A new compact for health financing: Insights from policymakers across Africa
In January 2025, the Center for Global Development (CGD) and the Addis Center for Ethics and Priority Setting in Health (ACEPS) hosted a roundtable with policymakers from 14 African countries to discuss a New Compact for health financing. This note on the roundtable...
African leaders pledge to close malaria funding gap amid foreign aid uncertainty
African leaders commit to increasing domestic funding for malaria elimination amid foreign aid cuts, aiming to close funding gaps, boost local pharma production, and meet WHO’s 2030 malaria targets. Amid growing concerns over foreign aid reductions, African leaders...
Case for a health equity framework in HTA
Improving health equity is vital for individual and societal well-being, as evidenced by significant disparities in life expectancy across England. The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) emphasizes the importance of reducing health inequalities,...
Reducing fragmentation of primary healthcare financing for more equitable, people-centred primary healthcare
Published in BMJ Global Health, Reducing Fragmentation of Primary Healthcare Financing for More Equitable, People-Centred Primary Healthcare by Agnes Gatome-Munyua, Susan Sparkes, Gemini Mtei, Martin Sabignoso, Prastuti Soewondo, Pierre Yameogo, Kara Hanson, and...
Lugano summer school: Measuring health spending to improve sector performance
The Lugano Summer School to be held between 21-23 August will explore methods for tracking health spending, measuring efficiency, and using provider payment systems to improve health sector performance and inform policy reforms. The Lugano Summer School is offering an...
Peru’s Ministry of Health Strategic Plan 2025-2030 approved
The Strategic Plan 2025-2030 of the Peruvian Ministry of Health was approved in February 2025. It has, among others, institutional strategic objective 4, which is to strengthen the steering, regulatory and supervisory role of the Ministry of Health. Among others, the...
Sustainable financing for health
Sustainable health financing in Nepal is crucial for achieving Universal Health Coverage (UHC), yet the country struggles to meet the WHO's recommendation of allocating at least 5 percent of its GDP to healthcare, primarily relying on high out-of-pocket payments....
The financial toxicity of cancer: unveiling global burden and risk factors – a systematic review and meta-analysis
Published in BMJ Global Health, this systematic review and meta-analysis examines the global prevalence of financial toxicity among patients with cancer, highlighting its significant burden on individuals and families. While previous studies have explored the...
Prices, availability, and affordability of adult medicines in 54 low-income and middle-income countries
Published in The Lancet Global Health, the study by Lachlan Oldfield, Jonathan Penm, Ardalan Mirzaei, and Rebekah Moles examines the prices, availability, and affordability of essential medicines in 54 low- and middle-income countries. Using a secondary analysis based...
ESCOM-CI, essential contributors to primary health care in the RCI
The Etablissements a Base Communautaires in Cote d'Ivoire have been a growing part of the Ivorian healthcare system for 30 years. Providing quality primary health care, they all participate in the state's free health care programs, as well as the AMU. Since the 1990s,...
Projected costs of long-term care for older people in England: The impacts of housing quality improvements
Good quality housing is crucial for public health, yet its economic implications for long-term care have not been extensively studied. This research analyzes how housing improvements can affect future long-term care costs in England, utilizing data from the English...
Spending for health in a complex system, the case of Argentina
Argentina has health care professionals of recognized high quality, operating within a complex health care system. How can we ensure that the designated resources and member contributions are used efficiently and equitably? In the region, Argentina is recognized for...
Multidimensional vulnerability and financial risk protection in health in contexts of protracted conflict: Evidence from the Occupied Palestinian Territory
This paper, published in PLOS One authored by Julia Hatamyar, Sally Shayeb, Akseer Hussain, Weeam Hammoudeh, Sumit Mazumdar, and Rodrigo Moreno-Serra, explores the relationship between multidimensional vulnerability and financial risk protection (FRP) in health within...
Health Sector Strategic Plan V 2024–2029
The Health Sector Strategic Plan (HSSP) V for 2024/25–2028/29 outlines a comprehensive approach to advancing Rwanda's health sector toward universal health coverage by 2030, aligning with broader national and global goals. It focuses on five strategic pillars:...
Can revenue collection for public funding in health care be progressive? An assessment of 29 Countries
Published in Health Policy, the study by Thomas Rice, Karsten Vrangbæk, Ingrid S. Saunes, and colleagues examines the progressivity of public revenue collection for healthcare financing across 29 high-income countries. The authors assess three primary sources of...