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).
Inequality in financial risk protection in health: The case of Venezuelan women in Brazil
Inequalities in financial health protection among Venezuelan migrant women in Brazil were analyzed. The study focused on out-of-pocket health expenditures and catastrophic health expenditures to determine inequalities between migrant and non-migrant women. It found...
Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan “On mandatory social health insurance”
The law "On compulsory social health insurance" (No. 405-V ZRK) was signed by the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan N. Nazarbayev on November 16, 2015 with latest amendments to be effective September 1, 2024. This Law regulates social relations arising in the...
Federal Law “On Compulsory Health Insurance in the Russian Federation”
Federal Law "On Compulsory Health Insurance in the Russian Federation" No. 326-FZ was originally signed by the President of Russia on 29.11.2010. This law regulates the relations arising from the implementation of compulsory health insurance, including determining the...
Future health financing in sub-Saharan Africa: Domestic spending and donor dependence
In the research article titled "Financing health in sub-Saharan Africa 1990–2050: Donor dependence and expected domestic health spending," published in PLOS Global Public Health, the authors investigate the complex landscape of health financing in sub-Saharan Africa...
Member State Information session on Monitoring universal health coverage (SDG target 3.8): Revision of SDG UHC indicators 3.8.1 & 3.8.2
The presentation slides for the "Member State Information Session on Monitoring Universal Health Coverage (Sustainable Development Goals target 3.8): Revision of SDG UHC Indicators 3.8.1 & 3.8.2," held on 21 August 2024, are now available. These slides provide a...
Can people afford to pay for health care? 2023 WHO report on financial protection in Ukraine
This study updates the 2018 analysis of financial protection in Ukraine, assessing affordable access to healthcare. Catastrophic health spending in Ukraine is higher than in many European countries, mainly affecting the poorest households and pensioners, highlighting...
Health Financing Progress Matrix Assessment 2024
This report provides a comprehensive assessment of Zambia's health financing system, highlighting both the significant progress made towards achieving universal health coverage (UHC) over the past two decades and the ongoing challenges that need to be addressed. It...
Bill no. 1.089 on state-paid medical aid
On February 6, 2024, the Prince's Government submitted a bill to the National Council, no. 1.089, on state medical aid. Following on from Law no. 1.465 of December 11, 2018 on the family and social assistance, this bill establishes a new paid medical assistance scheme...
Decree setting out the terms and conditions of access to healthcare services covered by AMU
This decree sets out the terms and conditions of access to healthcare benefits covered by universal health insurance, in accordance with articles 27 and 30 of law no. 2021-022 of October 18, 2021 instituting universal health insurance in the Togolese Republic.
Decree entrusting management of AMU to INAM and CNSS
The Council of Ministers has examined and adopted a first decree entrusting the management of universal health insurance to the Institut national d'assurance maladie (INAM) and the Caisse nationale de sécurité sociale (CNSS). The law instituting universal health...
Decree setting AMU’s basket of services
The establishment of standards for medical and paramedical procedures covered by the universal health insurance scheme is necessary to guarantee high-quality, harmonized and standardized care. This decree therefore defines the values and nomenclatures of the...
Decree setting out the terms and conditions for access to AMU healthcare services
Togo's Head of State, Faure Essozimna Gnassingbé, chaired the Council of Ministers on October 11, 2023. The Council examined seven draft decrees, four of which relate to Universal Health Insurance. This decree sets the terms and conditions governing liability,...
Guiding principles for the next generation of health-care sustainability metrics
The next generation of health-care sustainability metrics must expand the scope of observation and the entry points for interventions. Specifically, metrics should be standardised, reliable, meaningful, integrated with data management systems, fair, and aligned with...
Analysing and overcoming access barriers to strengthen primary health care
The report titled "Analyzing and Overcoming Access Barriers to Strengthen Primary Health Care," published by the Pan American Health Organization, presents an in-depth collaboration with Member States to address barriers to accessing primary health care in the...
Financing pandemic prevention, preparedness and response: lessons learned and perspectives for future
The article titled "Financing Pandemic Prevention, Preparedness and Response: Lessons Learned and Perspectives for Future," published in the Globalization and Health journal by Biomed Central explores critical insights into pandemic financing with a focus on Africa...