15th European Public Health Conference- Berlin
The 15th EPH Conference in Berlin will be the first EPH Conference since Marseille 2019 to take place live and in person from 9 – 12 November. The theme of Berlin 2022 is ‘Strengthening health systems: improving population health and being prepared for...
Virtual Launch of the Health Systems and Reform Journal Special Issue: Making Progress on Strategic Health Purchasing in Africa
The Strategic Purchasing Africa Resource Centre (SPARC)—a resource hub hosted by Amref Health Africa with technical support from Results for Development (R4D)— co-created the Strategic Health Purchasing Progress Tracking Framework with eleven technical partners, and...
The Seventh Global Symposium on Health Systems Research
The Seventh Global Symposium on Health Systems Research (HSR2022) will take place at the Ágora Bogotá Centro de Convenciones in Bogota, Colombia from October 31 – November 4, 2022, bringing together approximately 2,000 health systems researchers,...
Calls grow for the creation of a National Health Fund in Malawi
The Malawi Health Equity Network has asked the Treasury to consider establishing a National Health Fund, where financial resources collected from other sources can be deposited for public healthcare service delivery use. The Malawi Health Equity Network’s Executive...
Malawi still falling short on Abuja Health Declaration
Even though the 2022-23 budget allocation is an improvement from 9% last year to 10%, it failed to meet the 15% target for health sector set by the Abuja Declaration. If public services are not adequately financed and households are forced to look for care from...
Kenya Health Cabinet Secretary inaugurates National Health Insurance Fund’s board of directors
Health Cabinet Secretary Mutahi Kagwe says the Kenyan government is committed to expanding health service coverage with a focus on quality as well as reduction of healthcare costs. Speaking in Malindi while inaugurating board of directors of the, National Health...
Kenya expands medical coverage, requires employer contributions
Kenya’s National Health Insurance Fund (NIHF) Amendment Act, which took effect on 22 January, 2022 expands healthcare coverage and requires employers to pay matching NHIF contributions for their employees, unless they offer equal or better private medical coverage....
Regional health financing hubs technical meeting – ECOWAS meeting
The AUDA-NEPAD Development Fund (AUDF) held its first technical meeting for the West Africa Regional Health Financing Hub (RHFH) process in Accra, Ghana from the 29th to the 31st of August 2022. The meeting was the first step in kickstarting the process of...
New financing agreement to boost South Africa’s COVID-19 vaccination program and health system
On 13 June, 2022, the World Bank Group approved a 454.4 million euro (ZAR 7.6 billion or $480 million) loan for South Africa’s COVID-19 Emergency Response Project. South Africa implemented a robust vaccination program and as of June 13, 2022, over 36.4 million...
Why South Africa needs National Health Insurance, in Nicholas Crisp’s own words
Nicholas Crisp-the Director General of Health, argues that given the degree of inequalities the South Africa is currently facing, a National Health Insurance is critical to ensure that all South African access healthcare without the financial hardship. He...
An update on the national health insurance scheme in Uganda
The government of Uganda is in process of implementing the national health insurance scheme (NHIS)with the goal of improving financial risk protection and attaining universal health coverage. In this article see the questions to and the responses from the chief...
A new document has been posted on Zimbabwe country page
Zimbabwe just finalised conduced an expenditure review for health and its report has been posted on its country page. The report is about 131 pages long and outlines the progress that the country has made in improving efficiency, effectiveness, and equity in...
BURUNDI: Workshop to analyze strategic options for health financing
Setting up the CSU is still one of Burundi's national priorities. The development of Burundi's health financing strategy will enable the country to move towards UHC, and is guided by advocacy supported by the country's political will, legal instruments and...
How much is spent on health in Costa Rica?
In 2020, the University of Costa Rica began a study, through research by the School of Public Health (ESP) and the Center for Research and Training in Public Administration, to investigate the market in order to understand how resources are invested in the health of...
Costa Rica to receive $80 million financing from CABEI for purchase of vaccines | La Nación
At the beginning of 2021 Costa Rica was in talks with the Central American Investment Bank for a loan of USD 80 million for the purchase of vaccines against COVID-19. Read the full article here