The Health Accounts constitute an international accounting framework for systematically tracking financial flows in favor of health.The results of Health Accounts 2021 come at a time when the country is gradually recovering from the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on...
Development strategy of the Social Health Insurance Fund of Kazakhstan for 2020 – 2025
Development strategy of Non-commercial Joint Stock Company “Social Health Insurance Fund” of Kazakhstan for 2020 – 2025 is available at Social Health Insurance Fund website. The attached document reflects the latest revisions accepted by the decision of the Board of...
Special Law for the constitution of the Solidarity Fund for Health
The purpose of the law is to establish the legal mechanisms for the financing and management of special programs for the preservation of public health and social assistance. The law that created the Solidarity Fund for Health (FOSALUD) in El Salvador emphasizes the...
Government doubles medical deductibles
In France, theealth Insurance spending has risen by almost 20% between 2018 and 2022 (excluding Covid-19). Patients' out-of-pocket expenses have fallen from 9% in 2011 to 7% in 2021: this is the lowest level in the OECD, after Luxembourg. The government has decided to...
Social Security deficit: Cades sounds the alarm
On December 12, 2023, Caisse d'amortissement de la dette sociale (Cades) Chairman Jean-Louis Rey presented the institution's 2023 balance sheet.Tasked with financing and extinguishing the accumulated debt of the French Social Security system, Cades was due to complete...
Social health protection and health financing for universal health coverage in the Republic of Korea
This country case study was prepared under the aegis of Seoul National University, which collaborated with the P4H Network to introduce the history of social health protection and health financing reforms in the Republic of Korea. This study aims to provide an...
Cambodia: National Social Security Fund Report on Annual Achievements 2022 and Action Plans
Following the enactment of the Law on Social Security Schemes (2019), four social security schemes—occupational risk, healthcare, pension, and unemployment—were introduced, all overseen by the National Social Security Fund (NSSF). These schemes mandate to provide...
Cambodia: Guidelines for the Benefit Package and Provider Payment of the Health Equity Fund
Health equity fund (HEF) is a social health protection scheme aimed at enabling access to essential health care among the poor for free of charge in public health facilities in Cambodia. The guidelines describe the standard benefit packages and provider payments for...
Cambodia’s Pentagonal Strategy – Phase I
This document outlines Cambodia's pentagonal strategy-Phase I, focusing on growth, employment, equity, efficiency, and sustainability. The pentagonal strategy is a long-term socioeconomic plan aligned with Cambodia Vision 2050, to be implemented over the next 25...
National Health Financing Strategy-2023
Following the elaboration of the new PDSS 2022-2026, the Ministry in charge of public health decided to revise the National Health Financing Strategy so that it accompanies the new political and strategic choices with a view to achieving universal health coverage by...
Kenya Universal Health Coverage Policy 2020-2030
The Kenya Constitution and Vision 2030 mandate the provision of high-quality healthcare for all citizens. To align with this, the Ministry of Health developed the Universal Health Coverage (UHC) policy for 2020-2030, aimed at significantly improving health outcomes in...
Health systems development in Thailand: a solid platform for successful implementation of universal health coverage
This review provides insights into Thailand's historical health system development and universal health coverage by employing a systematic search of published and grey literature in Thai and English languages. Despite its low gross national income per capita in...
Kenya Health Policy 2014-2030
The Kenya National Health Policy aims to improve the nation's health status in alignment with the Constitution of Kenya 2010, Vision 2030, and global commitments. It underscores the government's commitment to achieving high health standards, responsive to population...
Social Health Insurance(General) Regulations, 2023
Kenya is currently undergoing a transition from the 57-year-old National Health Insurance Fund (NHIF) to the Social Health Insurance Fund (SHIF). This shift aims to ensure equitable access to healthcare services for the impoverished and those in the informal sector...
Gambia National Health Policy 2021-2030
The National Health Policy of The Gambia aligns with the country's development goals outlined in the National Development Plan. It aims to improve living standards by transforming the nation into a dynamic middle-income economy. This policy focuses on achieving...