A joint P4H scoping mission comprised of WHO, World Bank, France, Switzerland, USAID, Belgian Technical Cooperation (BTC) and the P4H Coordination Desk takes place from 5 to 11 February 2011. The mission notes that among Benin’s strengths in moving towards Universal...
Publication of the second progress report on UHIP – November 2011
Following comments from the various players involved on the first progress report on UHIP, the intersectoral technical committee is preparing a second progress report on UHIP, approved by the Benin government. This document, along with the draft law on UHIP and...
First progress report on UHIP – July 2011
The Comité Technique Interministériel RAMU (CTI-RAMU) draws up its "First progress report on RAMU", the future universal health insurance scheme, and shares it with several development partners and the P4H network coordination office....
The MFPTSS presents its strategic framework for the development of social mutuals – May 2014
In March 2013, in the Council of Ministers, the government decided to speed up the implementation of AMU by linking it with social mutuals. 2014_05_29_MFPTSS_Burkina-Cadre_Strategique_Developpement_Mutuelles_Sociales_final
Establishment of a consultation framework between the MFPTSS and the MS on universal health insurance and related topics – May 21, 2014
At a workshop held in Koudougou from May 21 to 24, 2014, the Ministries of the Civil Service, Labor and Social Security (MFPTSS) and Health (MS) identified the themes (both strategic, technical and operational) that would be the subject of regular exchanges and...
Brief on RAMU-BF: fundamental assumptions
The WHO/P4H focal point shares a "non-paper" from ST AMU. The result of lengthy work by the ST-AMU (the structure of the Ministry of the Civil Service, Labor and Social Security in charge of the AMU dossier), the brief shared here is a document that summarizes the...
Creation of a national technical group on CSU (GTN-CSU)
Following the lessons learned from the first joint French-speaking training session on CSU in Daka, the Minister of Public Health decided to set up a GTN-CSU to support the government's strategic thinking in this priority area.
National health insurance scheme starts paying hospital bills – March 2012
The national health insurance scheme, (Institut National d'Assurance Maladie - INAM) starts to pay for the health services included in its benefit package. Available only to Togolese civil servants during the first phase of deployment – extension to the informal...
Atelier sur les mécanismes de financement innovant de la CUS – 28&29 novembre 2013
En collaboration avec le Ministère de la Santé, l'OMS organise un atelier de lancement d'une étude sur l'utilisation de mécanismes de financement innovants pour lever des fonds additionnels en vue de la progression vers la CUS. Etat des lieux des mécanismes de...
Awareness-raising workshop on universal health coverage – December 5&6, 2013
In partnership with the Ministry of Health, WHO is organizing an awareness-raising workshop on universal health coverage for key decision-makers. 2013_12_05_Health_financing_state_of_play_Togo_Bakusa_provisional 1 Presentation of the objectives of the workshop Raising...
Second meeting of the “financial access to healthcare” TFP group – June 12, 2014
The meeting focused on discussions concerning the implementation of the exemption from payment for care for children under 5 and its future articulation with RAMU-BF. 2014_06_12_Exemption_paiement_presentation_ONG...
Workshop on the UHIP care basket, its cost and financing
PRESENTATION BASKET CHOICE WORKSHOP Summary of the AMU workshop of June 9 and 10, 2015 - AB On June 9 and 10, 2015, a workshop was held in Ouagadougou on the RAMU-BF care basket, its cost and financing. Significant consensus has been reached. All the...
Sláintecare: Ireland’s 10-year plan to reform the health system
‘Sláintecare’ (published in 2017) is the Irish government’s 10 year health plan. The five interrelated components include population health; entitlements and access to healthcare; integrated care; funding; and implementation. The goals of this plan are to establish a...
Presentation of the results of WB support for the health care basket and simulations of health financing in the DRC
The presentation of the results took place with the MSP team and the partners of the joint P4H mission. See PPT below. 2015_08_26_BM-Presentation_strategie_financement_support_RDC_final 2015_08_27_BM-Presentation_simulations_financement_sante_RDC
Presentation of the World Bank’s new Health Nutrition project
At a meeting of TFPs in the health sector, the WB presents its new health and nutrition project. Sub-component 2.1. is specifically dedicated to supporting the implementation of CMU. 2015_02_17_BM_Senegal-Presentation_projet_Sante_Nutrition