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.
What is a Mutuelle de santé?
Given Madagascar's socio-economic situation, studies by national and international experts show that only 8% of the population would be able to contribute to a "mutual health insurance scheme", in the highest hypothesis. If the Malagasy government were to choose to...
Madagascar : Contents of the bill on financial protection in healthcare for all users
Basically, the bill aims to protect the 90% of the Malagasy population (24 million people) not yet covered by health insurance. That's why it mainly institutes a non-contributory system of state assistance/affiliation (which may be supplemented by certain...
Why is it so urgent to reform FANOME, abolish the equity fund, and support SALAMA’s strategic plan?
The main aim of the Malagasy national pharmaceutical policy is to "ensure the long-term availability and physical and financial accessibility of quality essential medicines and medical consumables in the Malagasy health system". However, a number of malfunctions have...
Why shouldn’t the response to the COVID-19 pandemic be pitted against the CSU?
The response to the COVID-19 pandemic must be coherent and long-term. The risk is of taking a truncated approach, focusing only on short-term needs and interests, and pitting health safety and CSU against each other. Responding adequately to pandemics is a key...
Note 1 to the Malagasy presidency: Carrying the CSU lead
Note 2 to the Malagasy presidency: Carrying the CSU lead
Madagascar : Accelerating the implementation of the CSU: Why? How?
Three priority actions: ► Adopt the Health Financial Protection for All Bill (Pillar 2 of the CSU) currently under preparation. ► Adopt a genuine healthcare financing strategy ► Enable free access for the entire population to a priority basic care package at the CSB...
74th World Health Assembly: Challenges and roadmap for Madagascar
Although this issue relates more to pillar 1 of the CSU (provision of effective, quality health care and services), it is of particular importance in Madagascar, given the ongoing process of drafting a law on financial protection in health care for all users (pillar 2...