With a large participation of experts, the International Congress on Integrated and Integrated Networks and Health Systems in Colombia came to a close
Under the leadership of the Ministry of Health and Social Protection and the Pan American Health Organization, and with a large participation of health professionals and workers, the international congress "Comprehensive and Integrated Networks and Health Systems" was...
Has Latin America achieved universal health coverage yet? Lessons from four countries
Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, and Mexico have made progress towards UHC, although "better financial protection is required". These countries achieved an overall index of essential coverage of 76-77%, and households out of pocket health expenditures fall below 25%. New...
COP27IDFC – Financing the social protection dimension of climate policies
Objective of the side event. Considering that social protection in the context of climate change is an investment that must be an integral part of climate policy financing, this session will explore ways in which public development banks have a key role to play in...
EUPHA Public Health Economics in Berlin
NULLDear EUPHA Public Health Economics (EUPHA-ECO) members, We are thrilled to meet you face to face in Berlin for the 15th European Public Health conference. We have organised several activities (see below) where we look forward to seeing you. Please join the...
New documents available on Peru’s country page
New documents available on the Peru country page / Nuevos documentos disponibles en la página país de Perú
P4H Annual Review 2021-2022 FINAL
The P4H Annual Review 2021-2022 marks a milestone for the P4H Network: 15 years ago the P4H Network was founded at the 2007 G8 Summit at Heiligendamm. Since then, P4H has refocused its value proposition to help enhance members’ contributions to universal health...
17-21.10.2022 – L4UHC Regional Module in Bangkok
Fruitful week in Bangkok! The Cambodian team focused on the topic of “strengthening the referral system” and acknowledged the importance of a strong primary care for a well performing health system. The next step is to get in touch with stakeholders involved in...
Ministry of Public Health presents National Health Plan 2022-2032 for the Dominican Republic
The National Health Plan 2022-2032 seeks to characterize a joint vision between social security and other entities that make up the health system in the Dominican Republic. It proposes to provide health insurance to the 278 municipalities, which are the main actors of...
New documents available on Chile’s country page
New documents available on the Chile country page / Nuevos documentos disponibles en la página país de Chile
MoH of Ukraine published financial and budget reports for 2021
On October 20, 2022, the Ministry of Health of Ukraine published annual financial and budget reports for the past year of 2021 on its website. Publishing healthcare financing reports is a good practice for transparency and public accountability. Among the documents...
Stakeholder Validation of the GiZ BACKUP Health funded GOPA Assessment and Recommendations on Sierra Leone Social Health Insurance (SLeSHI) Implementation
This workshop provided an opportunity for stakeholders to be updated on recent developments around the preparations for SLeSHI implementation by the Ministry of Health and Sanitation (MoHS). GOPA expert, Professor Holst shared key findings and recommendations from the...
Registration is now available for free health care for migrants living in Bolivia
The Ministry of Health and Sports, through the Unified Health System, enabled the registration to this system for foreign migrants living in Bolivia, which grants them the benefit of free care in the first, second and third level health centers of the public sector...
Mali: the Board of Directors considers the results of the Compulsory Health Insurance scheme to be satisfactory.
The directors of the Caisse Malienne de Sécurité Sociale (CMSS) and those of the Assurance Maladie Obligatoire (AMO) met for their 28th and 18th board meetings. According to Sékou Oumar Dembélé, representative of the Minister of Health and technical advisor to the...
Côte d’Ivoire: the obligation to subscribe to Universal Health Coverage is divisive
In Côte d'Ivoire, a decree adopted by the Council of Ministers on Wednesday September 28 makes universal health coverage (CMU) compulsory for all social classes. A decision that divides the population. Proof of enrolment in the Couverture Maladie Universelle scheme,...
Designing social protection for people with disabilities: Lessons from Australia and Singapore
Our regional expert, Esabelle Yam Lo Yan, Australian National University, shares her views about social protection for people with disabilities, highlighting lessons from Australia and Singapore. The Asia and Pacific region is home to 690 million persons with...