Health taxes can boost public health and the economy
Health taxes on tobacco, alcohol, and sugary drinks promote public health and generate significant revenue, crucial for economic growth and resilience. When done efficiently they can greatly enhance population health.The World Bank's latest blog in their "Investing in...
Economic burden of infectious diseases and its equity implications in Indian households
Infectious diseases remain one of the major causes of health and economic burden for Indian households. The study estimates the equity impact of infectious disease episodes on out-of-pocket expenditure (OOPE) and wage losses among Indian households.
Government purchase of private health services in the Eastern Mediterranean Region
The EMR shows large-scale, domestically funded initiatives of government purchase of private healthcare. Formalised stewardship efforts are underway for better quality and more efficient payments. The outstanding needs is to establish a coherent national direction....
Zimbabweans seek affordable healthcare in Zambia
Many Zimbabweans regularly cross into Zambia to purchase cheaper medication. In Zimbabwe, the same medications cost around $85 per month, whereas just across the border in Livingstone, Zambia, it's only $13, even with travel. Zimbabwe's economic crisis has made...
European Bank for Reconstruction and Development helps transform three hospitals in Montenegro
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has made its first-ever energy efficiency investment in public buildings in Montenegro. A loan of up to €12 million has been provided to the Montenegrin government to finance various energy efficiency...
Webinar on strengthening health economics in WAHO region to focus on health financing
A webinar titled "Strengthening Health Economics in the WAHO Region in Response to the ALM-Declaration Agenda: A Focus on Health Financing" will be held on July 19th, hosted by the West African Health Organization (WAHO) with the Thanzi Programme and the University of...
Morocco-Djibouti: Two MoUs in the field of health and social protection
In April 2024 in Rabat, Morocco and Djibouti signed two memorandums of understanding (MoUs) to strengthen cooperation between the two countries in the fields of health and social protection.The first agreement aims to strengthen cooperation between Morocco and...
Government sets conditions for opening and operating private healthcare establishments
The Head of State, Mr. Ismaiïl Omar Guelleh, chaired the 8th session of the Council of Ministers on May 14, 2024, during which the Djibouti executive examined a draft decree on the conditions for opening and operating private health establishments.This text adopted by...
Law on the orientation of health policy
Health is a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being, and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity.Djibouti adopts and supports the principle of solidarity and the equality of all in the face of public health costs: everyone must contribute, to...
Law setting up a Universal Health Insurance system
The Council of Ministers heard in its meeting of September 10, 2013 adopted the insitutionalization of a universal health insurance system (AMU) which includes on the one hand the compulsory health insurance scheme (AMO) and on the other hand the social health...
Assessing the performance of the public finance management system
This assessment of the Republic of Djibouti's public financial management system is the first to use the PEFA methodology.This assessment covers the seven pillars of public financial management and measures its impact on the following three main objectives of public...
Domestic resource mobilization for primary healthcare in West Africa
The document titled "Domestic Resource Mobilisation for Primary Healthcare in West Africa" discusses the health financing and domestic resource mobilisation (DRM) challenges faced by Cameroon, Côte d’Ivoire, Mauritania, and Togo. While these countries often focus on...
UK sugar tax leads to significant reduction in children’s sugar consumption
Sugar tax led to a 50% reduction in children's sugar consumption from soft drinks within three years of its announcement in the UK.A recent study has revealed that sugar consumption among children from soft drinks in the UK halved within three years following the...
Introduction to estimated changes in free sugar consumption post-UK soft drinks industry levy
The document titled "Estimated changes in free sugar consumption one year after the UK soft drinks industry levy came into force: controlled interrupted time series analysis of the National Diet and Nutrition Survey (2011–2019" presents a controlled interrupted time...
Global Financing Facility investments for vulnerable populations
The document titled "Global Financing Facility investments for vulnerable populations: content analysis regarding maternal and newborn health and stillbirths in 11 African countries, 2015 to 2019," authored by Mary Kinney et. al., provides a detailed analysis of the...