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.
Assessing catastrophic health expenditure and impoverishment in adult asthma care: a cross-sectional study of patients attending six public health clinics in Klang District, Malaysia
This study aims to estimate the incidence of catastrophic health expenditure and medical impoverishment among adult patients with asthma in primary care settings and to examine factors associated with the risk of financial catastrophe in Klang District, Malaysia....
Hospital response to a new case-based payment system in China: the patient selection effect
In China, a new case-based payment method called the ‘Diagnosis-Intervention Packet’ (DIP) under the global budget was introduced for inpatient care. This study aims to explore the impact of DIP payment reform on hospital selection of patients undergoing total...
A qualitative assessment on the acceptability of providing cash transfers and social health insurance for tuberculosis-affected families in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
In Vietnam, an intervention called the "cash transfer UHC+ intervention" combined cash transfers with social health insurance (SHI) for people with drug-susceptible tuberculosis (TB). This study assesses the acceptability of a social protection package containing cash...
Brazil: Conditional cash transfers for health treatment affect low-income families
The results of the analysis of the impact of Brazil's Bolsa Familia conditional cash transfer program on the health of non-beneficiary households living in poverty are presented.It analyzes whether the health requirements of the Bolsa Familia BF program lead to a...
Equity in out-of-pocket health spending: Evidence from Mexico’s Health Insurance Program
The long-term effects of the health insurance program called Seguro Popular, now eliminated and replaced by the Instituto de Salud para el Bienestar (INSABI) on the equity of out-of-pocket spending in the Mexican poor population are analyzed. It highlights that the...
Health Sector Budget Performance Analysis 2019-2021
Results are presented on the budgetary performance of the health sector in 8 countries. This document can serve as a guide for other countries in the region to improve financial management in the health sector, allowing for a more effective and efficient response to...
The National Health Financing Policy 2015-2022
Eswatini's National Health Financing Policy (NHFP) for 2015-2022 aims to secure sustainable healthcare funding, ensure financial protection, improve resource efficiency, and provide equitable access to healthcare. A key initiative is the mandatory National Health...
The need to sustain funding for Afghanistan health system
The paper discusses the impact of interrupted healthcare funding in Afghanistan post the collapse of the government, leading to decreased health service utilization and excess mortality.The research paper focuses on the repercussions of disrupted healthcare funding in...
Sustainability and Resilience in Pacific Island Health Systems
This report provides an overview of health systems in the Pacific region, focusing on three countries: the Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI), the Kingdom of Tonga, and the Republic of Vanuatu across seven health systems domains.The Pacific Islands Countries and...
The Management of Provider Payments in the Universal Coverage Scheme in Thailand
This book explains a provider payment management of the Thailand's Universal Coverage Scheme managed by the National Security Office (NHSO). The information in this book is based on Universal Coverage Scheme’s Fund Management Guidelines for Fiscal Year 2019.This book...
Assessing progress towards universal health coverage in Cambodia: Evidence using survey data from 2009 to 2019
This study aims to assess the Cambodian health system's performance in terms of financial protection during 2009 to 2019. The results indicate that from 2009 to 2017, Cambodia made substantial improvements in financial protection. However, the trend has reversed...
Cambodia: National Social Protection Policy Framework 2016-2025
This document elaborates Cambodia's National Social Protection Policy Framework 2016-2025 and the Royal Government of Cambodia’s strategic plans to ensure income security for all citizens, promote their welfare, strengthen social solidarity and maximize poverty...
Long-term care financing: lessons for low- and middle-income settings: Brief 5. Aligning financing and delivery in long-term care
Building on the previous briefs, Brief 5 discusses how countries allocate resources for LTC across different delivery settings, balancing the aim of providing coverage of widely varying services for beneficiaries with financial sustainability and financial...
Health and health system impacts of China’s comprehensive primary healthcare reforms: a systematic review
Since 2009, China implemented the primary health care (PHC) reform, with the overarching goal of providing accessible, efficient, equitable and high-quality healthcare services. This systematic review aims to examine the impacts of China’s PHC reforms on the health...
Guidance on social protection for people affected by tuberculosis
WHO publication highlights the essential role of integrated social protection strategies in reducing TB incidence, improving treatment outcomes, and addressing the socioeconomic impacts of the disease.The publication serves as a comprehensive manual designed to...