Health Financing Strategy implementation
After successful endorsement of its health financing strategy, Uganda has now embarked on the development of a related implementation plan. Work is currently on-going.
RBF process assessment up-dates
The RBF scheme completed its pre-pilot phase in Kishapu district of Shiniyanga Region and is rolling out gradually since beginning of 2016 in other regions. The initial pre-pilot phase was assessed against the originally intended RBF design for Tanzania end of 2016...
UHC study tour to Germany and Estonia
The Government of Kenya (GoK), has made a strong commitment to achieve Universal Health Coverage (UHC) by the year 2030. Anchored in the Kenya Constitution, 2010, UHC is identified as one of the pillars that will enable Kenyans realize the benefits of being a...
Health Financing Strategy development status up-date
The Kenyan Ministry has produced a 4th draft of its health financing strategy which is still under review.
P4HC+ update – Feb 2017
The Cambodian government is clearly in the driver’s seat. Although they didn’t start in pole position, over the course of some laps they were able to manoeuvre themselves in a comfortable place to end on the UHC podium. The vehicle assembled during the last year and...
International seminar on CMU in Yamoussoukro and support from the P4H network
Context The International Seminar on Universal Health Coverage, organized by the Caisse Nationale d'Assurance Maladie de Côte d'Ivoire (CNAMCI) from November 7 to 10, bears witness to the importance of the issue of health coverage, as well as the need to make demand...
DP Workshop: “Shared Vision in Advocating for Sustainable Financing of Health in Tanzania”
On the 26th of October 2016, the Health Policy Plus (HP+) project facilitated a stakeholders’ meeting, hosted by USAID and P4H, to discuss common areas of interest in advocating for sustainable financing for health and priority diseases such as HIV/AIDS in...
Follow-up to 2nd Stakeholder Forum: draft proposal for political dialogue
The 2nd Stakeholder Forum discussions on 14 Oct 2016 involving 12 Parliamentarians showed that the political support for NHI mainly rests on two pillars: Expectation that NHI will generate funding without restricting access for the poor Expectation that NHI will...
2nd Health Sector Reform Stakeholder Forum
On 13 and 14 October, health sector Reform stakeholders got together to receive an update on the Health Sector Reform programme of the MOH and discuss findings of assessments on two key proposed reforms: Health Fund (earmarking of general revenue for health) and...
HFS_Workshop September 2016
Workshop held on September 15 2016 to: Discuss and share comments on preliminary draft Define and propose the scope of the financing strategy Define next steps Update the workplan for the HFS Was attended by Ministry of Health, Ministry of Economy and Finance...
P4H Mission to Kenya – October 2016
Development partners engaged in supporting, monitoring, and advocating for Universal Health Coverage (UHC) show strong interest in exchanging on the UHC agenda. And on effective collaboration on finalizing and implementing the Kenyan health financing strategy. P4H+...
Distribution of the report on the mission to support the CSU Interministerial Coordination Unit (Cellule Interministerielle de Coordination de la CSU)
See the report below, which also includes the first draft of the CSU's strategic implementation plan (2017-2019). 2016_09_22_JP-Rapport_mission_Tchad_Sept
P4HC+ update
Following the fading of El Niño, rains finally set in and temperatures dropped. This allowed for many activities to happen as people were reinvigorated, including P4HC+ partners. Most Khmer farmers, however, incurred serious debts as a result of the draught and soring...
Actuarial Evaluation of the proposed Single National Health Insurance
The Social Security Regulatory Authority of Tanzania obliges the Ministry of Health, Community Development, Gender, Elderly, and Children (MOHCDGEC) to assess the feasibility of the proposed Single National Health Insurance(SNHI) before the respective bill is...
Results Based Financing Process Assessment
The Ministry of Health, Community Development, Gender, Elderly and Children (MOHCDGEC) commissioned and P4H partner (P4H-GIZ Sector Programme, WHO Geneva) supported Results Based Financing (RBF) process assessment kicked of in June 2016. In 2013, the Mid Term Review...