Burkina Faso : Orientation workshop on health alignment framework
The World Bank, in partnership with the Ministry of Health, organized from March 28 to 30, 2023, an orientation workshop on the alignment framework in the health sector in Burkina Faso. The inauguration ceremony was presided over by the Minister of Health, Dr. Lucien...
Tracking the Health Response Plan for COVID-19 in Côte d’Ivoire
This case study of Côte d’Ivoire exemplifies effective country-level COVID-19 planning, resource mobilization and monitoring tools. P4H country focal person (P4H-CFP) Serge Mayaka was instrumental in the timely COVID-19 response mechanism.[ba_gradient_heading...
Burkina Faso has made progress towards UHC with the P4H Network’s support
Burkina Faso has made striking progress towards UHC in the last decade. Catastrophic health expenditure decreased from 4.7% to 3.1%1; out-of-pocket payments fell from 36% to 31.48%2 of current health expenditure; neonatal mortality rate (NMR) decreased from 29.95% to...
Improving investments in climate change and global health
This white paper published by the Institute for Global Health Science analyzes the current state of synergistic finance for health and climate change that integrates climate considerations and goals, and climate finance that addresses health needs and goals.Climate...
Action agenda on universal health coverage from the UHC movement
The UHC 2030 Action Agenda from the UHC movement is a set of action-oriented policy recommendations that country leaders should implement to strengthen resilient and equitable health systems, advance universal health coverage and health security, and deliver health...
NHIF contributions for low income earners in Kenya to drop by 40% starting July, 2023
The government of Kenya announces a reduction in monthly NHIF contribution for low-income earners by 40% and establishes a volunteer program to enhance healthcare access for marginalised communities. President William Ruto announced changes to the National Health...
Social protection expenditure in Pacific Island Countries and Timor-Leste
This paper by Partnerships for Social Protection (P4SP) seeks to support analysis of social protection financing by providing an overview of the size, composition, and historical evolution of social protection expenditure in Pacific Island Countries and...
The economic burden incurred by families caring for children with developmental disability in Uganda
This study reveals that households caring for a child with a disability spent more than the national average household expenditure, and the annual cost of illness for all households was more than 100% of the national GDP per capita. In sub-Saharan Africa,...
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The road to Universal Health Coverage in Egypt: New expectations and hopes
This article originally featured in International Health Policies, discusses Egypt’s healthcare system, the universal health insurance law (2017) that exhibited Egypt’s political will to work towards universal health coverage, and the implementation of the law in the...
WHO launches the Health Inequality Data Repository
On 20 April WHO launched the Health Inequality Data Repository, the most comprehensive global collection of publicly available disaggregated data and evidence on population health and its determinants.The Health Inequality Data Repository (HIDR) contains datasets of...
Research | Out‐of‐pocket fees for health care in Australia: implications for equity
Article examines the current provision of health care and out‐of‐pocket fees within Australia through a micro‐economic lens, identifying the access and equity implications of the dual public–private system, and considers potential systems‐level options for a way...
The Southeast Asia strategic health purchasing registry launched
Developed by the National University of Singapore, the Southeast Asia strategic health purchasing Registry gives an overview of the current landscape of healthcare purchasing in Southeast Asia. Through literature reviews and expert stakeholder interviews, the Registry...
Webinar 1: Social Health Protection for Migrant Workers & their Families
The first webinar of the P4H Network’s four-part webinar series, Social Health Protection for Migrant Workers and Their Families, will take place on 26 April 2023 from 7:00 to 8:30 am UTC. The webinar will be in English, and interpretation will be available in Lao....