Effects of public long-term care insurance on the medical service use by older people in South Korea
Abstract Public long-term care insurance (LTCI), which provides home and institutional care benefits, was introduced in July 2008 in South Korea. This study aims to evaluate the effects of the introduction of LTCI on older people's medical service use, including...
Where Does Global Health Funding Come From and Where Does It Go?
This research paper by the South Centre provides an overview of funding in global health, it's sources and spending to improve access to healthcare. Abstract In theory, the World Health Organization (WHO) is the coordinating agency for global health. Influential...
How to finance “The Big Catch-Up,” allowing more children and communities to be protected from vaccine-preventable diseases
This World Bank Blog, part of the Invest in Health series analyzes the challenge of financing routine immunization of children globally, that were missed during the COVID 19 pandemic.Overview ‘The Big Catch-Up’ is the theme of this year’s World Immunization Week,...
A five-year (2017–2021) time series evaluation of patient-reported informal healthcare payments in Romania
A Journal of Medicine and Life research article on the causes of out of pocket payments towards health services in Romania and its impact on universal health coverage. Abstract Low wages of health professionals are widely recognized as one of the drivers of informal...
Global Health Talk 2023, Berlin
Engage with leading global health experts from eight stakeholder groups and high-level policy makers at the Global Health Talk on 12-13 June 2023 at the Umweltforum Berlin organized by the Global Health Hub, Germany.Each year, the flagship event offers opportunities...
Has Iran achieved the goal of reducing the prevalence of households faced with catastrophic health expenditure to 1%?: A national survey
A research article published in the Health Science Reports of the Wiley online Library on the government of Iran’s efforts towards reducing catastrophic health expenditure for its population. Abstract One of the goals of the Islamic Republic of Iran is to reduce the...
Addressing persistent inequalities in service coverage and deteriorating financial protection in health
WHO technical brief on health financing for universal health coverage through primary health care Since 2015, the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) have driven efforts to improve health protection and care across the world. But while the health...
Chad: Workshop to disseminate the SRMNIAN Investment Dossier
From May 16 to 19, 2023, the Ministry of Public Health and Prevention held a workshop on the implementation of the Investment File for Reproductive, Maternal, Newborn, Child, Adolescent and Youth Health, Nutrition and Civil Registration in Chad. This workshop is...
P4HC+ meeting: Analysis of Financial Risk Protection in Cambodia’s Health System using Cambodia Socio-Economic Survey Data
The P4HC+ community has met on April 28th.GIZ and the General Secretariat of the National Social Protection Council have been collaborating to carry out an updated analysis of health service utilisation and financial protection indicators in Cambodia over the years...
Executive Summary: Webinar 1 of the three-webinar series on Social Health Protection for Migrant Workers and Their Families
The P4H Network and Australian National University (ANU) initiated a four-part webinar series entitled Social Health Protection for Migrant Workers and Their Families that is scheduled to run through the summer of 2023. P4H and its partners strive to enable migrant...
Webinar 2 – Social Health Protection for Migrant Workers and Their Families
The P4H Network and Australian National University (ANU) initiated a four-part webinar series titled Social Health Protection for Migrant Workers and Their Families that is scheduled to run through the summer of 2023. The webinar series promotes knowledge sharing and...
Public financing for health in times of COVID-19 in the Asia-Pacific Region
A discussion paper published by World Bank in collaboration with the Joint Learning Network, It is part of a series produced by the Health, Nutrition, and Population (HNP) Global Practice of the World Bank. The papers in this series aim to provide a vehicle for...
Indonesia shows significant progress towards universal health coverage with financial sustainability
Indonesia has made significant progress towards universal health coverage in terms of population coverage and financial risk protection. While multiple measures have been adopted to ensure its financial sustainability.Jaminan Kesehatan Nasional (JKN) is a National...
Senegal-CMU: 1st meeting of the committee in charge of monitoring the actuarial study
On May 5, 2023, the Managing Director of the Agence nationale pour la CMU chaired the 1st meeting of the technical committee responsible for monitoring the actuarial study on the universal health coverage program. This study is in line with ANACMU's new orientations...
Burkina Faso: The effects of free healthcare for mothers and children
The 1st studies on the policy of free maternal and child healthcare only examined the effects on the use of services in certain localities. This comprehensive study also examines the effects of the policy on health outcomes, and analyzes its financial sustainability....