Namibia resource tracking for health and HIV/AIDS: 2017/18
This report presents the outcomes of the 2017/18 resource tracking exercise conducted in Namibia, aiming to estimate healthcare and HIV/AIDS response expenditures. The exercise employed an integrated approach, combining the Health Accounts and the National AIDS...
Mozambique National Health Accounts 2015
This report provides a summary of Mozambique's 2015 Health Accounts exercise, which aimed to measure and track total health spending for the country's residents. The Health Accounts captured valuable information regarding the source of funds, type of provider, goods,...
Use of incentives in health supply chains: a review of results based financing in Mozambique’s central medical store
This qualitative review was conducted in March 2013 to evaluate the impact of introducing results-based financing aiming to improve health supply chain performance at Central Medical Store-Central de Medicamentos e Artigos Medicos (CMAM). The intervention linked the...
Public-private partnerships for health: opportunities in Cabo Delgado, Mozambique
The Mozambican government confronts formidable challenges in enhancing population health outcomes, primarily due to the burden of disease and insufficient allocation of resources to the health sector. At the same time, mining and natural gas firms operating in Cabo...
Revenue-raising potential for universal health coverage in Benin, Mali, Mozambique and Togo
In order to advance toward universal health coverage, it is crucial to enhance the overall fiscal space allocated to the health sector, as public financing plays a central role. One approach is to generate additional government revenues by implementing new taxes or...
Mozambique National Basic Social Security Strategy (2016-2024)
The National Basic Social Security Strategy (ENSSB) 2016-2024 serves as a roadmap for Mozambique to establish a strong and efficient basic social security system. This strategy adopts a comprehensive approach to ensure social protection for the most impoverished...
Free drug provision for tuberculosis increases patient follow-ups and successful treatment outcomes in the Indian private sector
A quasi-experimental study using propensity score matchingAbstract Background The private sector is an important yet underregulated component of the TB treatment infrastructure in India. The Joint Effort for Elimination of Tuberculosis (Project JEET) aims to link...
HGF Webinar on health systems strengthening: Lessons from small island developing states
The WHO Health Systems Governance and Finance Webinar Series presents a webinar titled, 'Health systems strengthening: Lessons from small island developing states' on Wednesday, July 5, 2023 at 8 PM CET (July 6 2023, 6 AM Fiji Time).Health System strengthening,...
The Successes of Strategic Purchasing in Thailand
The Southeast Asia Regional Collaborative for Health (SEARCH) is a regional learning network focusing on strategic purchasing for universal health coverage (UHC) in Southeast Asia. The network is housed at Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health, National University of...
South Africa national department of health mandates free health services for pregnant women including foreign nationals
The national department of health has taken decisive action by issuing a circular to all health facilities, mandating the provision of free healthcare services to all pregnant women and children under the age of six, regardless of their nationality or status in South...
Event: National high level dialogue on health financing
The countdown to the high-level dialogue on health financing for universal health coverage (UHC) in Kenya has begun! Join us as we pave the way towards sustainable health financing and UHC. Mark your calendars for June 26th-28th June 2023. The meeting will bring...
Final report of the WHO Council on the Economics of Health for All
This World Health Organization report, developed by the Council on the Economics of Health for All, presents a visionary framework for reshaping global economic systems to prioritise health and well-being.Established in late 2020 by Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, WHO...
The Estonian Health Insurance Fund changed its name from “sick” fund to “health” fund
The change of the Estonian name of the Health Insurance Fund from Haigekassa to Tervisekassa is a necessary change of direction in our health care, says Rain Laane, Head of the Health Insurance Fund. In recent years, the Health Insurance Fund has funneled more and...
The Use of Evidence-Informed Deliberative Processes for Health Benefit Package Design in Kazakhstan
Authors Wija Oortwijn 1 , Gavin Surgey 1 , Tanja Novakovic 2 , Rob Baltussen 1 , Lyazzat Kosherbayeva 3 published an open access article titled “The Use of Evidence-Informed Deliberative Processes for Health Benefit Package Design in Kazakhstan” in the...
Senegal: Health accounts report 2014-2016
L'élaboration périodique des comptes de santé permet de renseigner les indicateurs pour le suivi et l'atteinte de plans et stratégies nationaux et internationaux. Les comptes de santé sont de ce fait, un outil précieux d'aide à la décision et à la formulation des...