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).
Social protection and forced displacement. Lessons learned from a decade of ILO operations
Published by the International Labour Organization (ILO), the brief (authors: Clara Van Panhuys, Lou Tessier, and Lucrezia Roero di Monticello) examines how social protection systems can support the health and well-being of refugees and forcibly displaced populations...
Framework Document on Performance-Based Financing in Senegal
In October 2024, the Direction de la Planification de la Recherche et des Statistiques Cellule Économie de la Santé of Senegal's Ministry of Health and Social Action published a framework document on performance-based financing.
Government healthcare financing and dwindling oil prices: Any alternatives for OPEC countries?
In this article from 2023, Salem Al Mustanyir explores the effect of a fall in oil prices on healthcare financing in eight Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC). The analysis shows that in three of the eight countries, health financing did shift...
Prices and affordability of essential medicines in 72 low-, middle-, and high-income markets
Access to essential medicines, as defined by the World Health Organization, is a cornerstone of universal health coverage. Yet, many people worldwide face high out-of-pocket costs or limited availability, particularly in low- and middle-income countries. Understanding...
Universal health coverage in Lebanon: agenda setting using Kingdon’s model and a proposed legal framework for revenue allocation
This study examines the renewed push for a Universal Health Coverage (UHC) bill in Lebanon, analyzing its emergence on the policy agenda through Kingdon’s framework. Findings show that public pressure, a dedicated parliamentary committee, and political receptiveness...
Health spending in Argentina – Analysis for 2017-2022
This report on healthcare spending, and its analysis for the period between 2017-2022 was published by the Government of Argentina in April 2025. It is the result of the joint work of the Directorate of Health Economics of the National Ministry of Health with the...
Universal public health insurance for Afghan refugees in Iran: a contextual analysis
This study explored the contextual factors affecting Iran’s basic universal health insurance program for Afghan refugees using the PESTEL framework. Through interviews with 22 stakeholders, researchers identified 61 factors across six main themes: political, economic,...
Machine learning based classification of catastrophic health expenditures: a cross-sectional study of Korean low-income households
This study examined catastrophic health expenditures (CHEs) among low-income households in South Korea using machine learning methods on 2019 Korea Health Panel data. Results showed a 26.2% incidence of CHE, with AdaBoost performing best in prediction, highlighting...
Did health reform improve financial protection for disadvantaged groups in Ecuador? A socio-economic inequality assessment of catastrophic health expenditures 2006-2014
In BMJ Open, Edy Quizhpe Ordóñez, Miguel San Sebastian, Enrique Teran, and Anni-Maria Pulkki-Brännström present a socio-economic inequality assessment of Ecuador’s health reforms from 2006 to 2014. The study evaluates whether the reforms—which made public health...
Progress in Development of the Universal Health Plan in the Federation of Kitts and Nevis
This PowerPoint presentation from the 13th Caribbean Conference on Health Financing in Anguilla, in November 2019 covers progress in the development of the universal health plan for Kitts and Nevis. Much of the content is related to the planned national health...
Administrative perspectives on the implementation and sustainability of state-supported health insurance schemes in Nigeria
This study explored administrative stakeholders’ perspectives on Nigeria’s state-supported health insurance schemes (SSHIS) across six states. While the schemes improved health indices, infrastructure, equity, and financing, they face challenges including low...
A “Diagonal” Approach to Integrating Nutrition into Health Systems: Opportunities, Challenges, and the Way Forward
This post was first published by the Center for Global Development on 19 November, 2024. Despite decades of global efforts, nutrition remains underprioritized, siloed, and poorly integrated within health systems and universal health coverage (UHC) efforts. This...
Health and social action sector policy letter 2025-2029 – Senegal
In 2025, Senegal's Ministry of Health and Social Action (MSAS) has developed a health sector policy letter in a participatory and inclusive manner, involving all key players in the sector, under the supervision of the Ministry of the Economy, Planning and Cooperation...
Niger’s Investment Case for Reproductive, Maternal, Newborn, Child and Adolescent Health and Nutrition 2022-2026
The Government of Niger and the Ministry of Public Health, Population and Social Affairs have developed their investment case for Reproductive, Maternal, Newborn, Child and Adolescent Health and Nutrition with the support of the Global Financing Facility. This...
Sustainability starts with spending: public financial management lessons from Kenya’s universal health care pilot
The study “Sustainability starts with spending: public financial management lessons from Kenya’s universal health care pilot” by Alex Olateju Adjagba, James Odhiambo Oguta, Catherine Akoth, Solomon Kimutai Toweet, Peter Okoth, and Debra Jackson, published in BMC...