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.
Annual Health Sector Performance Report-2019
According to its executive summary, "the Annual Performance Report (APR) 2019, provides a glimpse of the performance of the health sector in 2019. Under its core leadership and governance mandate, the Ministry of Health (MOH) ensures that strategic policy frameworks...
Utilisation, out-of-pocket payments, and access before and after COVID-19 in Thailand
Thailand’s Universal Coverage Scheme (UCS) is a public health insurance scheme that covers more than 70 percent of the Thai population and is funded through tax revenue. This study examined access to health care among Thai population under the UCS before and during...
Health financing and public financial management in devolved context in the Philippines
The case study of Philippines is a part of a series of case studies, which jointly developed by the World Health Organization and ThinkWell aimed at exploring the implications of decentralization for health financing, with a focus on public financial management (PFM)....
A roadmap towards implementing health technology assessment in Oman
Health technology assessment (HTA) improves the efficiency of resource allocation by facilitating evidence-informed decisions on the value of health technologies. This study aims to create a customized HTA roadmap for Oman based on a gap analysis between the current...
Public Health Law 41
It establishes the basic principles for the regulation of social relations in the area of public health with the purpose of contributing to guaranteeing health promotion, disease prevention, health restoration, social rehabilitation of patients and social assistance...
Federal Law “On the Fundamentals of Health Protection of Citizens in the Russian Federation”
This Federal Law regulates relations arising from ensuring health protection of citizens in the Russian Federation and determines: 1) legal, organizational and economic foundations for protecting the health of citizens; 2) the rights and obligations of individuals and...
Utilisation of national health insurance program in urban Nepal
This study focuses on Nepal's adoption of a health insurance scheme to support universal health coverage. While various factors impact the program's performance, there is limited evidence on how these factors influence the insurance scheme in Nepal. The study aims to...
Iraq National Health Policy 2014-2023
Iraq’s national health policy defines the principles, objectives and vision for improving population health and nutrition status and reducing inequalities in health all over the country. The policy provides a framework, concrete foundation and attainable direction for...
Addressing the human capital crisis in Iraq
The report examines the critical challenges facing Iraq's human capital, particularly in education, health, and social protection. It analyzes public spending in these sectors and assesses their effectiveness in addressing the country's human development needs.The...
Trends and projections of universal health coverage indicators in Iraq, 2000–2030
This study undertakes a comprehensive assessment of Iraq’s progress towards universal health coverage (UHC) targets that could contribute to Iraq’s policy and strategies. The study concludes that achieving UHC in Iraq by 2030 would be a challenge without proactive...
Country Cooperation Strategy for WHO and Oman 2021–2025
The Plan strengthen and guide cooperation between WHO and the Ministry of Health as the steward of all stakeholders operating in the health sector in mutually agreed upon priority areas to promote, maintain, recover and improve the health of all people living in Oman,...
Oman Vision 2040
Oman Vision 2040 is a long-term strategic plan to guide Oman's development and progress by 2040. The vision focuses on creating a sustainable and diversified economy, reducing the country's dependence on oil, and enhancing the quality of life for its citizens. It also...
Decree 139: Regulation of Public Health Law 41
Establishes the basic principles for the regulation of social relations in the field of health as provided for in Law 41 of July 13, 1983, known as the Public Health Law. It determines specific legal premises for the regulation of the organization of public health and...
Health Policy and Strategic Guidelines 2016 – 2025
The strategic guidelines for the Panama Health Policy 2016-2025 are presented, which were formulated to guide interventions, address existing challenges and risks, prioritizing efforts to advance the achievement of the right to health with equity and quality for all...
A review of the United Arab Emirates healthcare systems on medical tourism and accreditation
This paper aims to review the healthcare system in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and the utilisation of international accreditation to improve the quality of healthcare services and to grow its medical tourism industry.