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.
A study assessed the potential cost-effectiveness of HPV vaccination among girls in Mongolia
As reported by the study titled "The Potential Cost-Effectiveness of HPV Vaccination Among Girls in Mongolia" , HPV vaccination has not been introduced nationally and Gavi co-financing support is not available in Mongolia. To inform introduction decision-making, study...
Rotavirus vaccine product switch in Ghana: An assessment of service delivery costs, switching costs, and cost-effectiveness
The peer-reviewed article evaluates the costs and cost-effectiveness of Ghana's switch from ROTARIX to ROTAVAC for rotavirus vaccination in 2020. ROTAVAC, which has a lower price per dose and a smaller cold chain footprint but requires more doses per regimen, is...
Evaluating the cost and operational context for national HPV vaccine delivery in Ethiopia
The peer-reviewed article examines the operational context and costs of the HPV vaccination program in Ethiopia, introduced in 2018 to prevent cervical cancer. Using a cross-sectional, mixed-methods study in three regions, data were collected from 60 health...
Estimation of Covid-19 vaccine delivery cost in Botswana
The UNICEF report presents a comprehensive costing study on delivering COVID-19 vaccines in Botswana, employing both top-down and bottom-up methodologies. The analysis encompasses expenses incurred by various government sectors, parastatals, donors/partners, and NGOs,...
Infographic on the flow of public funds devoted to healthcare
In simplified terms, the document first describes the official stages in the process of the flow of funds dedicated to the health sector at central level, and then those of the process of the flow of funds from the budget chapter transferred to decentralized...
Evaluation of the payment system for compulsory health insurance providers
This evaluation aims to remedy the lack of systematic examination of the AMO provider payment system, and provides information on reforms designed to link the AMO system, and subsequently the UHIP system, more closely to the principles of strategic purchasing. To...
Efficiency of financial resources devoted to health in Mali
Mali's overall healthcare system faces budgetary and allocation inefficiencies, but the country's drug policy and administration are also a source of technical inefficiencies.This policy brief aims to address the following research objectives: Identifying budgetary...
Cost-effectiveness of integrated vaccination outreach service delivery in Eswatini
This report examines the economic effectiveness of integrated outreach vaccination services to improve childhood immunization rates in Eswatini, currently below the Global Vaccine Action Plan target of 90%. The study conducted by Eswatini's Ministry of Health and...
National Health Promotion Policy
This policy document outlines a broad strategy, under the theme ‘health in all professions, policies, programmes, policies and people, through partnerships’, to effectively address societal health priorities such as obesity and substance use. The policy sets out a...
National Health Strategic Plan (NHSP) 2022-2026
According to the Seychelles Ministry of Health, the national health plan proposes "bold changes to maintain and strengthen health gains for all residents, throughout their lives. It recognizes that promoting, protecting and restoring health in the fragile and...
Catastrophic burden of out-of-pocket maternal healthcare payments in Ghana’s free health policy
This peer reviewed article examines out-of-pocket (OOP) payments for maternal healthcare in Ghana despite the free maternal healthcare policy introduced in 2008. Using data from 414 mothers in two regions, the study measures the catastrophic effects of these payments...
Impoverishment from out-of-pocket healthcare payments before Ghana’s health insurance scheme
The article examines the impoverishing effects of out-of-pocket (OOP) healthcare payments in Ghana before introducing the national health insurance scheme. Using data from the Ghana Living Standard Survey 5 (2005/2006) and two poverty lines ($1.25 and $2.50 per capita...
Can provincial-pooling of urban and rural resident basic medical insurance improve the health performance of migrant population?
This study aims to explore the impact of provincial-pooling of basic medical insurance on the health performance of migrant population and analyze the mediating role of social integration. And calls for accelerating the promotion of provincial-pooling of basic medical...
Proposed redesign and restructuring of the national health insurance scheme
The report reviews Ghana's National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS), established by Acts 650 (2003) and 852 (2012), highlighting its success in providing affordable healthcare to millions while identifying key challenges threatening its sustainability. Despite...
Angola’s Health and Nutrition sectors : Review 2023
In 2022, the health budget represented 4.8% of the OGE and 1.6% of the Gross Domestic Product, amounting to a total of Kz 905.5 billion (US$ 2.6 billion) or Kz 27.3 thousand per capita (US$ 54 per capita). The budget is heavily centralized in the Central Government,...