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.
Extending Social Health Protection in Singapore
Singapore applies a “mixed payer” social health protection model which is built around four central philosophies: the importance of personal motivation, targeted subsidies, a strong survival motif, and the use of market mechanisms to enhance efficiency. This country...
The impact of the expanded health insurance coverage policy on healthcare spending
In South Korea, the "Moon Care" policy was implemented in 2017 with the goal of reducing co-payment rates for healthcare costs by expanding national health insurance coverage up to 70%, in order to protect citizens from financial hardship due to healthcare...
The 2022 restructure of Aotearoa New Zealand’s health system
Aotearoa New Zealand has restructured its health system with the aim of addressing inequities in access to healthcare services and health outcomes, particularly among the indigenous Māori population. In July 2022, two new organizations, Health New Zealand and Māori...
Value-based payment for high-cost treatments in Singapore
Risk-sharing agreements (RSAs) have been introduced to allocate risk between payers and pharmaceutical companies, often taking the form of outcome-based or financial-based models. This study seeks to explore the perspectives of key stakeholders within Singapore’s...
The impact of the health microinsurance on the utilization of health services among migrant workers
Despite the implementation of public health insurance schemes for migrant workers in Thailand, coverage gap exists within this population. The M-FUND is a low-cost, not-for-profit health protection scheme designed specifically for migrant workers in Thailand,...
P4H Annual Review 2023-2024 – Annex
P4H Annual Review 2023-2024
Looking back on the twelve months from July 2023 through June 2024, the P4H Network reflects on its continuing reach – and relevance – across the globe.New results were achieved thanks to the commitment of the P4H Network’s members, cochairs, funders and partnerships...
Report to the Congress of the Republic 2023-2024
The Ministry of Health and Social Protection presents the health sector report for the period from June 2023 to May 2024, highlighting the progress in objectives, plans and projects contained in the Sector and Institutional Strategic Plan, the main achievements and...
Health Care Act of Finland, 2010
The Health Care Act of Finland No. 1326/2010, issued in Helsinki on 30 December 2010, provides a comprehensive legal framework for organizing and delivering health care services, ensuring that all residents have equitable access to high-quality health care. The Act...
Plan Comores Émergent 2030
The vision of the Plan Comores Émergent is to foster "a strong economy in which the industrial sector, particularly manufacturing, plays a major role in wealth creation and in the modernization of the Comorian economy". According to the President of the Union of the...
Improving HTA Collaboration in Asia-Pacific: The Role of HTAsiaLink
The article titled "A Framework for Improved Collaboration on HTA in the Asia-Pacific Region: A Role for HTAsiaLink," published in the International Journal of Technology Assessment in Healthcare examines the crucial role of Health Technology Assessment (HTA) in...
Tackling the impact of cancer on health, the economy and society
The OECD report "Tackling the Impact of Cancer on Health, the Economy and Society" published on 21 November 2024, highlights the substantial burden that cancer imposes on public health systems, economies, and societies across OECD countries. Cancer accounts for one...
Tackling the Impact of Cancer on Health, the Economy and Society: Poland
Cancer remains a major public health challenge in Poland, accounting for one in four premature deaths and leading to an estimated 38,400 premature cancer-related fatalities annually. Future cancer health expenditure is expected to rise significantly due to an aging...
Public funding and young children vaccination coverage: Evidence from Socialist-Oriented Market Economy
Tri-Duc Luong and Dao Le-Van’s study, published in Health Economics Review (Volume 14, Article 95, 2024), examines the relationship between public funding and vaccination rates among children under one year old in Vietnam from 2014 to 2019. The research provides...
Decree setting the conditions and procedures for affiliation and registration with RAMO
This decree sets out the conditions and procedures for affiliation to the compulsory health insurance scheme, in accordance with Articles 4 and 5 of Law N°2021-022 instituting Universal Health Insurance in the Togolese Republic. All natural or legal persons, public or...