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.
Health Financing Policies in Jordan: The Allocation of Public Expenditures in Global Context | Rawabdeh | Makara Journal of Health Research
This research article provides a comprehensive analysis of nearly eight years of data on public health expenditure, the national health strategy and other health policies which influence the provision of equitable healthcare in Jordan. It looks at providing access to...
Law No. 1/12 OF MAY 12, 2020 ESTABLISHING THE CODE OF SOCIAL PROTECTION IN BURUNDI
Nigeria’s financing of health care during the COVID-19 pandemic: challenges and recommendations
In this study, the authors analyse the financing of Nigeria’s healthcare system in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. They use the three health care financing functions: revenue collection, pooling, and purchasing. The findings show that Nigeria projected that it...
COVID-19 and progress towards achieving universal health coverage (UHC) in Nigeria
Nigeria like other low and middle-income countries made a commitment towards attaining UHC by 2030. The arrival of COVID‐19 poses additional pressure on the already weak health system, which in turn affects the provision of other equally important essential health...
Assessment of the national health insurance scheme (NHIS) in Nigeria
Nigeria launched its NHIS in 2005, however, only 5% of Nigerians have health insurance and 70% still finance their healthcare through out-of-pocket (OOP) expenditure. Understanding the contextualized perspectives of stakeholders involved in NHIS is critical to...
Nigeria: national health accounts (NHA) 2017
The NHA documents and characterizes the flow of resources in a country’s health sector. Policy makers and administrators use the NHA to learn from past expenditure and improve planning and allocation of resources throughout the system, thereby increasing efficiency...
Out-of-pocket (OOP) payments, catastrophic health expenditure and poverty among households in Nigeria
Despite the operationalisation of the national health insurance scheme in 2005, high reliance on OOP health payments as a means of financing health system in Nigeria persists. OOP health payments can generate catastrophic expenditures leading to household...
Nigeria’s national health insurance scheme (NHIS) strategic plan: 2020-2030
Considerable efforts aimed at strengthening the health system to ensure delivery of effective, affordable and efficient services at all levels without financial hardship and achieve better health outcomes have been implemented over the years. To advance this goal, the...
Health promotion strategy in all policies in Burundi
National Social Protection Policy in Burundi
Study on health financing in Burundi
Chad: Final report of the study on the institutional and functional framework of the Medical Assistance Scheme (AMED) under construction
The republic of South Sudan’s essential package of health services (EPHS): A snapshot
An effective health system is one that meets the health needs of its population by providing equitable access to affordable, high-quality health care including treatment and preventive services (WHO, 2005). To meet such a mandate, most countries have defined an...
South Sudan health system assessment
South Sudan is committed to attaining universal health coverage and this commitment is emphasized in the national constitution. Despite the commitment, the country has yet to make strides to achieve its health goals. This health system assessment was conducted to...
South Sudan national health policy: 2016-2026
The constitution of the Republic of South Sudan recognizes health as a basic human right to be respected, promoted, and protected. The 2006-2011 national health policy provided guidance on how to implement the mandate of the constitution and work toward attaining...