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.
Strategy for implementing Targeted Free Distribution in CAR
The aim of this strategy is to reduce maternal and infant mortality, which is predominant in 07 districts not covered by technical and financial partners, and to guarantee equity in the provision of healthcare to all the people of the Central African Republic. The...
Decree instituting free health care in CAR
On February 15, 2016, the Central African Republic adopted decree N°19-037 on targeted free healthcare in health facilities.Art.1 : Targeted free care is instituted in all public and contracted health facilities in the Central African Republic.Art. 2 : Implementation...
‘We thought supporting was strengthening’: re-examining the role of external assistance for health systems strengthening in Zimbabwe post-COVID-19
In their study titled "‘We thought supporting was strengthening’: re-examining the role of external assistance for health systems strengthening in Zimbabwe post-COVID-19," Alison T. Mhazo and Charles C. Maponga delve into the impact of external assistance on...
Strengthening climate-resilient health systems: opportunities and challenges – policy brief
The policy brief titled "Strengthening Climate-Resilient Health Systems: Opportunities and Challenges," published by ReBUILD for Resilience in 2024, addresses the growing threats climate change poses to global health systems. Highlighting the impacts of...
Qatar National Health Strategy 2018-2022
Qatar National Health Strategy 2018-2022 introduces a new approach to Qatar’s health challenges, aligned to a global shift in thinking towards population health and more integrated care. The strategy identifies 12 priority areas of focus through 2022. These include...
Health Insurance Scheme Act (RAMU)
The Republic of Mali has instituted a compulsory health insurance scheme known as the Régime d'Assurance Maladie Universelle, or RAMU for short. The universal health insurance scheme is based on the principles of solidarity, contribution, pooling of resources and...
Study on innovative health financing in Mali
As part of the P4H platform, the aim was to draw up and implement a joint roadmap for the development of universal health coverage.This document is drawn up with the aim of producing an analysis of innovative financing mechanisms and its potential to mobilize...
Feasibility study for the implementation of a social protection scheme for farmers and the informal sector
One of the major provisions of the Loi d'Orientation Agricole (LOA) is the introduction of specific social protection for the agricultural sector.By including this provision in the LOA, the legislator is correcting a social injustice affecting the agricultural sector,...
Health system performance assessment and reforms, Oman
The June issue of the Bulletin of the World Health Organization features an article on a rapid health system performance assessment conducted in Oman. The assessment, led by a team of national health ministry staff and international experts, utilised the WHO framework...
National Health Accounts 2020
The aim of this exercise is to estimate and analyze the distribution of healthcare expenditure according to the dimensions of the health accounts. Total healthcare expenditure in 2020 is estimated at 364.65 billion FCFA, including 352.48 billion FCFA for current...
Effects of public long-term care insurance on the medical service use by older people
The study, titled "Effects of public long-term care insurance on the medical service use by older people in South Korea," was authored by Yoon-Min Cho and Soonman Kwon and published in Health Economics, Policy and Law. In South Korea, public long-term care insurance...
Law 18211 Creation of the Integrated National Health System
This law establishes the right to health protection for all inhabitants residing in the Oriental Republic of Uruguay and the different modalities for their access to comprehensive health services. The implementation of the National Integrated Health System is the...
How feasible is it to mobilize $31 billion a year for pandemic preparedness and response? An economic growth modelling analysis
In their article "How feasible is it to mobilise $31 billion a year for pandemic preparedness and response? An economic growth modelling analysis," Minahil Shahid, Marco Schäferhoff, Garrett Brown, and Gavin Yamey explore the viability of raising $31.1 billion...
Sustaining progress towards universal health coverage amidst a full-scale war: learning from Ukraine
In a recent commentary article in Health Policy and Planning, authors Jarno Habicht (World Health Organization Office for Ukraine), Mark Hellowell (School of Social and Political Science, University of Edinburgh, United Kingdom), and Joe Kutzin (Independent...
Effects of private health insurance on medical expenditure and health service utilization
The study, titled "Effects of Private Health Insurance on Medical Expenditure and Health Service Utilization in South Korea: A Quantile Regression Analysis," was authored by Kristine Namhee Kwon and Wankyo Chung and published in BMC Health Services Research. In South...