The number of documents available on the P4H Network’s digital platform reflects 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).
Madagascar Health Accounts 2019-2020-2021
The preparation of the health accounts is an exercise led by the Ministry of Health, with technical and financial support from the WHO. The international standard methodology of the System of Accounts (SHA) 2011 was applied, making the data collected from countries at...
Breaking Barriers to Universal Health Coverage: Insights from Georgia’s Chronic Disease Medicine Program
Despite global advances toward Universal Health Coverage, financial protection remains a challenge in low- and middle-income countries, with out-of-pocket pharmaceutical costs driving poverty and inequality in Georgia. The study found that while Georgia’s Chronic...
Financing global public goods for health: pandemic preparedness and beyond
The OECD report provides a comprehensive summary of the high-level meeting on global public goods (GPGs) for health, convened by the OECD and the Global Health Centre (GHC) on 27 November 2024 in Geneva. It captures key discussions on the challenges of financing GPGs,...
Hospital financing: lessons learned from over 25 years of experience with the revision of the case-based payment system in Kyrgyzstan
The Kyrgyz diagnosis related group (DRG) system has played a vital role in health system reforms in Kyrgyzstan, focusing on improving service delivery through careful data management and stakeholder engagement. The evolution of this domestically developed DRG system...
Forecasting total and cause-specific health expenditures for 116 health conditions in Norway, 2022–2050
This study forecasts an increase in Norway's health spending from 10.6% of GDP in 2022 to 14.3% by 2050, driven primarily by population growth, aging, and rising costs per case. While the overall expenditure growth is inevitable, improving resource allocation and...
Financing healthcare services: a qualitative assessment of private health insurance schemes in Ghana
The study evaluates the operations and performance of Private Health Insurance Schemes (PHIS) in Ghana, highlighting their diverse benefit packages and flexible payment structures that enhance healthcare access and quality. It emphasizes the need for PHIS to establish...
Budget execution in health : from bottlenecks to solutions (English)
The World Bank report Budget Execution in Health: From Bottlenecks to Solutions explores challenges in health budget execution and offers practical solutions for policymakers. It examines financial management trends, policy responses, and a structured approach to...
Disease control priorities, fourth edition: Volume 1. Country-led priority setting for health
Global health partnerships play a crucial role in strengthening health systems, advancing universal health coverage, and addressing pressing global health challenges. The World Bank's latest report examines how these partnerships can be more effectively leveraged to...
Decree on Universal Health Coverage in Cameroon
Decree creating and organizing the National Technical Unit in charge of implementing phase I of Universal Health Coverage in Cameroon.
Institutional Strategic Plan 2023 – 2026 for health in Honduras
The strategic health plan for the period 2023-2026 was publicly distributed by the Management Planning and Evaluation Unit of the Ministry of Health in Honduras in April 2024. The strategic plan provides information on health sector financing and insurance including...
Blended finance to the rescue? Subsidies, vaccine bonds and matching funds in global health
Felix Stein and Desmond McNeill critically examine the role of blended finance in global health in their article published in the Journal of Global Public Health. Analysing three key instruments—vaccine bonds, advanced market commitments (AMCs), and matching...
What contributes to out-of-pocket health expenditure in Cambodia’s uncovered population?
Out-of-pocket health expenditures (OOPE) in Cambodia significantly contribute to financial hardship for households engaged in informal employment, with healthcare factors being the largest drivers of these costs. The study suggests that the Cambodian government should...
Effect of universal health insurance implementation on beneficiaries’ evaluation of public health facilities in Egypt – a cross-sectional study
The study assessed the early impact of Egypt’s Universal Health Insurance (UHI) system, introduced in 2018, on beneficiaries’ perceptions of public healthcare facilities. Results showed that UHI beneficiaries reported significantly higher overall satisfaction and...
Opportunities and Challenges in Health Financing in India
India’s current landscape encompasses various government-financed and private insurance schemes. While there has been significant expansion in recent years, coverage gaps remain, slowing progress towards universal and equitable coverage. This paper analyses the...
Health care provider payment schemes and their changes since 2010 across nine Central and Eastern European countries – a comparative analysis
Published in Health Policy, this study by Ndayishimiye et al. analyses health care provider payment schemes across nine Central and Eastern European (CEE) countries. It examines changes since 2010, highlighting the widespread use of blended and output-based payment...