One of the ongoing challenges to the health system and its financing in Barbados, is the growing burden of non-communicable diseases. In this Government of Barbados press release, the Minister of State from the Ministry of Health and Wellness, Davidson Ishmael...
The present study provides an important baseline to monitor the progress made by the government in terms of equity. It will help us to monitor the effectiveness of government investment especially concerning the utilisation of poor and vulnerable sections.
At the Second Asia Pacific Health Financing Forum in 2024, Pelesala Kaleia, Deputy Secretary of the Ministry of Health and Social Welfare in Tuvalu, highlighted the visible impacts of climate change on the health of the people in Tuvalu. She emphasized the emergence...
On September 2, 2024, President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev emphasized the need to strengthen public health and reform social health protection. He highlighted the 3.3 trillion tenge healthcare budget but questioned its effectiveness, calling for a unified state medical...
The upcoming Kemri Wellcome Trust webinar will explore Kenya's health financing system, the shift to the Social Health Insurance Fund, and its implications for the country's health policy and funding. The KEMRI Wellcome Trust Research Programme is set to host an...
The Argentine Integrated Health Services Plan was created with the aim of contributing to the development of an integrated, equitable and sustainable health model that guarantees the population's effective access to comprehensive and quality health care. The main...
The policy brief, 'Health Financing Options Towards Universal Health Coverage in Namibia', published by the LHSS Project, examines Namibia’s current health financing mechanisms and explores ways to enhance resource allocation and expand health coverage. Despite...
This national health development plan for Sao Tome and Principe covers the period from 2023 to 2032 and is entitled " More and better health for all. Towards universal health coverage ». The plan derives its legal basis from the Constitution of the Republic of São...
The European Investment Bank (EIB) signed a €107 million loan to finance the Hospital de Lisboa Oriental as its first loan to build a hospital in Portugal. This financing will enable access to modern health services and a better distribution of beds throughout the...
Financial protection in Albania is weak compared to many other European countries. Catastrophic health spending is heavily concentrated among the poorest households and largely driven by out-of-pocket payments for outpatient medicines. Levels of unmet need for health...
The present Health Master Plan (Plan Directeur de la Santé - PDS) has been drafted in a post COVID-19 context. Indeed, in the preface, the editors specify that"Haiti has not been spared (by the pandemic) with a cumulative 20,326 confirmed cases and 563 deaths as of...
According to the document, the National Health Policy defines"the set of options chosen by the Haitian State in the fullness of its sovereignty to improve the health situation of the population and adapt it to the country's development requirements". Its provisions...
The article titled "Assessing the Equity and Coverage Policy Sensitivity of Financial Protection Indicators in Europe," published in the Journal of Health Policy, examines the policy sensitivity of two commonly used catastrophic spending indicators in Europe: the...
The Health Fund projects a €210M deficit for 2025, with €21M in planned savings. Covering the remaining €188.9M requires additional state funding or reserve use, which needs a legislative amendment. The final budget proposal will be submitted to the Riigikogu by the...
This study updates the 2018 analysis of financial protection in Ukraine, assessing affordable access to healthcare. Catastrophic health spending in Ukraine is higher than in many European countries, mainly affecting the poorest households and pensioners, highlighting...
