South Africa intensifying efforts to implement NHI, says Ramaphosa.
President Ramaphosa reaffirms commitment to improving healthcare in South Africa by endorsing the implementation of the NHI. Efforts include enhancing clinic quality and providing superior care for all citizens, regardless of financial capacityPresident Cyril...
2022 progress report on the Global Action Plan
2022 progress report on the Global Action Plan for Healthy Lives and Well-being for All illustrates how the SDG3 GAP is promoting synergies between pandemic responses and efforts. The Report benefits from the long standing in-country interventions of the P4H...
The importance of wage loss in the financial burden of illness: Longitudinal evidence from India
Abstract Background A key aim of Universal Health Coverage (UHC) is to protect individuals and households against the financial risk of illness, and large-scale health insurance expansions are a central focus of the UHC agenda. Importantly, however, health insurance...
Improving domestic revenue mobilization through innovative financing- exploring debt swaps in Sierra Leone
The funding of the health sector in Sierra Leone is a major challenge, as the limited fiscal space has been further constrained by the economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. There are significant funding gaps for the Life Stages Approach, National Health Sector...
National Health Insurance Fund reassures Kenyans that Linda Mama Program is ongoing
Over 6 million Kenyan mothers have benefitted since 2017 Linda Mama Program launch The National Hospital Insurance Fund (NHIF) has assured Kenyans that the government-funded Linda Mama program whose aim is to reduce maternal and child mortality and alleviate the...
Designing and implementing social protection for people with disabilities in Asia and the Pacific
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A review of local government and health facility implementation experiences in Results-Based Financing for primary health care in Uganda
Starting in the financial year 2018/19, the Ministry of Health (MOH) began implementing Results-Based Financing (RBF) under the Uganda Reproductive, Maternal, and Child Health Improvement Project (URMCHIP). To operationalize RBF, the MOH introduced performance-linked...
Supporting Health-Care Financing Reform in Mongolia: Experiences, Lessons Learned, and Future Directions
Mongolia's healthcare financing reform has introduced health insurance and shifted to an output-oriented model, aligning with a market economy. The Asian Development Bank’s support offers valuable lessons for other countries in the region. The Asian Development Bank’...
Politicians discuss health financing efficiency in Kazakhstan
Members of Parliament of Kazakhstan are raising the issue of efficiency of health financing in Kazakhstan and what needs to be done to overcome the lack of funding, despite billions of tenge (KZT) being poured into the system. Atameken Business Channel, a recognized...
First balance of Copago Cero in Chile: More than US$6 million in savings for all beneficiaries
The implementation of the Zero Copayment for beneficiaries of Chile's National Health Fund (FONASA) resulted in significant financial savings for individuals and their families. The 168,045 people who were treated in a public hospital stopped paying a total of around...
Global spending on health: rising to the pandemic’s challenges – Virtual launch of the 2022 Global Health Expenditure Report
This year’s Global Health Expenditure Report: Rising to the Pandemic's Challenges reveals how health expenditure was impacted during 2020, the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic. The report explores: Whether the health spending patterns by governments, households,...
II National Forum of Healthcare Leaders in Kazakhstan was co-hosted by P4H
The II National Forum of Healthcare Leaders was held On November 11-12, 2022 in the capital of Kazakhstan, Astana. The forum was organized by the Kazakhstani Association of Healthcare Managers, accredited by the Ministry of Healthcare, and co-hosted by the P4H Global...
One year overview: The WHO Council on the Economics of Health for All
The WHO Council on the Economics of Health for All has issued a report on its activities at the one-year mark, half-way through its mandate.The COVID-19 pandemic highlighted and worsened global health and economic disparities. WHO estimates 14.9 million excess deaths...
A Looming Crisis of Public Finances Spells Trouble for Universal Health Coverage in Low- and Middle-Income Countries
During the COVID-19 pandemic, health spending—domestic and external—increased in most low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) (136 countries), as governments sought to mitigate the devastating impacts of the pandemic on health and the economy. Development...
Chad: Installation of the National Health Insurance Fund team
On November 18, the Chadian government installed the members of the National Health Insurance Fund (CNAS). Created by law n°026/PR/2020 of December 31, 2020, the Caisse nationale d'assurance santé (CNAS) has three main schemes: the Assurance santé des salariés (ASS),...