National Health Accounts Estimates for India 2017-18
This report provides healthcare expenditures in India based on National Health Accounts Guidelines for India, 2016 (with refinements where required) that adhere to System of Health Accounts 2011 (SHA 2011), a global standard framework for producing health accounts....
Strategies for reducing expenditures in Iran’s health transformation plan: A qualitative study
Iran’s health transformation plan (HTP) came into force in 2014 to counter the increasing health care and out-of-pocket expenditure in the country. This study was conducted to investigate the direct increase in the expenditures of the Iranian health system in HTP. The...
Prevalence and intensity of catastrophic health care expenditures in Iran from 2008 to 2015: a study on Iranian household income and expenditure survey
The study estimates the prevalence and intensity of catastrophic health expenditure (CHE) in Iran as a valuable measure to monitor financial protection in health sector payments. It also investigates the main factors that influence the probability of CHE. This study...
Out-of-Pocket and Informal Payment Before and After the Health Transformation Plan in Iran: Evidence from Hospitals Located in Kurdistan, Iran
Reducing out of pocket (OOP) payments for inpatient services and eradicating informal payments was one of the objectives of Iran’s health transformation plan (HTP). This study determines the change in frequency of OOP payments and informal cash payments for health...
Universal health coverage in Iran: Where we stand and how we can move forward
The health transformation plan (HTP) introduced in 2014 has contributed to equitable accessible health care for all Iranian citizens. This article describes Iran’s HTP and how it has resulted in significant improvements in health outcomes. It summarizes the main...
Meeting of the Technical Working Group on Health Financing in Côte d’Ivoire
Event Time : 21 Jan 2022 9:00 am to 21 Jan 2022 12:00 pmTimezone: UTC±00:00Event is Conference : No
P4H CFP initiated process of developing common understanding and consensus building at the WHO office Namibia on the ACT-A process guide for budgetary dialogue
Following the introduction of the ACT-A process guide to the P4H Country Focal Person (CFP), the CFP initiated the process of consensus building at the WHO Country Office Namibia. Discussions with World Health Organization Representative (WR) Namibia: The P4H CFP...
The Access to COVID-19 Tools – Accelerator (ACT-A) process guide for budgetary dialogue introduced from the P4H Global Coordination Desk to the Country Focal Persons (CFP) Namibia
The Global Coordination Desk Core Team members presented the ACT-A process guide for national budgetary dialogue tool and opportunity to the P4H Country Focal Person (CFP) Namibia on 7th October 2021. The CFP Ethiopia along with the African Regional Office (AFRO)...
Cross country learnings for initiating dialogue in the countries
P4H provided platform and promoted dialogues, experience sharing between countries, regional office, global experts and global coordination desk. The Country Focal Person (CFP) Namibia had the opportunity to have regular interactions with other CFPs like the CFP in...
Development of the presentation to collaborate with Government and Partners
Following the inputs from the WHO Namibia office, orientation from the Global Coordination Desk as well as Regional Support, and learnings from other countries, the Country Focal Person (CFP) Namibia developed an introductory presentation on the discussion of the...
P4H CFP continued dialogue with the MOHSS to discuss the priorities
The P4H Country Focal Person continues liaison with the Ministry of Health in Namibia towards budgetary dialogue in the context of COVID-19. Discussion with Deputy Director Budget and Finance: There were discussions with Deputy Director Budget and Finance who...
Small task force of the UHC Committee to agree on the potential areas of support through ACT-A
A small task force from the UHC Committee consisting of representative from WHO, MoHSS – Policy and Planning Department, USAID and Abt Associates was constituted and convened in Namibia. The task force discussed different options, developed a matrix of possible area...
P4H CFP Engagement with Partners and Ministry to promote joint ownership
The P4H Country Focal Person (CFP) made a presentation at the Universal Health Coverage (UHC) Committee meeting with the objective of taking the initiative further and promoting joint ownership towards the budget dialogue. The presentation focused on ACT-A initiative,...
Financing remains the Achilles’ heel of healthcare in Africa
Experts in publichealth , data, health scientists, civil society representatives and decision-makers are calling for a new public health order in Africa, capable of effectively guarding against future health crises. This appeal was launched during the...
Финансирование – фармацевтическая промышленность Африки: АфБР предоставляет 1,764 млрд. каф.
Африканский банк развития (ADB) принял решение о выделении Африке 3 млрд. долларов, или 1 764 млрд. франков КФА, для укрепления африканской фармацевтической промышленности. Д-р Акинвуми Адесина, Президент АфБР. На пресс-конференции в Дакаре (Сенегал), где он...