The advocacy coalition of sugar-sweetened beverage taxes in Indonesia
This study aims to generate insights into the actors involved in the discourse of sugar-sweetened beverages (SSB) tax adoption in Indonesia to inform their advocacy and communication efforts using the Advocacy Coalition Framework and Discourse Network Analysis. Since...
Assessing catastrophic health expenditure and impoverishment in adult asthma care: a cross-sectional study of patients attending six public health clinics in Klang District, Malaysia
This study aims to estimate the incidence of catastrophic health expenditure and medical impoverishment among adult patients with asthma in primary care settings and to examine factors associated with the risk of financial catastrophe in Klang District, Malaysia....
Hospital response to a new case-based payment system in China: the patient selection effect
In China, a new case-based payment method called the ‘Diagnosis-Intervention Packet’ (DIP) under the global budget was introduced for inpatient care. This study aims to explore the impact of DIP payment reform on hospital selection of patients undergoing total...
A qualitative assessment on the acceptability of providing cash transfers and social health insurance for tuberculosis-affected families in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
In Vietnam, an intervention called the "cash transfer UHC+ intervention" combined cash transfers with social health insurance (SHI) for people with drug-susceptible tuberculosis (TB). This study assesses the acceptability of a social protection package containing cash...
Seminar dedicated to introduction of state health insurance held in the Republic of Karakalpakstan (part of Uzbekistan)
The phased implementation of the state health insurance system is underway, with intensive preparations in the Republic of Karakalpakstan. During a seminar for medical workers in Nukus, information was shared about the benefits and conveniences of the system,...
Brazil: Conditional cash transfers for health treatment affect low-income families
The results of the analysis of the impact of Brazil's Bolsa Familia conditional cash transfer program on the health of non-beneficiary households living in poverty are presented.It analyzes whether the health requirements of the Bolsa Familia BF program lead to a...
France introduces P4H to Health Development Partners’ Meeting in Guinea
Chaired by the WHO representative, the meeting gathered several P4H members. Representatives from the European Union and the United States Agency for International Development said they were preparing an important health system programme with a health financing...
The Russian Federation and Kazakhstan offer guidance on rare, or orphan, diseases
Rare, or orphan, diseases are a terrible burden for children and families. They present national challenges for financial protection. Information provided by some P4H Coordination Team members on how the Russian Federation and Kazakhstan address these diseases...
Equity in out-of-pocket health spending: Evidence from Mexico’s Health Insurance Program
The long-term effects of the health insurance program called Seguro Popular, now eliminated and replaced by the Instituto de Salud para el Bienestar (INSABI) on the equity of out-of-pocket spending in the Mexican poor population are analyzed. It highlights that the...
Health Sector Budget Performance Analysis 2019-2021
Results are presented on the budgetary performance of the health sector in 8 countries. This document can serve as a guide for other countries in the region to improve financial management in the health sector, allowing for a more effective and efficient response to...
The National Health Financing Policy 2015-2022
Eswatini's National Health Financing Policy (NHFP) for 2015-2022 aims to secure sustainable healthcare funding, ensure financial protection, improve resource efficiency, and provide equitable access to healthcare. A key initiative is the mandatory National Health...
Supportive care, the cornerstone of the end-of-life bill
Following the submission of the report by the Citizens' Convention on the End of Life, the French President announced the creation of a ten-year palliative care strategy and a bill on the end of life. The latter should include the possibility of administering a lethal...
Health: public authorities open discussion on long-term conditions
The French government will be reviewing the relevance of the current system for covering long-term illnesses (ALD). The latter concerns 20% of the French population, and accounts for two-thirds of health insurance reimbursements. Frédéric Valletoux, le ministre...
Supplementary health insurance: the CNLE gives its opinion
In accordance with the law, the French government asked the CNLE (Conseil national des politiques de lutte contre la pauvreté et l'exclusion sociale) to issue an opinion appended to the annual report on supplementary health insurance. This year, the Board welcomes the...
NHIMA expands free health insurance to vulnerable groups under cash transfer
Under Zambia's Ministry of Health, the National Health Insurance Management Authority (NHIMA) has begun extending free NHIS coverage to poor and vulnerable populations. This aims to provide financial risk protection to those who can't afford the scheme and are at risk...