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).
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)...
Donor coordination to support universal health coverage in Malawi
Malawi's Ministry of Health tackles health financing and donor coordination challenges with innovative strategies, yet faces hurdles from power dynamics and donor-government priority misalignment.A recent scholarly publication underscores the complexities arising from...
Political economy in global health financing policy in fragile and shock-prone settings
In this ReBuild for Resilience article, WHO and ReBUILD team examine health financing via political economy analysis, revealing power dynamics' impact on reform outcomes, influencing global agendas with practical insights. Explore the collaborative efforts between the...
Improving the efficiency in spending for health: A systematic review of evidence
This article, published in the SSM-Health Systems Journal by Science Direct, delves into the critical issue of inefficiencies in healthcare financing and their impact on fiscal space within health systems. Through a systematic review of peer-reviewed literature, the...
A new WHO report explores financial protection of people in Tajikistan
This four-page summary report from WHO gives a snapshot of financial protection in Tajikistan. It provides facts and figures indicating a high burden from financial hardship when people in Tajikistan use health services and pay out of pocket. The document,...
Long-term care financing: lessons for low- and middle-income settings: brief 3: how countries finance long-term care
Low- and middle-income countries rely on informal caregivers and private funds for LTC, leading to access disparities. High-income countries invest in public LTC, mainly funded by taxation and insurance, but challenges remain in countries with large informal...