Cross-programmatic inefficiencies in Anambra's health system arise from governance and financing issues, including duplicative roles, misaligned donor priorities, and weak budget implementation. Addressing these root causes could enhance the overall efficiency and...
The study examines primary care facility autonomy in executing Direct Facility Financing (DFF) in Tanzania. While facilities possess financial management knowledge and some autonomy, challenges like fund disbursement delays and procurement complexities hinder...
Norway's health system operates on a semi-decentralized model. The Ministry of Health and Care Services holds overall responsibility for health policy, planning, and supervision, while four Regional Health Authorities (RHAs) deliver specialist care through hospital...
After the 1994 Genocide, Rwanda focused on rebuilding its health system with global aid. However, coordination issues led to inefficiencies. The 2011 formation of the Single Project Implementation Unit aimed to enhance planning for universal health coverage, but...
The Philippine UHC law, enacted in 2019, aims to enhance equitable access to quality health services by reforming the PhilHealth and supporting local government units through a Special Health Fund. Despite facing implementation challenges, the initiative highlights...
Public-private partnerships (PPPs) for primary care services have grown significantly in South Asian countries like India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh, largely driven by local initiatives rather than central government planning. These partnerships have evolved from...
The analysis of Republic of Moldova's Law No. 1585 on Mandatory Health Insurance, updated as of October 26, 2023, focuses on the main provisions, objectives, and implications of the mandatory health insurance system within the country. The Mandatory Health Insurance...
The UK Health and Care Act 2022 introduces significant reforms aimed at improving healthcare delivery, integration, and social care in England. It is a legislative milestone that builds on lessons from the COVID-19 pandemic and ongoing healthcare challenges. The Act...
This report presents a set of key indicators of health status, the determinants of health, health care resources and utilisation, health care expenditure and financing and quality of care across 27 Asia-Pacific countries and territories. It also provides a series of...
The research article "Estimates of resource use in the public-sector health-care system and the effect of strengthening health-care services in Malawi during 2015–19: a modelling study (Thanzi La Onse)" by Prof. Timothy B. Hallett, PhD, Tara D. Mangal, PhD, Asif U....
Aotearoa New Zealand has restructured its health system with the aim of addressing inequities in access to healthcare services and health outcomes, particularly among the indigenous Māori population. In July 2022, two new organizations, Health New Zealand and Māori...
The UK government, led by Chancellor Rachel Reeves, has confirmed its plan of action for the extra billions allocated to the NHS in the Autumn Budget 2024. This day-to-day health budget increase is the largest boost of its kind since 2010, excluding the Covid-19...
On Thursday, the Slovenian parliament passed a historic reform of the Health Care and Health Insurance Act (Zakon o zdravstvenem varstvu in zdravstvenem zavarovanju, ZZVZZ), abolishing the flat-rate supplementary health insurance and replacing it with a mandatory...
The Central African Republic and the World Bank are linked by a partnership whose symbol is perhaps the Sibut district hospital. Despite the stigma of the violence that has marked CAR's history over the past two decades, the health infrastructure has taken on a new...
Italy could save approximately €21.74 billion annually by using AI in healthcare, cutting costs by 10-15%. AI could automate up to 36% of tasks in the health and social sectors, allowing human resources to focus on higher-value activities and improving system...
