
P4H Coordination Desk attends Fudan University School of Public Health forum in Shanghai
P4H academic member Fudan University School of Public Health in Shanghai, China, held a subforum on 13 November 2024 as part of the Eighth International Forum on the Belt and Road Initiative & Global Governance. The P4H Coordination Desk attended the subforum and...

Health crisis in Yemen: the Government warns
The Yemeni government issued an official warning of an impending health crisis on Sunday, August 4, 2024, as a threat to close key medical facilities across the country follows a severe reduction in international funding.Yemeni Prime Minister Ahmed Awad bin Mubarak...

Free CMU for Ivorian cocoa and coffee producers
Producers of coffee and cocoa, the two main agricultural products in the Ivorian economy, now benefit from health insurance fully paid for by the state, to the tune of 12 billion CFA francs (US$20 million) a year."From now on, all coffee and cocoa growers holding a...

Towards a sustainable financing strategy for health and immunization
On Thursday October 31 in Abidjan, the Association de soutien à l'autopromotion sanitaire urbaine (ASAPSU), in collaboration with the Global Health Advocacy Incubator (GHAI) and GAVI, organized a co-creation workshop on the study of health and vaccination financing in...

Soubré workers learn about social protection and health insurance
A workshop on social protection and health insurance brought together workers from the public and private sectors on Saturday November 16, 2024 in Soubré, under the initiative of the Friedrich Ebert Stiftung foundation aimed at enhancing their knowledge of these...

New members elected to head CANAM
Mr. Houd BABY is the brand new Chairman of the Board of Directors of Mali's National Health Insurance Fund (CANAM). He was elected on November 19 at the 28th ordinary session of the Board of Directors, chaired by the Minister of Health. In her address, the Minister of...

The World Bank praises CANAM’s performance in Mali
The Sector Director for Health, Nutrition and Population for West and Central Africa led a delegation to the Caisse Nationale d'Assurance Maladie (CANAM) in Bamako on November 14. The meeting focused on the performance and prospects of Mali's health portfolio. Moulay...

Proposals to improve access to medicines
The State has tried to boost the generic drug market as a way to contain the increase in out-of-pocket health care costs for Peruvian households.The author refers to research conducted by Videnza Consultores that analyzes four key processes of the health system in...

CCMSA presents its “Charges et Produits 2025” report
On June 25, the Board of Directors of the Caisse centrale de la mutualité sociale agricole (CCMSA) approved the annual report on the Agricultural Scheme's Income and Expenses for 2025. The report is based on a number of studies designed to shed light on the public...

Summary of the Cades 2023 annual report on social issues
Against a backdrop of heightened financial market volatility and rising central bank interest rates, Caisse d'Amortissement de la Dette Sociale (Cades) has continued its program of social security issues. Its annual report details the initiatives taken to refinance...

DSS publishes key Social Security figures for 2023
In its annual edition of Key Social Security Figures, the Social Security Department (DSS) presents a panorama of indicators on the financing and performance of the social security system's public service for the year 2023.The report published in June 2024 indicates...

Health needs of internally displaced people remain a neglected global crisis
A Nature article highlights the dire health crisis faced by 68M internally displaced people, urging global action to address disparities in aid, research, and healthcare access compared to refugees. A new article published in Nature highlights the stark disparities in...

P4H Network’s monitoring and evaluation framework developed and piloted by hera
The P4H Network contracted hera to pilot a new Monitoring and Evaluation framework, including the Critical Milestone Timeline tool, to enhance universal health coverage and reduce financial risks. Insights from Chad and Côte d'Ivoire helped refine the framework,...

Senate mission warns of financialization of healthcare provision
A Senate fact-finding mission sought to measure the phenomenon of financialization in the various sectors of healthcare provision. It identified the determinants and assessed the consequences for the organization of healthcare provision in different regions, the...

Health insurance publishes data on healthcare reimbursements over the last twelve months
On September 24, the French National Health Insurance (Assurance maladie) presented the trend in healthcare reimbursements by the general scheme over the last twelve months. The data published show that reimbursements rose by 4.4% over the period. Spending on...