International Scientific and Practical Conference “Health Technology Assessment: Perspectives of Integration in the Commonwealth of Independent States”
On June 27-28, International Scientific and Practical Conference “Health Technology Assessment: Perspectives of Integration in the Commonwealth of Independent States”, was held in Moscow, Russia. Within the first day of the conference the panel discussion...
3rd working session of the Cameroon Technical Working Group (TWG) for UHC
The 3rd working session of the Cameroon TWG-UHC was held on July 1st, 2019 at the Ministry of Public Health. This is the first meeting of the group since the recent nomination of the TWG-UHC coordinator. The meeting report will follow in a couple of days.
Universal health coverage and the informal sector
The aim of this study is to suggest a number of strategic orientations specific to the context of the French-speaking countries of West Africa (Benin, Burkina Faso, Côte d'Ivoire, Guinea, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Senegal and Togo) with a view to the effective...
P4H Annual Review 2018-2019
P4H is the global network for health financing in support of universal health coverage (UHC). The network supports the health-related Sustainable Development Goals (and the topic of health financing for reaching the UHC targets specifically. It is a growing and...
Organization and Funding of Oncological Aid: Best World Practices, 27 June 2019, Moscow, Russian Federation
Addressing noncommunicable diseases is essential in attaining the health-related SDGs set by 2030. Among them, cancer is a rising concern that exerts significant strain on populations and health systems at all income levels. Russia is one of the countries with high...
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...
UNAIDS HIV Userfees mission_Cameroon_Debrief
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...