Pakistan has made great strides in health coverage, offering valuable in-patient cover to some of the most vulnerable members of society through the Sehat Sahulat Program, an initiative of the federal government and the province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. In 2018, an...
A proposal for the implementation of a Social Health Insurance (SHI) was prepared for Mozambique. The consultancy, commissioned by ILO, proposed to deepen the preventive character of the National Health Service, to reinforce primary levels and to head towards...
"In January 2016, the Government of Burundi enacted its National Health Strategy 2016-2025, reinforcing its commitments to improve health indicators and to work towards the common goals outlined in the Sustainable Development Agenda. As part of the strategy, the...
"The Government of Rwanda has made significant efforts to develop its health-care system at the national and community levels, making it possible for most people in the country to access affordable health care. This has helped to achieve near universal health...
Health System Review (HiT series) from WHO available for Uzbekistan: "Uzbekistan is a central Asian country that became independent in 1991 with the break-up of the Soviet Union. Since then, it has embarked on several major health reforms covering health care...
On the Universal Health Coverage Day (12 Dec 2018), WHO launched a new report "Public Spending on Health: A Closer Look at Global Trends". The report shows that the composition of global spending on health is changing, with increasing domestic public funding and...
This green paper (preliminary report published by the government aimed at stimulating discussion and proposing ideas for debate) proposes a range of potential paths forward to improving access to health care, including health financing options. The potentialities of a...
An Inter-Ministerial Workshop was held in Maputo from 12th to 14th September, 2018, with the objective of aligning perspectives and start designing options for a possible Public Social Health Insurance. Over 30 participants from different Ministries included in the...
The Mozambique government is considering the introduction of Social Health Insurance and the regulation of fees charged by hospital units as part of the sector’s financing strategy, a government source announced. The ideas were presented on Wednesday by Daniel Simone...
"The Kenya UHC Road Map 2018-22 elaborates the investments needed to strengthen the health system and scale up coverage of interventions leading to the achievement of UHC goals. In line with this, an M&E plan has been developed to track sector performance as well...
