The many documents available on the P4H Network’s digital platform reflect the network’s scope of work. The majority of documents are primary source materials created by country nationals or resources produced by organizations working in social health protection (SHP) and/or health financing (HF).
The collection provides information on SHP and/or HF reforms and universal health coverage processes from around the world as well as topical analysis and research.
Bangladesh Health Financing Progress Matrix Assessment 2021
The Health Financing Progress Matrix assessment builds on an extensive body of conceptual and empirical work. It summarizes “what matters in health financing for UHC” into nineteen desirable attributes, which form the basis of the assessment. By identifying areas of...
Bangladesh Healthcare Financing Strategy 2012-2032
The Health Care Financing Strategy 2012-2032 provides a framework for developing and advancing health financing in Bangladesh. It aims at increasing the level of funding for health, ensuring an equitable distribution of the health financing burden, improving access to...
Bangladesh Position Paper on UHC 2023
Bangladesh has made significant strides in healthcare but faces persistent inequalities, especially in rural and marginalized communities. Collaboration between stakeholders is essential to achieve UHC, ensuring equitable access to quality healthcare for all citizens...
To meet the unmet: preparing for health equity challenges in WHO South-East Asia Region
Health inequity and unmet need are major challenges in achieving UHC and financial protection in the South-East Asia Region. This report documents progresses in addressing health inequities with a focus on multiple manifests of vulnerabilities and multiple components...
Out-of-pocket payment for healthcare among urban citizens in Dhaka, Bangladesh
Out-of-pocket (OOP) payment is the major source of finance for healthcare in Bangladesh, and the share of OOP expenditure has increased significantly. This study aimed to capture the self-reported illnesses among urban citizens and to identify whether and to what...
Forgone healthcare and financial burden due to out-of-pocket payments in Bangladesh: a multilevel analysis
This study aimed to examine the burden of out-of-pocket payment and forgone healthcare in Bangladesh, and further explores the inequalities in catastrophic health expenditures (CHE) and forgone healthcare at the national and sub-national levels. Data came from the...