“This book describes the nature of public-private partnerships (PPPs) in the health sector in Vietnam. It defines health-related PPPs, describes their key characteristics, and develops a taxonomy of the different types of PPPs that exist in practice, illustrated by...

Partnership collaboration in the area of health financing and social health protection for UHC
1 The high-level policy goal of universal health coverage and the rights-based social health protection frameworkThe COVID-19 pandemic has increased the visibility of the importance of a social safety net in all countries, including for health. This increased...
Viet Nam: Officially using HI card’s image on VssID for medical treatment from June 1, 2021
https://vss.gov.vn/english/news/Pages/vietnam-social-security.aspx?ItemID=9869&CateID=198
Learning Brief No.7 on Strategic Purchasing in Myanmar by PSI
Stakeholder engagement
Learning Brief No.8 on Strategic Purchasing in Myanmar by PSI
Incentivizing private provision of Primary Health Care in a remote area (Initial Phase)
Learning Brief No.9 on Strategic Purchasing in Myanmar by PSI
Adding hospital-based child delivery care services to the benefit package
A 2018 assessment on UHC progress in Myanmar
Progress towards universal health coverage in Myanmar: a national and subnational assessment The article was published in The Lancet in 2018. https://www.thelancet.com/journals/langlo/article/PIIS2214-109X(18)30318-8/fulltext

How can decades of learning from voucher schemes in Uganda inform ongoing purchasing reforms?
This blog highlights an extensive study of the latest two reproductive, maternal, and newborn health (RMNH) voucher schemes in Uganda conducted jointly by the Uganda Ministry of Health and the Strategic Purchasing for Primary Health Care project implemented by...
The evolution of social health insurance in Vietnam and its role towards achieving universal health coverage
This study examines the development of social health insurance (SHI) in Vietnam between 1992 and 2016. SHI developmental stages have been identified from legislative changes which led to change in SHI functioning. It has been divided into five stages: Stage I...
Extending work-related social protection to informal workers in Pakistan’s Punjab province
We are happy to share with you the publication titled “Extending work-related social protection to informal workers in Pakistan’s Punjab province”. The Support to Social Protection - Social Health Protection (SP-SHP) project undertook a scoping study to analyse how...
Working in Partnership for SOCIAL HEALTH PROTECTION in Pakistan
We are happy to share with you the publication titled “Working in Partnership for Social Health Protection in Pakistan”. The 14-page report presents insights into German-supported capacity development measures aimed at strengthening Pakistan’s social health protection...

Universal Coverage Scheme: 10 outstanding accomplishments in 2020
The National Health Security Office (NHSO), Thai government’s independent agency overseeing Universal Coverage Scheme (UCS) despite the COVID 19 crisis initiated new health programs, health system response and social innovations that strengthen health system in 2020....
Viet Nam Social Security: Ten outstanding imprints of Vietnam’s social insurance industry in 2020
https://vss.gov.vn/english/news/Pages/vietnam-social-security.aspx?CateID=0&ItemID=9624
Burkina Faso’s CNAMU and Togo’s INAM draw inspiration from best practice
Drawing inspiration from the Togolese health insurance model was the main objective of a mission from Burkina Faso's Caisse nationale d'assurance maladie universelle (CNAMU), which visited in Togo in December 2020. The CNAMU delegation learned from the...
Viet Nam – Social dialogue with employer representatives on the health insurance policy reforms proposed for the amendment of the Health Insurance Law
Representatives of business associations and enterprises met on 19th January 2021 to discuss the social health insurance policy options proposed by the Ministry of Health in view of the revision of the Law. The workshop was organized through the partnership between...