WHO PHC Toolkit to align GHIs with national strategies
WHO has introduced the PHC-GHI Toolbox 2.0, a resource aimed at aligning Global Health Initiatives (GHI) funding with national health strategies and primary health care principles to improve health system coordination and maximize the impact of investments.The WHO...
NCD Alliance report on fiscal policies to combat non-communicable diseases
In the report Getting Fiscal Policies Right: Lessons and Recommendations Across NCD Risk Factors, published by the NCD Alliance, the economic impact of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) is critically examined. The report highlights the growing burden of NCDs, which now...
Health policy analysis for health taxes: Lessons from Nigeria
This policy brief addresses the significant role health taxes can play in combating non-communicable diseases (NCDs) like diabetes, cancer, and heart disease, which claim 41 million lives annually. By taxing harmful products such as tobacco, alcohol, and...
Climate change, public health and health financing : Mozambique’s experience
How to integrate climate change in health financing work at country level? Mozambique's experience in this document is built around: Strategies and long term perspective Responding to climate-related crisis ...and a glimpse on political economy Industrialization is...
Testing P4H Political Economy Tool in Cambodia
This report outlines the pilot testing of the P4H Political Economy Tool (PET) in Cambodia. The PET was piloted to test its pertinence and practical usefulness for P4H country focal person engaged with country specific reforms and political economy processes.
Technical note on Social Health Insurance
This note presents the characteristics of public health insurance systems and analyzes their characteristics in relation to Universal Health Coverage in Mozambique. Compulsory public insurance systems represent an improvement in access and financial protection in...
Taxes for Public Health To reduce the incidence of Non-Communicable Diseases
Contents : NCDs and their causes The situation in Mozambique: prevalence and risks Health taxes Proposals for : Tobacco Alcohol Soft drinks Unhealthy food products Conclusion
Effects of temporary abolition of user fees in Sofala province
Objective: To analyze the effects of the 9-month user fee abolition that followed the passage of cyclone Idai in Mozambique in 2019 Methods: Statistical data and qualitative information analysis (interviews to hospital and district administrators)
Testing P4H Political Economy Tool in Cameroon
This report outlines the pilot testing of the P4H Political Economy Tool (PET) in Cameroon. The PET was piloted to test its pertinence and practical usefulness for P4H country focal person engaged with country specific reforms and political economy processes.
Policy options on shape and financing of the Health sector in Mozambique
“The options for financing the health sector also involve reflecting on the social effects of the proposed measures. It's not numbers that tell us how to structure policies. Figures are an essential material basis and a necessary guide, but it is public policy that...
Analysis of Health sector Financing-Mozambique
The analysis was prepared by the Mozambique Ministry of Health and its partners and presented to the Technical Group on Planning, Financing and Strategic Investment. It is presented as follows: Universal Health Coverage - Our goal How the sector is financed - How do...
Health Financing Policy for Universal Health Coverage in Mozambique
This report aims at analyzing health financing situation in Mozambique, recent policy developments, and the role of a technical adviser to the Ministry of Health and P4H Focal Point, with the objective of informing Swiss Development Cooperation (SDC) decisions.
Health Financing landscape in Mozambique
The report provides background on Mozambique’s health financing context and opportunities to inform its planned National Health Financing Dialogue (NHFD). It was prepared by ThinkWell through extensive research and discussions with national stakeholders to provide a...
Qatar unveils National Health Strategy 2024-2030 with ambitious goals for health and well-being
Qatar has launched its National Health Strategy 2024-2030 under the slogan “Health for All,” marking a significant step towards achieving the Qatar National Vision 2030. The launch, led by His Excellency Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani, Prime...
Towards mapping the fiscal space: Health sector financing strategy in Mozambique
The policy note published by N’weti and Wemos addresses Mozambique’s critical need to increase domestic financial resources for its health system. As the country faces major health challenges including high rates of poverty, and infectious diseases, with a significant...