Based on the recommendations of the joint P4H scoping mission (See below), a P4H follow-up mission in Benin consults with key national stakeholders to: determine the amount of progress that has been made on RAMU; monitor with P4H members the implementation of the joint support plan; and to agree with key partners on the support system for drafting a national health financing strategy. The main findings of the follow-up mission are: that the draft RAMU bill has evolved positively towards a universal approach despite not yet being tabled in Parliament; that ANAM’s capacity to become operational is slowly developing; that important costing and utilization data as well as a national health financing strategy are still missing. The Ministry of Health welcomes the WHO regional adviser on health financing’s proposed support in accelerating the health financing strategy drafting process.
