How COVID-19 is reshaping priorities for both domestic resources and development assistance in the health sector
This is a joint blog written on behalf of the UHC 2030 Core Team, as well as the partners engaged in the Sustainable Health Financing Accelerator (SHFA) The COVID-19 pandemic has swept across the world, reshaping the global health landscape and sparking an economic...
COVID-19 situation report for WHO Africa Region – June 2020
You will find in the related document the COVID-19 situation report (June 12th 2020) for WHO Africa Region produced by the TIBA COVID-19 Pandemic Response Unit.
Measures taken by the Argentinian Government against COVID-19
Here are some of the measures taken by the Argentinian Government against COVID-19: The Decree of Necessity and Urgency (DNU) 297/2020 establishes social, preventive and mandatory isolation until June 28, 2020 for all people in the country. The DNU 260/2020 extends...
Notification: Prevention and containment of COVID-19 in Bhutan
With the first confirmed case of COVID-19 reported in Bhutan on March 5th 2020, the containment and prevention of the virus became the government´s priority. The Ministry of Finance in keeping of the Public Finance (Amendment) Act 2012 and of the Disaster Management...
Measures announced by the Belgium Government against COVID-19
Taking account the measures announced in Belgium, as of 15 April 2020, the stimulus is estimated at EUR 55.1 billion or 11.4% of GDP (excluding the impact of deferrals of taxes and social contributions). The majority of these measures (EUR 51.8 billion) were to...
Plan de riposte au COVID-19 au Burkina Faso : Le gouvernement a besoin de près de 178 milliards de FCFA (USD 306 million)
Le montant total des financements du Plan de riposte du COVID-19 est désormais connu. Pour faire face à l’épidémie, le gouvernement a besoin de 177 900 426 041 francs CFA (USD 306 million). Le montant a été dévoilé ce mardi, 7 avril 2020 par la ministre de la Santé,...
Brazil government to inject USD 30 billion into economy to combat COVID-19
Brazil’s government on Monday announced emergency measures to inject nearly 150 billion Reais (USD 30 billion) into the economy to soften the blow from the COVID-19 pandemic. The fiscal boost represents a rapid turnaround for Economy Minister Paulo Guedes who, as...
Ukraine: review of health financing reforms 2016-2019
In 2015, the Government of Ukraine initiated transformative reforms of its health system to improve population health outcomes and ensure financial protection from excessive out-of-pocket payments. This was to be achieved through increasing efficiency, modernizing the...
Reforming public hospital financing in China: progress and challenges
In 2019, Chinese researchers described the effects of the financing reforms of public hospitals and suggests steps to further progress towards equitable, efficient, and good quality care by reviewing China's health system financing reform over 10 years. Key messages:...
Organization and financing of public health services in the Republic of Moldova
In 2018, the European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies produced a report on organization and financing of public health services in Europe. Each country chapter captured the historical background of public health services and the context in which they...
Health financing and integration of urban and rural residents’ basic medical insurance systems in China
China is in the process of integrating the new cooperative medical scheme (NCMS) and the urban residents’ basic medical insurance system (URBMI) into the urban and rural residents’ basic medical insurance system (URRBMI). However, how to integrate the financing...
Kyrgyzstan examined transforming national health system towards UHC
Improving financial protection and access to health care for citizens is the key financing issues in Kyrgyzstan. In 2016, the Ministry of Health of Kyrgyzstan celebrated the anniversary of the mandatory health insurance system – the main vehicle of Universal Health...
Challenges on the Path to UHC: The experiences of Azerbaijan
In 2018, World Bank's series of UHC Studies was devoted to Azerbaijan. It is aimed at policy-makers and UHC reform implementers in low- and middle-income countries. Over the last decade, Azerbaijan has been able to increase significantly public resources for...
Policy dialogue to support development of health financing strategy in Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan has embarked on a comprehensive health financing reform to ensure equal access to health care, financial protection and equitable distribution of resources. The latest activity in support of the reform was a policy dialogue which brought together over 100...
The politics of the basic benefit package health reforms in Tajikistan
Health financing reform is a fundamentally political process. Yet, evidence on the interplay between domestic politics, international aid and the technical dimensions of health financing systems, particularly in the former Soviet Union and Central Asia, remains...