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...
R4D's Health Systems Strengthening Accelerator is enhancing health policy and systems research (HPSR) in Asia by building a stronger ecosystem to translate evidence into policy action. R4D, through the Health Systems Strengthening Accelerator, is working to empower...
The Latvian Trade Union of Health and Social Care Workers (LHRSW) plans to send an open letter to the government urging an increase in healthcare funding for 2025, said leader Valdis Keris. Latvia’s healthcare spending lags behind the EU average (7.7% of GDP), with...
Kuwait's healthcare sector has experienced significant growth, driven by the country's Vision 2035 strategic development plan. In 2023, healthcare expenditure accounted for 5.1% of Kuwait's GDP, the second-highest in the GCC after Saudi Arabia. Per capita, healthcare...
The document "Can people afford to pay for health care? New evidence on financial protection in Ukraine" provides an in-depth analysis of financial protection in Ukraine's healthcare system, focusing on out-of-pocket payments, financial hardship, and healthcare...
The National Health Accounts (NHA) for Liberia, covering the fiscal year 2019/2020 was validated during a recent workshop organized by the Ministry of Health. Key findings highlighted a significant out-of-pocket spending rate of 62%, alongside recommendations for the...
This study undertakes a comprehensive assessment of Iraq’s progress towards universal health coverage (UHC) targets that could contribute to Iraq’s policy and strategies. The study concludes that achieving UHC in Iraq by 2030 would be a challenge without proactive...
This paper aims to review the healthcare system in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and the utilisation of international accreditation to improve the quality of healthcare services and to grow its medical tourism industry.
This paper reviews the progress and outcomes of health systems reform in the UAE. A central part of the reforms has been the introduction of mandatory private health insurance, the development of the private sector and the separation of planning and regulatory...
