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.
Muskoka study on CSU in Benin
This research aims to help participating countries meet the challenge of building on what already exists to move towards CSU. The aim is to document the extent to which the 'CSU' systems of the countries participating in the study meet the criteria of the Learning...
Confronting the elephants in the room: reigniting momentum for universal health coverage
A Lancet publication by UHC2030 highlights barriers to achieving Universal Health Coverage (UHC), including political commitment, insufficient financing, global health fragmentation, and communication challenges. Authors call for collective action to address these...
Public servants’ willingness to pay for social health insurance in Ethiopia
A study in Ethiopia shows public servants' willingness to pay for social health insurance linked to income, education, and awareness.A recent systematic review and meta-analysis conducted in Ethiopia has revealed crucial insights into the willingness of public...
Public Health Spending & Mortality Reduction in Canada
Journal of Social Science and Medicine finds that Canadian provinces with higher public health spending see a decrease in preventable deaths over time, especially for men. Curative spending showed less impact, suggesting long-term investment in prevention is...
What Can Value for Money in Health Care Learn from the Regulatory World?
The Centre for Global Development blog post by Javier Guzman discusses how Health Technology Assessment (HTA) systems can benefit from the experience of regulatory systems.The article argues that while the two have different goals (regulatory systems ensure safety and...
Togo health accounts 2017, 2018, 2019
The information comes from primary data for private companies, insurance companies, health mutuals, NGOs and associations, and donors, as well as secondary data for the various ministries, institutions and households. These accounts are produced on the basis of the...
Strategic plan for the implementation of togo’s national health services quality improvement policy 2020-2022
In order to reinforce the progressive implementation of Universal Health Coverage, Togo has adopted the present strategic plan, which focuses on five main points: improving governance and leadership in the sector, to lay the regulatory foundations for quality health...
National health financing strategy for CSU Burkina Faso
This strategy document is intended to be a reference tool for the government and technical and financial partners, enabling them to coordinate the various interventions in the field of health financing.The vision of the National Health Financing Strategy (SNFS) for...
Effect of insurance on out-of-pocket health care spending in Peru 2007-2019
With information obtained from household surveys, the study aims to measure the impact of affiliation to either private or public health insurance on out-of-pocket health expenditure in Peru between 2007-2019.The research results show that the variables adults over 65...
Health financing challenges in Southeast Asian countries for universal health coverage: a systematic review
This study investigated health financing challenges in achieving UHC among countries in Southeast Asia using a systematic review. The study also provided policy recommendations at regional and national levels. The 10 countries were included in the systematic review:...
Effect of supplementary private health insurance on out-of-pocket inpatient medical expenditure: evidence from Malaysia
This study investigated the effect of supplementary private health insurance (PHI) on out-of-pocket payment (OOP) inpatient medical expenditure in Malaysia. Secondary data analysis was conducted using the Malaysian National Health and Morbidity Survey 2019...
One Sustainable Health for All declaration en Français
Universal health coverage in China part 1: progress and gaps
This article is the first part of the series. This research article comprehensively evaluated China's progress towards universal health coverage over the past two decades by identifying the achievements and gaps in service coverage and financial risk protection that...
The impact of basic health insurance participation characteristics on the health of mobile populations: the mediating role of health service utilization behavior
This study aimed to analyze the impact of different enrollment characteristics of basic health insurance on the health of the mobile population and to investigate the mediating role of health service utilization behavior in China.Findings showed that health insurance...
The benefits and burden of health financing in Indonesia: analyses of nationally representative cross-sectional data
This study assessed the distribution of health financing benefits and burdens across income groups in Indonesia, post-financing reforms. Utilizing cross-sectional nationally representative data, benefit incidence analyses (BIA) and financing incidence analyses (FIA)...