Review of public spending on health in Burkina Faso
The Health Financing Partnership Department is starting work on a review of public spending on health with the support of the World Bank. The overall aim of this study is to assess the effectiveness, efficiency and equity of public spending on...
Newsletter GFF Burkina Faso May 2019
GFF news in Burkina Faso
Proposal of Social Health Insurance would require to increase State Budget devoted to Health 4-fold
A proposal for the implementation of a Social Health Insurance (SHI) was prepared for Mozambique. The consultancy, commissioned by ILO, proposed to deepen the preventive character of the National Health Service, to reinforce primary levels and to head towards...
Sixth WHO Advanced course on health financing for universal coverage for low- and middle-income countries
WHO is pleased to announce the Sixth Advanced course on health financing for universal coverage for low- and middle-income countries, to be held from 18 to 22 November 2019 in Geneva, Switzerland. This week-long advanced training program is organized by WHO’s Health...
Health financing policies and implementation in fragile and conflict-affected settings: A synthesis of evidence and policy recommendations
Extreme poverty, premature mortality, and ill-health are increasingly concentrated in fragile and conflict settings. There are different reasons for fragility, but they are often characterized by deficits in key government capacities, with clear implications for...
Application deadline extended to 7th June 2019: Social Health Protection – sustainable financing and leadership!
S N A P S H O T O F T H E C O U R S E Social health protection is crucial for every human to remain healthy and to be protected against the financial risk of ill health across the life cycle. At least half of the world’s population is currently...
Cambodia’s long march towards “social security”: Tuk-tuk drivers and domestic workers could soon benefit from social protection.
Le Monde, May 23, 2019: "Decent jobs and social cohesion". Every tourist who has visited the temples of Angkor knows the character: the tuk-tuk driver, a motorized scooter that doubles as a cab, is an integral part of the Cambodian picture postcard. What foreign...
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L4UHC Africa: Module 1
The first module of the Africa 2019-2020 cycle will be held in Rabat, Morocco on the 8th-12th July 2019. The participating countries are Senegal, Burkina Faso, Cameroon and Niger.
Temporary suspension of health user fees in Sofala province, affected by Cyclone Idai
The Government of Mozambique announced on 4th. April, 2019 that user fees in the health sector are suspended in Sofala province, in order to facilitate access to health services to population affected by Cyclone Idai. It will be of foremost interest to analyse...
P4HC+ Brown Bag Lunch Meeting on 1st/05/2019
On May 1, bearing in mind the true spirit of labour, 35 committed people including partners of the P4HC+ network, H-EQIP mid-term review team and other guests headed to the World Bank office for the second thematic meeting of 2019. These include As usual the host...
L4UHC Asia: Module 2
The second module of the Asia 2019-2020 cycle will be held in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan on the 11-14th June 2019. The participating countries are Vietnam, Myanmar and Pakistan.
The Phnom Penh Post “Gov’t: Beggars to be given free hospital treatment”
The Phnom Penh Post, 3 May 2019: " BEGGARS will be given free hospital treatment in a move to help society’s poorest, as the National Social Security Fund (NSSF) is extended to help the most impoverished receive medical care, the government said on Monday. " Read more
Celebration of the 71st World Health Day in Chad
On Sunday, April 07, 2019, Chad celebrated World Health Day under the theme "Universal health coverage for all, everywhere and at all times". The ceremony, which took place at the Chad-China Friendship Hospital, featured two highlights: the address by the WHO...
National conference on the issue of medicines in Chad
Conferences on the issue of medicines in Chad were held from April 16 to 18, 2019 in N'Djamena. This important meeting was attended by government bodies, civil society civil society, organizations from the United Nations system and Chad's other technical...