A Report by the Citizen's Observatory for Transparency and Good Governance in the Health Sector analyses the impact of health services user fees on disadvantaged populations in Mozambique. Language: Portuguese
As illustrated here by WHO, around 2.5 million households in Ukraine experienced catastrophic health spending in 2021. This represents nearly 1 in 5 households – a share that is higher than in many other countries in the WHO European Region, according to a new report...
Kenya's recent national health financing dialogue which followed the Africa Leadership Meeting (ALM) declaration of 2019, showcased the country's leadership in sustainable healthcare financing in Africa. With a strong commitment from the government and key...
The USAID Local Health Systems Sustainability Project Webinar is going to be held tomorrow, 27 June at 9.00 AM EST to discuss integrating vulnerable populations into national social health protection programs with panelists from Cambodia, Colombia & Vietnam.In...
This proclamation serves as an official declaration, establishing the fundamental provisions and principles of the social health insurance program in Ethiopia. It outlines the guidelines regarding coverage and eligibility, premiums, benefits and services, governance...
This report presents the outcomes of the 2017/18 resource tracking exercise conducted in Namibia, aiming to estimate healthcare and HIV/AIDS response expenditures. The exercise employed an integrated approach, combining the Health Accounts and the National AIDS...
The National Basic Social Security Strategy (ENSSB) 2016-2024 serves as a roadmap for Mozambique to establish a strong and efficient basic social security system. This strategy adopts a comprehensive approach to ensure social protection for the most impoverished...
The national department of health has taken decisive action by issuing a circular to all health facilities, mandating the provision of free healthcare services to all pregnant women and children under the age of six, regardless of their nationality or status in South...
Zanzibar makes accelerated efforts to attain UHC The government of Zanzibar is dedicated to ensuring that every citizen has access to affordable and high-quality healthcare, aiming to achieve universal health coverage (UHC). As part of its ongoing efforts towards UHC,...
This article is originally published in BMC Public Health, aiming to examine the effects of the integrated medical and health care service system on chronic disease patients' health care behavior and the trend of changes in their financial burden and the composition...
This article is originally published in BMC Public Health, aiming to examine the impacts of compulsory public health insurance made through the law amendment on the enrollment, healthcare utilization, and out-of-pocket expenditures of middle- and low-income households...
Despite facing strong opposition from various stakeholders, the National Health Insurance (NHI) bill has been considered and approved by the Portfolio Committee on Health in South Africa. The bill was initially presented to Parliament in August 2019 and subsequently...
A research article published in the Health Science Reports of the Wiley online Library on the government of Iran’s efforts towards reducing catastrophic health expenditure for its population. Abstract One of the goals of the Islamic Republic of Iran is to reduce the...
WHO technical brief on health financing for universal health coverage through primary health care Since 2015, the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) have driven efforts to improve health protection and care across the world. But while the health...
The P4H Network and Australian National University (ANU) initiated a four-part webinar series entitled Social Health Protection for Migrant Workers and Their Families that is scheduled to run through the summer of 2023. P4H and its partners strive to enable migrant...
