“High-Level Forum on Health Financing in South Asia” in the Maldives
From 2-4 June 2010, representatives from Bangladesh, WB, GTZ and the P4H CD attended a "High-Level Forum on Health Financing in South Asia" in the Maldives. The objectives of the Forum were to jointly consider the broad concepts and policy implications of key issues...
Social Dialogue Programme – April 2010
Based on the recommendations coming out of a workshop held in December 2009, a social dialogue programme for 2010-2015 is submitted to the Health Insurance Council. The programme brings together representatives from government, trade unions and employers and is...
NESC accepting the draft health financing strategy – April 2010
The draft healthcare financing strategy has been accepted by the National Economic and Social Council (NESC: national advisory agency for policy analysis and development – see website); both Ministries of Health are in the process of developing proposals for the...
Developing a health financing strategy for Tanzania – April 2010
The Ministry of Health (MoH) / health financing strategy subgroup drafted a plan for the development of a health financing strategy, setting targets that include deciding on and constituting a “high-level steering committee” by May2010; producing a first draft of the...
Adoption of the National Basic Social Security Strategy 2010-2014
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First P4H joint action plan for Cambodia – March 2010
In line with the Memorandum of Understanding signed in 2009, the local P4H network prepares its first P4H joint action plan. Scheduled activities and financial gaps are listed according to the main areas of work of both the Ministry of Health and Ministry of Labour...
Study Tour to the Philippines – February 2010
P4H supports a study tour of a delegation of decision makers from the Mongolian parliament, ministries, trade unions and employer associations to the Philippines. The aim is to learn from the experiences of the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation over the past 15...
Steering Committee on SHP formed – February 2010
An inter-ministerial Steering Committee on social health protection (SHP) is formed under the chairpersonship of the Minister for Health and Population (MoHP). A Working Committee was also formed later in March with the responsibility to foster technical discussions...
2nd P4H mission: in depth discussion of health financing options – February 2010
The P4H network supported in-depth discussions of the health financing options and recommendations of the 2009 P4H mission report in Feb 2010 in Kampala. The team recognized the need to provide more details on the pros and cons of the different options, and to provide...
Health financing review – January 2010
The Ministry of Health (MoH) and World Health Organization (WHO) carried out a health financing review supported by P4H to contribute to a deeper understanding of possible health financing options and to inform the planned health financing strategy process, including...
Social Dialogue Workshop – December 2009
P4H, working in collaboration with ADB supports a consensus-building workshop on 3 Dec 09 at which the participants formally agree to embrace social dialogue to advance reform of the social health insurance system in Mongolia.
Making progress on a Health Financing Strategy – December 2009
P4H network partners have funded a 3-month assignment supporting the government in finalising and disseminating the Kenya Health Care Financing Strategy. This strategy is the result of a consultative process initiated by the MOH back in 2007, and has now been...
Joint mission of the P4H network to Senegal – December 2009
A joint P4H mission involving WHO, ILO, World Bank, AFD and GIP-SPSI is taking place in Dakar from December 7 to 11, 2009. The mission's objectives are to : assess the extent to which the national strategy for extending health insurance coverage is being implemented,...
P4H CD visit to Nepal, 26-27 Nov 2009
The MoH Nepal has requested support from the P4H partner GTZ for the development of a Social Health Protection (SHP) strategy. The head of the GTZ health programme, who is currently the chair of the External Development Partners (EDP) in the health sector in Nepal...
Nepal workshop on SHP – November 2009
A workshop, focusing on ways to improve social health protection (SHP) in Nepal, includes a presentation by P4H CD. The workshop discusses existing SHP initiatives and highlights the importance of developing health financing policy to enhance equitable access to...