Realising sustainable financing for primary health care in Tanzania
Tanzania prioritizes primary health care for Universal Health Coverage, achieving progress in reducing under-five and maternal mortality. However, neonatal mortality stagnates. Despite financing challenges, Tanzania progresses towards sustainable health financing,...
Social health protection and health financing for universal health coverage in the Republic of Korea
This country case study was prepared under the aegis of Seoul National University, which collaborated with the P4H Network to introduce the history of social health protection and health financing reforms in the Republic of Korea. This study aims to provide an...
Public health spending in Ecuador
The resources allocated to health between 2008 and 2014 are evaluated to verify whether they have been allocated to compliance with supranational regulations that seek to guarantee the human right to health.Public spending on health in Ecuador grew from 1.57% of Gross...
Economic considerations on public health and universal health care in Cuba
Public health and social assistance have had a high fiscal prioritization, exceeding 25% of total government spending.Analyzing the behavior of spending on health and social assistance in Cuba as a percentage of the Gross Domestic Product, it is worth noting that...
Health Accounts 2012-2016 in Paraguay
From 2012 to 2016, public financing in Paraguay grew by 10% and private financing by 13%. In per capita terms, this means that each Paraguayan invested an average of US$ 337 per year in health care.In those five years, 53% of health spending was made by public...
Health at a Glance: Latin America and the Caribbean 2020
The financial protection indicators included provide an overview of the level of spending in the countries of the region. These are the overall health expenditure per capita and the proportion of out-of-pocket payments. The prevalence of financial vulnerability that...
The Climate Change-Public Health Nexus in Nepal
Nepal's vulnerability to climate change has significant implications for public health, particularly for vulnerable demographics such as the elderly and those with pre-existing health conditions. The intersection of climate change and public health in Nepal...
African region launches its first health workforce investment charter
The World Health Organization Regional Office for Africa and partner organizations launched the region’s first-ever health investment charter that aims to align and drive sustainable investment in the health workforce.The Charter aims to halve the region's 6.1 million...
Economic impact of government health expenditure in Iran
This study examines the economic impact of increasing the health sector's share of the government budget without changing taxes or overall government spending. The findings suggest that reallocating more funds to health at the expense of other sectors leads to reduced...
Cambodia: National Social Security Fund Report on Annual Achievements 2022 and Action Plans
Following the enactment of the Law on Social Security Schemes (2019), four social security schemes—occupational risk, healthcare, pension, and unemployment—were introduced, all overseen by the National Social Security Fund (NSSF). These schemes mandate to provide...
Analysing Tanzania’s health financing reforms: Insights from iCHF implementation
Assessing Tanzania's health financing reform, a new study highlights gaps in decision-making for the improved Community Health Fund (iCHF), emphasizing the need for procedural fairness and stakeholder inclusion for effective implementation.Tanzania's strides in health...
Feasibility of social health insurance in Zambia
Amid uncertainties in development assistance for health programs in Sub-Saharan Africa, social health insurance gains attention as a potential financing mechanism. A study in Zambia investigates its viability. While public support is high, with 80% willing to join,...
Strengthening PHC Financing through Ministries of Health and Finance collaboration
Botswana's Interministerial Meeting held on 15-18 April 2024, supported by PROPEL Health and AERC, prioritizes primary healthcare (PHC) financing for Universal Health Coverage, fostering collaboration for sustainable health systems. The Botswana Interministerial...
Cambodia: Guidelines for the Benefit Package and Provider Payment of the Health Equity Fund
Health equity fund (HEF) is a social health protection scheme aimed at enabling access to essential health care among the poor for free of charge in public health facilities in Cambodia. The guidelines describe the standard benefit packages and provider payments for...
Catastrophic impact of COVID-19 health spending on multidimensional poverty
A study in Ghana reveals COVID-19's impact on health expenditures. It found that 4.2% of households faced catastrophic health costs, with disparities among urban and poor households. Government assistance and remittances are crucial in mitigating financial burdens...