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.
Extension of social protection coverage to workers in the informal economy in Sudan
In Sudan just like most developing countries and emerging economies, a large part of its active workforce is made of the informal workers representing about 60 to 65% of the workforce. Although this is the case, the majority of the informal economy is not covered by...
Out-of-pocket healthcare expenditures: Determinants and impacts on the livelihoods of urban households in selected Sudanese states
Understanding the characteristics of individuals or households that are most at risk of incurring catastrophic health expenditures could help in targeted policies to ensure financial risk protection among the most vulnerable. Researchers in Sudan investigated the...
Exploring health insurance services in Sudan from the perspectives of insurers
A range of health insurance options including Social Health Insurance exist in Sudan. Social Health Insurance is compulsory for the formal sector, although voluntary for the informal sector and small companies (≤10 employees). Private health insurance companies...
Sudan: Moving towards universal health coverage (UHC)
This brief discusses Sudan’s existing national plans and policies to achieve UHC. Among the national plans include the health financing reforms which led to the expansion of the Sudanese National Health Insurance (NHI) from civil servants and formal sector employees...