Launch of the Global Monitoring Report “Tracking universal health coverage” 2023
Wednesday 20 Sept 2023 at 14:00-15:30 (CET) | 8:00-9:30am (EST) The WHO Division of Data, Analytics and Delivery for Impact, WHO Division of Universal Health Coverage/Life Course and the World Bank’s Health, Nutrition and Population Global Practice is jointly...
World Bank feature: Caribbean and Central America forge path to universal health coverage
The World Bank and the Korea-World Bank Partnership Facility (KWPF) are providing critical support to countries in the Caribbean in their ambitious journey to expand Universal Health Coverage (UHC).Countries in the Caribbean region are mid-way through this reform...
Ever-growing health expenditure and mandatory social health insurance: what’s next? – Part 3 of a 3-part series
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Ever-growing health expenditure and mandatory social health insurance: what’s next? – Part 2 of a 3-part series
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Ever-growing health expenditure and mandatory social health insurance: what’s next? – Part 1 of a 3-part series
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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...
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:...
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...
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,...
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...
New WHO report outlines concrete steps to make health care more accessible for people in Ukraine
As illustrated here by WHO, around 2.5 million households in Ukraine experienced catastrophic health spending in 2021. This represents nearly 1 in 5 households – a share that is higher than in many other countries in the WHO European Region, according to a new report...
International Health Economics Association Congress
The 15th IHEA World Congress on Health Economics will be held at the Cape Town International Convention Centre from July 8-12, 2023. The sessions will be made available online as well. REGISTRATION AND PROGRAMThe IHEA congress is held every second year. It is a...
Sustainable financing for health: Forging a new path
Published in the World Bank Blog Series Investing in Health and authored by Mamta Murthi, the Vice President for Human Development at the World Bank, this blog lays emphasis on stronger domestic health financing and greater investment in health systems among others. ...
World Bank updates government health budgets and spending database
The World Bank has updated its Government Health Budget (till 2022) and Spending (till 2020) Database on 1 June 2023 to reflect information on government health allocations and spending. The database contains information on government health allocations and spending...