The idea of a health financing strategy has been taken up
The P4H CD has been informed that 'following discussions between MoH, World Bank, Germany (GTZ) and P4H Coordination Desk in the Maldives', the development of a Health Care Financing Strategy is now part of the Government of Bangladesh's draft Health Population and...
ILO suggests developing an integrated national social protection policy in Kenya
Following an advisory mission to Kenya undertaken from 28 June to 3 July by Xenia Scheil-Adlung and Axel Weber, ILO suggests developing an integrated national social protection policy in Kenya. See the mission report below....
New report on SHP in Nepal – September 2010
GIZ and the Ministry for Health and Population (MoHP), produce a report, “Nepal at the Crossroads: Setting the Stage for Improved Social Health Protection”, that assesses the current policy environment and outlines some preconditions for new financing arrangements....
JANS – July 2010
One of the recommendations of the International Health Partnership (IHP) JANS assessment related to universal coverage and social health protection was to speed up the health financing strategy development process. Uganda_JANS_report_January_2011
Follow-up on Maldives Workshop
The World Bank and GTZ met with the Director General Health Services and on his recommendation sent the action plan the Government of Bangladesh developed in the Maldives to the Secretary as a first step in the process of engaging higher level policy makers and...
Nepal draws up timeline for health financing strategy – June 2010
Nepal Ministry for Health and Population (MoHP) officials participate in the South Asian Regional Forum organized by the World Bank in the Maldives at which the P4H CD makes a presentation on social health protection (SHP). The Nepali group discusses the importance of...
Adoption of a roadmap for extending health insurance coverage – June 2010
In order to accelerate the efforts undertaken as part of the national strategy to extend health risk coverage, the Ministry of Health adopted a detailed roadmap in June 2010. It is based on the three pillars of the national strategy.
“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...