The Government of Chile has extended free medical care to everyone in the public health system, establishing the “zero copayment” as one of the key steps to move towards a universal health-care system. However, some other broader reforms on health will not have the...
The health financing system in Bangladesh is underfunded, forcing the households to incur OOPE to avail health care services. As a result, around 16% households incurred financial catastrophe in 2011, 5% non-poor households became poor, and 7% of Bangladeshi...
Deprivation among the aged population and its implication on households is a global concern due to the unprecedented rise in the geriatric population. Old age is a period of many vulnerabilities, falling health, retirement from the workforce, no/reduced income,...
Kenya's health purchasing reforms improved access and financial protection but face challenges like service awareness and delayed payments, requiring coordinated interventions. This review examines health purchasing reforms in Kenya and their impact on health system...
This preliminary assessment of the Costa Rican health system focuses on the goal of universal health coverage, with a particular focus on the financing system and related aspects of provision. The data provides insights into the extent of financial protection and...
The Costa Rican Social Security Fund's 2020 annual report covers all of its activities including health and the response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
In 2020, the University of Costa Rica began a study, through research by the School of Public Health (ESP) and the Center for Research and Training in Public Administration, to investigate the market in order to understand how resources are invested in the health of...
On International Health Day, the Ministry of Women of the Dominican Republic organized a demonstration with the support of the Ministry of Health. The Minister of Health of the Dominican Republic highlighted the right to universal and equitable access to health care....
In June 2022, the World Health Organization (WHO) held a training on the Health Financing Progress Matrix (HFPM) in Zimbabwe which convened twelve countries in east and Southern Africa. The meeting ended with a strong call to establish a network to continue the rich...
This assessment evaluates the financial and institutional sustainability of health financing in Papua New Guinea.
This document presents the key features of the national strategy of health sector in Jordan for the years 2015 - 2019 based on the Higher Health Council Law No. 9 of 1999. It is in line with the objectives set out in the National Agenda for Jordan and "We are all...
The National Health Accounts report for Fiji provides health expenditures information for the period of 2011-2015 and tracks health expenditures from financing sources to health services and beneficiaries. An average of 9% of total government expenditure funded the...
This National Health Accounts report for Fiji provides health expenditures information for the period of 2011-2015 and tracks health expenditures from financing sources to health services and beneficiaries. An average of 9% of total government expenditure funded the...
In 2019, the WHO developed a Health Financing Progress Matrix for countries to assess how far they have come in preparing their health financing systems to achieve financial risk protection and attain progress towards Universal Health Coverage (UHC). Sierra Leone...
In 2014, Indonesia launched a single payer national health insurance scheme or the JKN, expecting to cover the entire population by 2024. This study aims to assess the equity of the health financing system in Indonesia during 2015 – 2019 by analysing a secondary...
