Economic inequalities in health insurance subscription renewal: Evidence from Ghana’s National Health Insurance Scheme
This study on Ghana's National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) renewal reveals economic and gender-urban disparities, emphasizing the need to address cost barriers and enhance healthcare access for vulnerable populations. Ghana's national health insurance scheme...
African Insights: Recommendations for Global Pandemic Governance and Funding 2023
The AHF Global Public Health Institute has formulated a set of recommendations drawing on insights from a series of discussions with African public health thought leaders and experts addressing key aspects of global health, underscoring the need for practical,...
United Kingdom: Reimagining Prevention for a Healthier, More Prosperous Society
This report highlights the significance of prevention as a cost-effective and often cost-saving investment for public sector resources in the United Kingdom. Prevention, covering primary, secondary, and tertiary measures, can help to reduce ill health, improve...
WHO Report: Out-of-Pocket Health Costs make healthcare unaffordable for European Households
WHO/Europe report unveils the concerning situation where numerous households in the region face impoverishment due to healthcare expenses, emphasizing the critical need for reform The World Health Organization (WHO) recently released a comprehensive report titled "Can...
Tackling the crisis of the Italian National Health Fund
Italy's National Health Fund at <6.5% GDP risks universal care. Regional spending gaps and professional shortages underscore concerns; proposed solutions aim to counteract these challenges. The planned National Health Fund (NHF) in Italy for 2024–25,...
Assessing institutional frameworks for social health protection and health financing
Cambodia is committed to achieving universal health coverage (UHC). Ensuring effective, high-quality health care while protecting individuals from financial hardship – as UHC requires – demands robust legal and regulatory frameworks. To this end, a comprehensive...
The Pandemic Fund announces 500 million dollars in 2nd round of funding
The Pandemic Fund's Governing Board has approved a $500 million grant for its second round of funding, aiming to assist low and middle-income countries in enhancing pandemic preparedness. The online application portal opens in late February, closing on May 17, 2024,...
WHO facilitated knowledge exchange among six countries on pricing and reimbursement of medicines
As reported by the Ministry of Health and Social Protection of the Population of Tajikistan and by the State Health Insurance Fund of Uzbekistan, WHO-Europe has conducted a training on pricing and reimbursement of medicines and medical supplies for national...
Long-term care financing: lessons for low- and middle-income settings: brief 1: drivers of the demand for long-term care
WHO Centre for Health Development brief urges more public spending on long-term care in low- and middle-income countries to address rising demand, easing burdens on informal caregivers, primarily women. Key messages The number of people aged 65 years and older will...
Workshop on monitoring and evaluation of the social health insurance schemes
ILO, with P4H, facilitated an event from 11-14th December 2023 to train NHIMA staff to monitor social health insurance schemes. NHIMA drives UHC efforts in Zambia via NHIS, extending coverage to vulnerable populations. Effective monitoring is crucial for pilot phase...
COP 28: 41 funders, partners endorse new guiding principles for financing climate and health solutions
A consortium of multilateral development banks and funders, countries and philanthropies published the Guiding Principles for Financing Climate and Health Solutions (“Guiding Principles”), announced at the World Climate Action Summit at the 28th session of Conference...
Can people afford to pay for health care- Evidence on financial protection in 40 countries in Europe
The WHO Barcelona Office for Health Systems Financing has published a report reviewing financial protection in 40 countries in Europe.Financial protection – affordable access to health care – is undermined when out-of-pocket payments for health care lead to financial...
Global Health Expenditure Report 2023
The World Health Organization (WHO) has published the 2023 global health expenditure report, which sheds new light on the evolution of global health spending at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic.Released ahead of Universal Health Coverage (UHC) Day, the report...
UHC2023 | State of commitment to Universal Health Coverage: Synthesis 2023
UHC2030 has published the State of Universal Health Coverage Report 2023 on UHC Day to reflect on where countries have health high in their political agenda.A summary of the key findings of the review based on the eight action areas from the UHC2030 UHC Movement...
Namibia launches tools to improve health financing
Namibia launched the National Health Account (NHA) and National AIDS Spending Assessment (NASA) tools to measure and track health spending in the country, aiming to improve health financing on 6 December.Speaking at the launch, Minister of Health and Social Services...