Presentation on HIBP costing study training by Dr. Arthorn

Field Trips for Basic Essential Package of Health Services Costing Exercise
The costing of the Basic Essential Package of Health Services is a currently on-going exercise. It was led by the National Health Plan Implementation Unit (widely known as NIMU) of the Ministry of Health and Sports and supported by the WHO. At the invitation of...

RSBY – Rashtriya Swasthya Bima Yojana, health insurance for the poor
In the past, the Government had tried to provide a health insurance cover to selected beneficiaries either at the State level or National level. However, most of these schemes were not able to achieve their intended objectives. Often there were issues with either the...
Consultations on the Health Insurance Law revision move forward in Vietnam
The second Orientation workshop on the health insurance law revision took place in Hanoi on 18th of October 2018. In his opening speech, His Excellency Vice Minister of Health Pham Le Tuan reiterated the Government’s commitment to achieve 95% of coverage and reduce...

Learning Brief No.1 on Strategic Purchasing in Myanmar by CPI
Learning Brief No.1: “Strategic” Purchasing: what is it, how are we doing it, and why?

Learning Brief No.2 on Strategic Purchasing in Myanmar by CPI
Learning Brief No.2: Where and for whom?

Learning Brief No.3 on Strategic Purchasing in Myanmar by CPI
Learning Brief No.3: Determining the Package of Services

Learning Brief No.4 on Strategic Purchasing in Myanmar by CPI
Learning Brief No 4: How Much Does it Cost for EHOs to Serve Rural Communities in Hard-to-Reach Settings?

Learning Brief No.5 on Strategic Purchasing in Myanmar by CPI
Learning brief No 5: How Much Does it Cost for EHOs to Serve Rural Communities in Hard-to-Reach Settings?
Kyrgyzstan examined transforming national health system towards UHC
Improving financial protection and access to health care for citizens is the key financing issues in Kyrgyzstan. In 2016, the Ministry of Health of Kyrgyzstan celebrated the anniversary of the mandatory health insurance system – the main vehicle of Universal Health...
Challenges on the Path to UHC: The experiences of Azerbaijan
In 2018, World Bank's series of UHC Studies was devoted to Azerbaijan. It is aimed at policy-makers and UHC reform implementers in low- and middle-income countries. Over the last decade, Azerbaijan has been able to increase significantly public resources for...
Policy dialogue to support development of health financing strategy in Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan has embarked on a comprehensive health financing reform to ensure equal access to health care, financial protection and equitable distribution of resources. The latest activity in support of the reform was a policy dialogue which brought together over 100...
Issues of Health Care Financing in Russia
The paper published on 20 January 2020 analyses three key issues in the reform of public health care funding in the Russian Federation: the lack of funds to cover the state guarantees of free medical care to the population; the lack of coordination between...
Health System Review of Georgia
This analysis of the Georgian health system reviews developments in its organization and governance, health financing, health care provision, health reforms and health system performance. Since 2012, political commitment to improving access to health care, to...
Latvia cancels healthcare funding system of «two baskets»
People in Latvia will maintain access to healthcare services in the framework of mandatory health insurance by 2021, regardless of insurance payments made. Recently the Latvian parliament passed as draft amendments to the Latvian Healthcare Funding Law in the final...