The Asia region’s great diversity includes variations in country size, population, types of political systems and economies. While some countries in the region have made significant progress advancing universal health coverage (UHC), others are at the beginning of their process.
The P4H Asia Network was created during the SEARO-WPRO Bi-Regional Health Financing Policy Workshop in New Delhi in 2017, held by WHO’s South-East Asia Regional Office (SEARO) and the Western Pacific Regional Office (WPRO). The meeting was co-sponsored by the Asian Development Bank and the World Bank, two of the P4H Network’s members.
The P4H Asia Network is a space for Asian countries to share common policy issues and experiences, best practices and lessons learned. Experts from 18 Asian countries, international organizations and development partners actively participate, support, guide, and benefit from the P4H Asia Network’s activities, all of which relate to social health protection (SHP) and health financing (HF) reforms and advancing UHC.
Collaborations: Moving the Needle Towards UHC in Asia
The P4H Asia Network enjoys a nexus with the Asia-Pacific Network for Health System Strengthening (ANHSS), a knowledge sharing platform for health systems strengthening in the region, and CONNECT, the network on SHP. Together they facilitate country dialogues, cross-country studies, capacity building, policy development and knowledge sharing in the region.
P4H collaborates with the Health Systems Strengthening Accelerator, helping regional institutions develop a stronger ecosystem in Asia for health policy and systems research (HPSR).
In 2022, the P4H Network supported a cross-national study of the impact of COVID-19 on SHP and HF in China, Korea, Mongolia, and Singapore.
P4H is supporting Seoul National University to develop a framework to assess HPSR domestic funding sources and opportunities. These activities reinforce the P4H Network’s role as a unique platform for knowledge sharing, collaboration, and partnerships in the region.
The P4H Network continues to support our members and partners throughout the Asia region through collaborations that advance SHP and HF.
