Universal Health Insurance in Egypt: Informal Workers’ Perspective
Egypt is embarking on a new universal health insurance (UHI) system to cover all Egyptians by 2032, in line with the UHI law. When fully implemented, the system is expected to ensure quality health services and adequate levels of financial protection for all. UHI...
Financing social protection and accelerating coverage in times of crisis and beyond: options for a people-centred recovery
Financing social protection and accelerating coverage in times of crisis and beyond: options for a human-centred recovery
54th session of the Economic Commission for Africa
The Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) is organizing the Fifty-fourth Conference of Ministers of Finance, Planning and Economic Development, in Dakar from May 11 to 17, 2022. In conjunction with the Conference, the International Labor Office and the United Nations...
Niger: International PSS Conference: a path to combat inequality
This conference is co-organized by the Ministry of Public Health, Population and Social Affairs, Enabel, the Belgian Development Agency, Be-cause Health, the platform for Belgian players in the health sector, and WHO Niger, the World Health Organization Niger and the...
Niger: Several recommendations on CSU at the end of the International Conference on PSS
The International Conference on Social Protection in Health (PSS) came to a close in Niamey on Friday May 13. Following four days of work and exchanges, the participating countries published a note of commitments to facilitate access to healthcare services for the...
New document about the political economy of health financing reforms available on Zimbabwe country page
An article discussing the impact of the political economy on the effective implementation of health financing reforms to ensure Universal Health Coverage has been uploaded on the Zimbabwe country page. The article was recently published in the BMC international...
GFF organises a seminar on the institutionalisation of Zimbabwe’s Results Based Financing
In 2011, the Government of Zimbabwe in collaboration with the World Bank, initiated Results Based Financing (RBF) with the goal of increasing the availability, accessibility and utilisation of quality health care services. RBF is an example of strategic purchasing...
The political economy of health financing reforms in Zimbabwe: a scoping review
This study explores the interaction between the political and economic aspects of health financing reforms in Zimbabwe since its independence in 1980. Health financing reform often involves complex interactions among many stakeholders of varying positions, power, and...
Niger: CR of Meeting 2 TFP Health Financing Working Group
On April 29, 2022, the 2nd meeting of the Working Group of technical and financial partners in the health financing sector was held. The agenda was as follows: 1. Follow-up on action points 2. TOR and tools under review Finalization of the ToR for the cost and...
Lessons from Three Countries That Have Strengthened Budget Structures and Processes to Improve Health Budget Execution
The LHSS-JLN Health Budget Learning Exchange What do Lao PDR, Malaysia, and Kenya have in common? All three countries have strengthened their budget structures and processes to enable good health budget execution. Their experiences hold valuable lessons for others...
Seminar invitation: Institutionalization of Results-Based Financing: Lessons from Zimbabwe
The GFF with support from the World Bank has organised a seminar focusing on lessons learnt in institutionalizing Results Based Financing in Zimbabwe. Building on the ongoing discussion around mainstreaming results-based financing (RBF) in the health sector, this...
Equity of health financing in Indonesia: A 5-year financing incidence analysis (2015–2019)
In 2014, Indonesia launched a single payer national health insurance scheme or the JKN, expecting to cover the entire population by 2024. This study aims to assess the equity of the health financing system in Indonesia during 2015 – 2019 by analysing a secondary...
New document on equity of health financing in Indonesia is now available
In 2014, Indonesia launched a single payer national health insurance scheme or the JKN, expecting to cover the entire population by 2024. This study aims to assess the equity of the health financing system in Indonesia during 2015 – 2019 by analysing a secondary...
Japan provides cash handouts to low-income households under an emergency relief package
The Japanese government has decided to provide newly cash-strapped households ¥100,000 (USD 774) to low-income households whose income is fallen in recent years. These cash handouts are provided as a part of an emergency relief package. The source of financing will...