The P4H Network and Australian National University (ANU) initiated a four-part webinar series titled Social Health Protection for Migrant Workers and Their Families that is scheduled to run through the summer of 2023. The webinar series promotes knowledge sharing and...
Indonesia shows significant progress towards universal health coverage with financial sustainability
Indonesia has made significant progress towards universal health coverage in terms of population coverage and financial risk protection. While multiple measures have been adopted to ensure its financial sustainability.Jaminan Kesehatan Nasional (JKN) is a National...
Cameroun-Projet Backup Santé : Rapport final
Le Ministère de la Santé a réalisé en 2020, une étude pour évaluer les politiques relatives au genre dans la santé du Cameroun, en collaboration avec le P4H et la GIZ. L’objectif de l‟étude était d‟analyser la transformation sociale favorable aux femmes à travers le processus de budgétisation en utilisant la méthodologie à l‟aide de l‟outil « Equity Budgeting Tool ».Selon les résultats de cette étude, des discriminations de genre persistent dans le secteur de la santé, même si des efforts sont déployés pour les réduire. Les inégalités sont visibles au niveau de l‟accessibilité à certains soins de santé pour les femmes et dans certains groupes spécifiques en milieu rural où se pose avec acuité la question de disponibilité des médicaments et structures de santé. Ainsi, la persistance de ces inégalités contredit les discours politiques et les stratégies nationales qui énoncent l‟élimination des inégalités liées au genre.
C‟est dans ce contexte que le Projet BACKUP SANTE de la GIZ, a commandité la présente étude qui se situe dans la continuité des initiatives antérieures mises en œuvre, afin de mieux comprendre les enjeux genre dans le financement de la santé, afin d‟atteindre les objectifs de la Couverture Santé Universelle.
The National Health Insurance Fund in Kenya refine strategy to extend coverage to informal workers
The National Health Insurance Fund (NHIF) staff attended a week long management retreat (20-24 March) organised by the Social Protection and Public Finance Management Program to discuss the NHIF institutional strategy with a focus on extending coverage to informal...
President Ramaphosa affirms government’s commitment to NHI for universal healthcare access.
Addressing the Presidential Health Summit, Ramaphosa emphasizes prioritising funding and pooling resources to ensure quality healthcare services for all citizens.President Cyril Ramaphosa has affirmed the government's determination to proceed with the implementation...
NHIF contributions for low income earners in Kenya to drop by 40% starting July, 2023
The government of Kenya announces a reduction in monthly NHIF contribution for low-income earners by 40% and establishes a volunteer program to enhance healthcare access for marginalised communities. President William Ruto announced changes to the National Health...
The economic burden incurred by families caring for children with developmental disability in Uganda
This study reveals that households caring for a child with a disability spent more than the national average household expenditure, and the annual cost of illness for all households was more than 100% of the national GDP per capita. In sub-Saharan Africa,...
TCHAD : PLAN NATIONAL DE DEVELOPPEMENT SANITAIRE (PNDS 4) 2022 – 2030
WHO Webinar: Making health insurance responsive to citizens
The Alliance for Health Policy and Systems Research with the WHO Health Financing Unit organised a Webinar on 23 March, 1 PM CET, to share outcomes of a programme of research to understand how initiatives to empower citizens have contributed to enabling them to...
Nairobi county to expand health insurance coverage to over 200,000 vulnerable households in partnership with NHIF
The Nairobi county plans to launch a health insurance scheme for underprivileged households in the city, starting with 232,000 households. This initiative aims to provide access to healthcare for vulnerable residents and will be implemented in partnerships with the...
South Africa intensifying efforts to implement NHI, says Ramaphosa.
President Ramaphosa reaffirms commitment to improving healthcare in South Africa by endorsing the implementation of the NHI. Efforts include enhancing clinic quality and providing superior care for all citizens, regardless of financial capacityPresident Cyril...
The importance of wage loss in the financial burden of illness: Longitudinal evidence from India
Abstract Background A key aim of Universal Health Coverage (UHC) is to protect individuals and households against the financial risk of illness, and large-scale health insurance expansions are a central focus of the UHC agenda. Importantly, however, health insurance...
Improving domestic revenue mobilization through innovative financing- exploring debt swaps in Sierra Leone
The funding of the health sector in Sierra Leone is a major challenge, as the limited fiscal space has been further constrained by the economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. There are significant funding gaps for the Life Stages Approach, National Health Sector...
National Health Insurance Fund reassures Kenyans that Linda Mama Program is ongoing
Over 6 million Kenyan mothers have benefitted since 2017 Linda Mama Program launch The National Hospital Insurance Fund (NHIF) has assured Kenyans that the government-funded Linda Mama program whose aim is to reduce maternal and child mortality and alleviate the...
Global spending on health: rising to the pandemic’s challenges – Virtual launch of the 2022 Global Health Expenditure Report
This year’s Global Health Expenditure Report: Rising to the Pandemic's Challenges reveals how health expenditure was impacted during 2020, the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic. The report explores: Whether the health spending patterns by governments, households,...