The Italian National Health Service Law (Servizio Sanitario Nazionale - SSN) was established on December 23, 1978, to guarantee health as a fundamental right of every individual and as a public good for society. This comprehensive healthcare law set the foundation for...
The Prevention Act (PrävG), which came into force on July 25, 2015, aims to improve cooperation between social insurance providers, states, and municipalities in promoting health and prevention for people of all age groups. This initiative emphasizes prevention in...
Summary Report by the WHO Research Project titled 'Purchasing arrangements to strengthen quality health services for chronic diseases' implemented by WHO Kobe Centre (Japan) in collaboration with the WHO Department of Health System Governance and Financing...
In 2021, 4.5 billion people – half the world’s population – were not covered by essential health services, says a report from the World Health Organization and World Bank.The report, titled "Tracking Universal Health Coverage: 2023 Global Monitoring Report," shows...
The Universal Health Coverage Global Monitoring Report 2023 released by the WHO Division of Data, Analytics and Delivery for Impact, WHO Division of Universal Health Coverage/Life Course and the World Bank’s Health, Nutrition and Population Global Practice.The 2023...
The 2023 Universal Health Coverage (UHC) Global Monitoring Report by WHO and the World Bank highlights a concerning stall in progress towards providing quality, affordable, and accessible healthcare for all. The 2023 Universal Health Coverage (UHC) Global Monitoring...
The WHO Health Systems Governance and Finance Webinar Series presents a webinar titled, 'Health systems strengthening: Lessons from small island developing states' on Wednesday, July 5, 2023 at 8 PM CET (July 6 2023, 6 AM Fiji Time).Health System strengthening,...
Report by the Society for International Development tells the story of how finance has gained unprecedented influence over our lives, subjugating health goals to shareholder values, market fluctuations and failures.Health financialization has surged in the last 30...
Mongolia's healthcare financing reform has introduced health insurance and shifted to an output-oriented model, aligning with a market economy. The Asian Development Bank’s support offers valuable lessons for other countries in the region. The Asian Development Bank’...
Strategy for building resilient health systems and recovery in post-pandemic COVID-19 to sustain and protect public health gains.
Uganda's mixed health financing system creates challenges for achieving universal health coverage but offers opportunities for improvement through better resource pooling and provider autonomy.A new research article published in the Health Systems and Reform Journal...
The Western and Central Africa Region and the Heath Nutrition and Population Global Practice of the World Bank are jointly organizing a high level roundtable on Strong and Resilient Health Systems in West and Central Africa during the 2022 WBG-IMF Spring Meetings....
Nigeria like other low and middle-income countries made a commitment towards attaining UHC by 2030. The arrival of COVID‐19 poses additional pressure on the already weak health system, which in turn affects the provision of other equally important essential health...
The National Health Strategic Plan (NHSP) for Kiribati outlines a vision of "A Healthy Population Supported by Accessible, Equitable, and Quality Health Care Services." It prioritizes non-communicable diseases, maternal and child health, and health system...
The 2008 Constitution established free and universal public health services for all levels of care in Ecuador. The health system is financed with resources from the general state budget, workers' and employers' contributions to mandatory social security and to the...
