...
Armenia decided to gradually introduce National Health Insurance
According to Radio azatutyun news, the Armenian government is starting preparations for the gradual introduction of a system of national health insurance that should cover the country’s population. An insurance plan unveiled by the government recently calls for a...