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.
Purchasing health services under Egypt’s new Universal Health Insurance law: What are the implications for universal health coverage?
This article from the International Journal of Health Planning and Management assesses the purchasing arrangements of health services laid out in Egypt's Universal Health Insurance Law and its implications on health financing. Abstract Background: Egypt's Universal...
Health coverage for workers in Egypt
This study explains the healthcare coverage that Egyptian employees receive based on formal employment. The paper details the legislative, institutional and technical aspects relevant to various occupational healthcare (OCH) services in Egypt, emphasizing the central...
Healthcare financing in Egypt: a systematic literature review
The Egyptian healthcare system has multiple stakeholders, including a wide range of public and private healthcare providers and several financing agents. This study sheds light on the healthcare system’s financing mechanisms and the flow of funds in Egypt. It also...
Health Financing Strategy of the new SHI in Egypt
Egypt has a strong commitment to universal health care (UHC). Article 18 of the Egyptian Constitution says that the State shall establish a comprehensive health insurance system covering all diseases for all Egyptians. This PowerPoint (2016) presentation by the...
Healthcare protection policies during the COVID-19 pandemic: Lessons towards the implementation of the new Egyptian universal health insurance law
This paper investigates the effects of Egypt’s health system’s response to the COVID 19 pandemic on the recently ratified social health insurance law (2018). It also provides lessons from the management of the first phase of the pandemic, lessons that could be...
Purchasing health services under Egypt’s new universal health insurance law: What are the implications for universal health coverage?
This paper provides an assessment of the purchasing arrangements in Egypt as stipulated by the universal health insurance law and bylaw, their implications and contribution to progress towards universal health coverage (UHC). There needs to be more legal clarity in...
Equity of healthcare financing: a progressivity analysis for Egypt
This paper aims to evaluate the progressivity of healthcare financing in Egypt by assessing five financing sources, out-of-pocket payments, an earmarked cigarette tax, direct taxes, indirect taxes, social health insurance and private health insurance. It provides a...
Implementing the universal health insurance law of Egypt: what are the key issues on strategic purchasing and its governance arrangements?
This document aims to inform the universal health insurance law implementation process in Egypt by anticipating the strengths and possible challenges as well as developing options to support a shift towards more strategic purchasing. It suggests that it would be...