A fine team from Burkina Faso takes part in the ACS project’s regional meeting
The project "The African Collaborative for Health Financing Solutions (ACS) held its first regional meeting as planned on February 13, 14 & 15 in Accra. Implemented by R4D in collaboration with Duke University and the international NGO Feed the Children and in...
ACS project kicks off with successful first workshop in Accra
The project "The African Collaborative for Health Financing Solutions (ACS) held its first regional meeting as planned on February 13, 14 & 15 in Accra. Implemented by R4D in collaboration with Duke University and the international NGO Feed the Children and in...
Document sharing Burkina Faso: new organization chart and position of ST CSU at the Ministry of Health
The new organizational chart of Burkina Faso's Ministry of Health was recently adopted by the Council of Ministers. The position of the newly-created ST CSU offers very interesting prospects for the development of this subject. A presentation of this position is...
WHO Fifth Advanced Course on Health Financing for Universal Coverage for Low and Middle Income Countries 2018
The WHO is pleased to announce its fifth Advanced Course on Health Financing for Universal Coverage for Low and Middle Income Countries, to be held from 18 to 22 June 2018 in Tunis, Tunisia. The course is structured in line with WHO’s approach to thinking and...
P4HC+ Regular Meeting
Venue: World Bank Office, Phnom Penh Agenda: Presentation on “stimulating utilisation of health services by pre-identified poor people under different HEF configurations: [1] integrated social health protection scheme in Kampong Thom by GIZ; [2] community-managed...
Deadline for applications: Fifth Advanced Course on Health Financing for Universal Coverage for Low and Middle Income Countries 2018
The WHO is pleased to announce its fifth Advanced Course on Health Financing for Universal Coverage for Low and Middle Income Countries, to be held from 18 to 22 June 2018 in Tunis, Tunisia. The deadline for applications is Thursday 1 March 2018 at midnight (Geneva,...
2018_02_TdR_atelier_quatrième_rencontre_bilan_gratuité
Pursuant to Decree No. 2016-311/PRES/PM/MS/MATDSI/MINEFID of April 29, 2016, free healthcare measures are now being implemented in all public health facilities and some private healthcare structures in Burkina Faso. An integral part of the success of the free travel...
Analysis of funding gaps for the extension of free access at community level
The Ministry of Health is committed to extending the free service to the community level, with the additional costs linked solely to the system to be put in place. This table gives details of the costs and financing still to be found.
4th assessment meeting on the implementation of the free-of-charge policy in Burkina Faso
The regular organization of review meetings at which all stakeholders can discuss issues is an integral part of the success of the free travel policy. With this in mind, the Technical Secretariat in charge of Universal Health Coverage is organizing the fourth national...
The cost of extending free travel to the whole of the EU… and the need for funding!
The Ministry of Health is committed to extending the free service to the community level, with the additional costs linked solely to the system to be put in place. Noting a gap in funding for this free service at the community level, the PTFs are solicited. A good...
WHO Fifth Advanced Course on Health Financing for Universal Coverage for Low and Middle Income Countries 2018
The WHO is pleased to announce its fifth Advanced Course on Health Financing for Universal Coverage for Low and Middle Income Countries, to be held from 18 to 22 June 2018 in Tunis, Tunisia. The course is structured in line with WHO’s approach to thinking and...
Strategic purchasing for UHC: Key policy issues and questions
The paper "Strategic purchasing for UHC: Key policy issues and questions" is a summary from expert and practitioners’ discussions held during the strategic purchasing events organized in April 2016 in Geneva and in September 2016 in Rabat. The paper frames five key...
2018_02_TdR_étude_budget_sante_Burkina_Faso
The work involves conducting a comprehensive review of healthcare budget structuring issues in Burkina Faso, with a particular focus on the transition process to program-based budgeting, enabling useful lessons to be drawn for the country and other contexts engaged in...
2018_02_TdR_rapid_assessment_strategic_purchasing_Burkina_Faso
The purpose of this Guide is to provide a framework for examining the purchasing landscape in country and make a determination about how strategic the purchasing system is as a whole.
2018_02_TdR_evaluation_purchasing_function_Burkina_Faso
The aim of this study is to assess the strategic purchasing function of the healthcare system in Burkina Faso by describing the current situation, identifying its strengths and weaknesses, and exploring the various options for accelerating the transition to strategic...