Utilisation and barriers of social health protection
This paper analyses the extent of utilisation and identify the barriers faced by individuals in the Federally Administrative Area of Pakistan concerning the Social Health Protection Programme. The study findings indicated that approximately 12% of the participants...
Saudi overhauls healthcare financing
Saudi Arabia is undergoing a significant transformation of its healthcare system as part of its Vision 2030 initiative, focusing on a comprehensive overhaul of healthcare financing. The new approach shifts from a traditional model, where providers are compensated...
30 years of primary health care reforms in Estonia: The role of financial incentives to achieve a multidisciplinary primary health care system
Estonia has shifted from a hospital-centered system to strengthening primary healthcare (PHC) since the 1990s. Recent reforms emphasize multidisciplinary care, integrating home nurses, midwives, and physiotherapists, while promoting PHC centers over single-physician...
National Health Insurance Strategic Plan, 2023-2027
The National Health Insurance Scheme was born within the framework of the health sector reform project which began in 1996. It was the option selected to finance health care in Belize and founded on the principles of value for money, quality health care, equitable...
Policy Note on the Liberia Health Equity Fund (LHEF)
The policy note provides a comprehensive analysis of Liberia's health financing landscape, focusing on the proposed Liberia Health Equity Fund (LHEF). Despite progress in health service delivery, Liberia faces significant challenges in achieving Universal Health...
Zambia health sector public expenditure review: 2006-2016
The report highlights the findings of a health sector Public Expenditure Review (PER) covering the period from 2006 to 2016. The findings reveal that health spending in Zambia is low compared to regional and global averages, with a significant reliance on donor...
Constitution of the Republic
Article 72 establishes that"public health is a right of all persons and it is the responsibility of the State to guarantee access, free and quality care, protection and recovery services". To make this right effective, "the State institutes a health system at all...
Constitution of the Cooperative Republic of Guyana
Article 24 of the constitution states that “Every citizen has the right to free medical attention and also to social care in case of old age and disability”.
Evolution of Public Health Expenditure Financed by the Romanian Social Health Insurance Scheme From 1999 to 2019
This study analyzed 20 years (1999–2019) of Social Health Insurance budget trends. No major structural shifts were found in financing shares for hospitals, drugs, or primary care. However, emerging trends from reforms were observed in lower expenditure categories,...
Long-term care financing: lessons for low- and middle-income settings: brief 10
The World Health Organization Centre for Health Development's tenth brief on long-term care financing explores a crucial aspect of caregiving in low- and middle-income settings: the role of informal caregivers. As the backbone of long-term care (LTC) systems, informal...
Global collaboration to strengthen pandemic preparedness
IMF, World Bank, and WHO agree to intensify efforts to support global health security through increased financing and technical expertise. The International Monetary Fund (IMF), the World Bank Group (WBG), and the World Health Organization (WHO) are enhancing their...
World Bank investment framework for Nutrition 2024
The World Bank's Investment Framework for Nutrition 2024 outlines a strategic plan to address global malnutrition and rising obesity rates. Despite improvements, malnutrition remains widespread, with 148 million children still affected by stunting and obesity,...
The future of funding mental healthcare
Miranda Wolpert envisions a revolution in mental health funding and care, highlighting innovations and the need for over $200 billion in investment to improve access for nearly one billion people worldwide. In her recent opinion piece for Stat, Miranda Wolpert,...
Scaling up departmental health insurance units in Senegal: A mixed-method study
The article titled "Scaling Up Departmental Health Insurance Units in Senegal: A Mixed-Method Study," authored by Valéry Ridde, Mouhamadou Faly Ba, Babacar Kane, Anouk Chouaïd, and Adama Faye, and published in the Journal of Health Systems and Reform, examines the...
Costs of healthcare for scabies and related skin infections in Fiji, 2018–2019
A recent study published in PLOS Global Public Health examines the economic burden of scabies and related skin infections in Fiji. The article, titled "Costs of primary healthcare presentations and hospital admissions for scabies and related skin infections in Fiji,...