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...
Mozambique National Basic Social Security Strategy (2016-2024)
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...
South Africa national department of health mandates free health services for pregnant women including foreign nationals
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 Health Services Fund Act 2023
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,...
Analysis of the changing trend of economic burden of patients with chronic diseases under the Integrated Medical and Health Service System in China
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...
How public health insurance expansion affects healthcare utilizations in middle and low-income households ?: an observational study from national cross-section surveys in Vietnam
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...
South Africa National Health Insurance bill slated
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...
Has Iran achieved the goal of reducing the prevalence of households faced with catastrophic health expenditure to 1%?: A national survey
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...
Addressing persistent inequalities in service coverage and deteriorating financial protection in health
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...
Executive Summary: Webinar 1 of the three-webinar series on Social Health Protection for Migrant Workers and Their Families
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...
Webinar 2 – Social Health Protection for Migrant Workers and Their Families
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...