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.
The Ministry implements the first civil health insurance
The Civilian Insurance Programme (CIP) is a semi-autonomous fund managed by the Ministry of Health (MOH) providing 42% of Jordanians with formal health insurance. The CIP covers all civil servants and their dependents for care at MOH facilities, RMS facilities,...
National social protection strategy (2019-2025), Jordan
The Jordanian National Social Protection Strategy articulates the Government’s commitment to break the intergenerational cycle of poverty and provide a social protection floor in the context of the Kingdom’s vision for a state that has social justice, equity, and...
Strategic purchasing in Jordan’s Health Sector, opportunities for impactful change
Improving the strategic purchasing of health services can contribute to improving health system performance and making progress towards universal health coverage. This high-level review by USAID’s Health Finance and Governance Activity, of the process in the public...
Enhancing the competitiveness of the health sector in Jordan
The paper aims to identify and elaborate on the main challenges facing the private sector’s participation in the Health Sector in Jordan, in wake of the COVID 19 pandemic. It entails an exploration of the structure, governance and finance of the Kingdom’s Healthcare...
Actuarial Cost and fiscal impact of expanding the Jordan Civil Insurance Programme for health coverage to vulnerable citizens
This study analyses the cost of increasing health insurance coverage to vulnerable Jordanians (for Jordan’s public health exchequer). It estimates the percentage of Jordan’s population that is not insured and thus does not access as many services as those insured by...
Determinants of health insurance coverage and out of pocket payments for health care in Jordan
The Government of Jordan’s 2016-2020 National Strategy for Health Sector set out a vision of high-quality lifelong health care for the whole population, with a focus on financial protection. This report presents findings on health insurance coverage and out-of-pocket...
Determinants of health insurance ownership in Jordan
The peer-reviewed article assesses the proportion of the population covered by any health insurance and their social determinants drawing from the Jordan population and family health survey. The study found that more than one-quarter of the population in Jordan were...
Will Jordan be closer to UHC after the COVID 19 Pandemic?
This Journal of Global Health publication aims to describe the opportunities within Jordanian health care system's response to the COVID-19 pandemic during March-May, 2020. The authors look at five core dimensions of health care system performance: Equity, Quality,...
Health Financing Policies in Jordan: The Allocation of Public Expenditures in Global Context | Rawabdeh | Makara Journal of Health Research
This research article provides a comprehensive analysis of nearly eight years of data on public health expenditure, the national health strategy and other health policies which influence the provision of equitable healthcare in Jordan. It looks at providing access to...