A delegation led by Zaur Aliyev, Chairman of the State Agency for Compulsory Medical Insurance, visited Serbia at Sanja Radojević Škodrić’s invitation. Discussions covered health insurance, financing, digital services, and reducing out-of-pocket costs. Both sides...
Uzbekistan is reforming TB hospital financing by shifting from bed-based to case-based payments using Diagnostic-Related Groups (DRGs). A 2023 Presidential Decree introduced this change to reduce unnecessary hospital stays and improve resource allocation, ensuring...
Health equity is inconsistently defined and operationalised within high-income countries' health service and delivery systems, highlighting the need for a unified, system-wide approach with robust accountability mechanisms. The JBI Synthesis Analysis report titled...
The Health Systems Strengthening Accelerator webinar highlights the critical role of implementation research in improving equity, inclusion, and impact in health systems, with insights from Georgia, Ghana, and Indonesia. The Health Systems Strengthening Accelerator is...
Armenia has been working towards introducing compulsory health insurance for nearly a decade, with the current government stating that it is closer to this goal than ever before. The authorities have finalized the model, coverage, and cost of the insurance policy....
The European Commission and DG SANTE are seen as vital for health leadership, calling for stronger actions on long-term issues like ageing and climate change, and advocating for improved implementation of existing tools and new initiatives. The European Observatory...
Paper reviews European and African health financing efforts and recommends quality investments aligned with local needs to achieve universal health coverage.The document explores the current landscape of health financing efforts in Europe and Africa, focusing on...
Starting July 1, 2024, hospitals in Kashkadarya will operate under the State Health Insurance Fund mechanism, following its successful implementation in Syrdarya. This expansion will include 18 regional medical institutions, allowing residents to access healthcare...
Since independence, Tunisia has made significant progress in human development, quality of life and disease control. More than 80% of the Tunisian population is covered by an explicit mechanism, based either on mandatory individual contributions (CNAM) or by a...
The P4H Network participated in the Health System Strengthening-Accelerator in Asia cocreation series workshop held in Jakarta in early June. P4H co-led one of the workstreams on domestic financing for health policy and systems research institutions in Asia.The...
In parallel with the celebration of World Health Day, Tunisia adopted its National Health Policy 2030, at a ceremony on Wednesday April 7, 2021 attended by Health Minister Faouzi Mehdi and Head of Government Hichem Mechichi, among others.The draft national health...
Final Report of the Chatham House Commission on universal health coverage. Crises and shocks can serve as catalysts for driving universal health coverage reforms. There is a need for strategic investments and efficient resource management to achieve equitable and...
Health policy and systems research (HPSR) investigates the relationship between health policy and systems and determinants of health to improve population health. A study focused on Thailand and Vietnam, develops the framework to uncover the challenges and...
Since 2017, Ukraine has reformed health financing to improve access and reduce out-of-pocket costs, with support from WHO and the World Bank. This third joint review assesses progress, challenges, and adaptations amid the 2022 war. Despite the conflict, reforms have...
Adult immunisation programmes provide substantial health and economic benefits, returning up to 19 times their cost. Governments should prioritise funding and research to maximise these benefits and support healthier societies. This study highlights the critical role...
