Gavi's $2.5 billion Day Zero Financing Facility is being tested by the mpox outbreak, highlighting the need for timely vaccine access and better pandemic preparedness. Gavi's new US$2.5 billion Day Zero Financing Facility is facing its first challenge as mpox has...
Belgium’s support for social health protection in sub-saharan Africa: A case study
Belgium is supporting social health protection in sub-Saharan Africa, particularly in Senegal, by establishing insurance systems that aim to improve healthcare access for informal sector workers even in challenging low-income settings.Belgium, through its development...
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...
African Union, Gavi, and Japan strengthen partnership for health security and UHC in Africa
In a significant move toward bolstering health security in Africa, the African Union, Gavi, and Japan have committed to deepening their collaboration to address Africa’s most urgent health priorities. At a thematic event during the 2024 Tokyo International Conference...
Are global health funds adapting to new financial challenges?
Global health funds may be falling behind on financial innovation, risking inefficiency in addressing new health challenges, according to a blog from the Centre for Global Development. Are Global Health Funds Falling Behind on Financial Innovation?—a blog published by...
Does health aid matter to financial risk protection? A regression analysis across 159 household surveys, 2000–2016
The document titled "Does health aid matter to financial risk protection? A regression analysis across 159 household surveys, 2000–2016" delves into the unexplored relationship between health aid and financial risk protection (FRP). Despite the growing emphasis on...
UN Foundation establishes new fund for outbreak prevention and preparedness
New funds to enhance global immunisation efforts, particularly in middle-income countries, to prevent, detect, and respond to vaccine-preventable diseases. The initiative, with WHO and UNICEF, aims to raise $15 million over the next two years.The UN Foundation has...
‘We thought supporting was strengthening’: re-examining the role of external assistance for health systems strengthening in Zimbabwe post-COVID-19
In their study titled "‘We thought supporting was strengthening’: re-examining the role of external assistance for health systems strengthening in Zimbabwe post-COVID-19," Alison T. Mhazo and Charles C. Maponga delve into the impact of external assistance on...
New legislative initiative to tackle NCDs and mental health announced at H20 summit
A collaboration between the G20&G7 Health and Development Partnership and the UN NCD Task Force was unveiled at the 2024 H20 summit in Geneva, aiming to strengthen global efforts to combat NCDs and mental health challenges through legislative action and increased...
European and African financing for health and universal health coverage
Paper reviews European and African health financing efforts and recommends quality investments aligned with local needs to achieve universal health coverage.The document explores the current landscape of health financing efforts in Europe and Africa, focusing on...
Mission in Nepal spurs action
The P4H Network and the Leadership for UHC programme have been instrumental in Nepal. A recent mission has increased momentum to collaborate further.The keenly awaited P4H mission, led by P4H Network Coordinator Claude Meyer and composed of World Health Organization...
Chad recommits to universal health coverage at the 77th World Health Assembly
At the 77th World Health Assembly in Geneva, Abdelsalam Hammad Djamouss, deputy director-general of Chad’s National Health Insurance Fund (CNAS), reaffirmed his country’s commitment to universal health coverage (UHC). He stressed Chad's holistic approach, which...
Europe Commission and members commit €750 million to African vaccines manufacturing accelerator
Team Europe has committed over €750 million to the African Vaccines Manufacturing Accelerator, aiming to boost local vaccine production and enhance pandemic preparedness in Africa. The European Union and its Member States have announced a substantial contribution of...
Opportunities for a new compact between Gavi and partner countries
The CGDev Note proposes Gavi's New Compact for country-led vaccine prioritisation and financing reforms to strengthen health systems amid COVID-19 challenges and fiscal pressures, aligning with global health goals. Health aid is fragmented and burdensome, lacking...
States General on Health-Guinea 2021
Key question: Does the current healthcare financing system improve access to care? How else can we achieve this and guarantee the government's policy of fairness?To answer this question, we will examine the current level of healthcare expenditure, the evolution of...