Initiatives in Côte d'Ivoire to reform its health financing and implement strategic purchasing of primary health care aim to accelerate universal health coverage. International organizations provide technical support, just as the P4H Network provides expertise...
Towards the CSU: Lessons from Tunisia, prospects for Senegal and Côte d’Ivoire
On November 14, 2023, a webinar will be held entitled: "CSU: lessons learned from the Tunisian journey - Regards croisés du Sénégal et de la Côte d'Ivoire." This virtual meeting provides an opportunity to explore a benchmark in the field of social health protection,...
Universal health coverage advances in Chad: a multi-year presence pays off
The government of Chad declared universal health coverage a priority in 2011 and has since made gradual progress laying its foundations. Since 2019, P4H Country Focal Person Saibou Seynou, has supported Chad in its work related to health financing, social health...
The Russian Federation and Kazakhstan offer guidance on rare, or orphan, diseases
Rare, or orphan, diseases are a terrible burden for children and families. They present national challenges for financial protection. Information provided by some P4H Coordination Team members on how the Russian Federation and Kazakhstan address these diseases...
Reform of the Fonds Commun Santé to accelerate universal health coverage
The reform reaffirms the importance of the Fonds Commun Santé (FCS) in health financing in Niger. The P4H country focal point has been entrusted with the task of considering the options for a redesign. A roadmap has been validated by the stakeholders and monitoring...
Regulation note UGP_P4H 2023
Despite the efforts made and improvements achieved over the last few decades, most of Niger's health and social indicators are still well below the expected public health targets, and progress is slow.The MSP/P/AS is committed, through the reforms it is implementing...
Reflections on GIZ supported costing studies in Asia and Africa
P4H Network has contributed to the costing study in Africa that GIZ has supported, among others, through its country focal person and health adviser in Tanzania.The Healthy DEvelopments article explores a series of complex costing studies supported by GIZ across...
Vacancy: GIZ seeks Specialist in Health Financing (with a P4H role) in Tashkent, Uzbekistan
Join Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH in Tashkent as a Specialist in Health Financing and actively engage in the P4H Network as a Coordination and Technical Exchange Team member.Are you passionate about advancing global health...
Cameroon launches the pilot phase of universal health coverage with the support of the P4H network
Cameroon launches the pilot phase of universal health coverage with the support of P4H. National commitment and strategic partnership pave the way for universal health coverage through capacity-building efforts.Over the past decade, Cameroon has made significant...
Assessing institutional frameworks for social health protection and health financing
Cambodia is committed to achieving universal health coverage (UHC). Ensuring effective, high-quality health care while protecting individuals from financial hardship – as UHC requires – demands robust legal and regulatory frameworks. To this end, a comprehensive...
P4H-CD meeting with AFD and Expertise France
Following the P4H-SG meeting, Expertise France received the Agence française de développement (AFD) and the P4H-CD on its premises at 40, boulevard de Port-Royal 75005 Paris. The objectives of the meeting were to get to know each other in person and discuss the...
Montreux Collaborative
The Montreux Collaborative is a WHO led platform for collaboration between countries and development partners. It aims to generate and disseminate global and country evidence on how to make budgets work for health, with a specific focus on transforming budget...
L4UHC module for francophone Africa
A regional gathering of the L4UHC programme is always a great experience. The one that took place in Rabat, Morocco, from 16 through 20 October 2023 met all expectations.The coalitions of Chad and Cameroon came together again to meet and share, to reconnect with their...
Introducing Nelly Gilyazetdinova
Nelly Gilyazetdinova is a senior specialist in the department of development and external affairs at the Center for Healthcare Quality Assessment and Control of the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation in Moscow. She also serves as executive secretary of the...
Stakeholders call for sustainable health financing at the Tanzania Health Summit
The 10th Tanzania Health Summit was held from 3-5 October in Dar-Es-Salaam, Tanzania under the theme, 'Strengthening health systems for UHC, focusing on Primary Health Care.'The conference saw participation from various stakeholders of the health sector in Tanzania...