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.
Is performance-based financing a pathway to strategic purchasing in sub-Saharan Africa? a synthesis of the evidence
In this study, the authors examine the question of whether and how PBF programs in sub-Saharan Africa influence strategic purchasing more broadly within the country’s health financing arrangements. Many countries in sub-Saharan Africa have implemented...
Building resilient health financing in the wake of COVID-19: case studies of subnational health budgeting in Kenya
In 2020, the COVID-19 global pandemic illustrated like nothing else in recent history the importance of building resilient health systems. The diversion of health system resources to address COVID-19 care led to a disruption of essential health services which affected...
Financing for universal health coverage in Peru after Covid-19
The document presents critical aspects of health care delivery and financing, proposing some improvements systematized in a roadmap for their implementation, without considering public procurement and human resources in health. Between 2013 and 2019, health spending...
Structure and operation of the Chilean health system 2019
The document initially includes different definitions of health systems, equity and access to health services, universal health coverage, among others. The Chilean health system is segmented and consists of a mixed system of financing, insurance and service provision....
An equity analysis on the household costs of accessing and utilising maternal and child health care services in Tanzania
One of the most cited barriers to accessing health services in most low and middle-income countries is distance to the facility, not only geographically but also financially. Direct and time costs of accessing and using health care may limit health care access, impact...
Two decades of Tanzanian health policy: examining policy developments and opportunities through a gender lens
Tanzania has undertaken important health sector reforms in the last decade with the goal of attaining universal health coverage (UHC). In the recent Health Sector Strategic Plan (2021–26), the country lays out ambitious targets to achieve UHC. Yet, women in Tanzania...
Resolution 2292 Health services and technologies financed with resources from the Capitation Payment Unit in Colombia.
The General Social Security Health System guarantees to all persons residing in Colombia, all health services and technologies for the promotion of health, prevention, diagnosis, treatment, rehabilitation and palliation of the disease, with the exception of those...
National Health Insurance in the face of COVID-19: urban tendencies in South Africa
South Africa as a signatory to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) is committed to attaining universal health coverage (UHC) by 2030. The country is set to implement a national health insurance (NHI) to drive the UHC agenda forward. Currently,...
Health services availability and readiness moderate cash transfer impacts on health insurance enrolment: evidence from the LEAP 1000 cash transfer program in Ghana
Ensuring universal health coverage (UHC) is a priority under Sustainable Development Goal 3 (SDG3). To address the intersection between poverty and health and remove cost barriers, the government of Ghana established the national health insurance scheme (NHIS). To...
National Policy on Social Protection in Papua New Guinea 2015-2020
Everyone is vulnerable to loss of good health, but those who are poor are most susceptible to a range of diseases and illnesses. The impact is great for those who are affected by, for example, gender-based violence and disasters (man-made or natural), two significant...
Fiji: Strategic Health Plan 2020-2025
The Ministry of Health and Medical Services’ Strategic Plan 2020-2025 aims to improve the health and well-being of all Fijians and combat the social determinants that affect people’s lives, especially the lives of the most vulnerable and marginalized. Plans exist to...
Examining healthcare purchasing arrangements for strategic purchasing in Nigeria: a case study of the Imo state healthcare system
Purchasing is a critical function of health financing which links resources mobilized in the health sector to effective delivery of quality healthcare services. Strategic purchasing therefore can help a country improve financial risk protection for the vulnerable...
The Lancet Nigeria Commission: investing in health and the future of the nation
Health is central to the development of any country. Most countries including Nigeria have committed to provide access to quality health care without the financial burden to its population to ensure health for all. However, major obstacles still persist among them...
Cameroon: Concept note on free malaria care
Fighting maternal and infant mortality through effective and sustainable free malaria care: Concept note for Swiss TPH's proposed pilot project.
Cameroun : Urban Governance for Health and Wellbeing
Urban Governance for Health and Wellbeing project in Cameroun : Improve the health status and wellbeing of the population in Douala through participatory and multisectoral urban governance by 2028.