This study aims to gain insights into the socio-economic and political determinants of ill health and access to healthcare in North Korea. Findings indicate that, despite the Public Health Act’s claims of a comprehensive free care system, respondents reported high...
Eritrea's health sector strategic plan focuses on addressing the country's double burden of communicable and non-communicable diseases and emerging health threats influenced by climate change. It aims to strengthen health security by building a resilient system that...
Sudan is committed to advancing universal health coverage (UHC) and addressing its critical public health challenges. This policy sets a comprehensive framework emphasizing equitable access to health services, financial protection, and improved efficiency across the...
In Guinea-Bissau, the first Health Account Report exercise was carried out in 2015 and covered the year 2011. The second was carried out in 2022, covering the period 2015 to 2017, and the third in 2023, covering the period from 2018 to 2021.
The HFPM assessment report comprehensively evaluates Kenya's health financing system using the WHO's HFPM framework. This assessment reviews Kenya's progress toward Universal Health Coverage (UHC) by examining key areas of health financing, including revenue raising,...
Article 73 "establishes social insurance for the benefit of manual and intellectual workers, regulated by the system of compulsory contribution of the State, employers and workers, in order to protect them against the risks of illness, disability, maternity, old age,...
This document is the first edition of Japan’s Health System Review (HiT). It provides a detailed description of Japan’s health system, and policy and reform developments as well as achievements and remaining challenges. The document has been divided into 7 sections...
This document is the second edition of New Zealand’s Health System Review (HiT). It provides a detailed description of New Zealand’s health system, and policy and reform developments as well as achievements and remaining challenges. The document has been divided into...
This report provides the overview of Australia's health expenditure 2021–2022. It was the third year (and the second full year) of the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia. During 2021-2022, governments funded around 72.9% of total health spending. In addition, the ratio of...
The document is the final report of the study prior to the establishment of the management body for universal health coverage in Cameroon, initiated by the Cameroon Ministry of Public Health (MINSANTE) and financed by the French Development Agency (AFD), which...
This strategic plan used a new approach in the development of the strategic objectives for the Ministry of Health and in the organization and delivery of health and wellness services to the population. The World Health Organization Health Determinants framework was...
The policy outlines Botswana's strategic vision for improving public health and achieving universal health coverage. Revised to address evolving health challenges, this policy focuses on strengthening health system components such as leadership, service delivery,...
This is the Law of the Republic of Lithuania on Insuring Health (I-1343), signed on May 21, 1996 by Algirdas Brazauskas, President of the Republic of Lithuania. The attached file contains the latest amendments introduced by Law No. XIV-2335 on December 14, 2023. This...
The report provides a comprehensive overview of Botswana's health financing landscape. Key areas covered include Botswana’s health financing structure, fiscal space for health, health expenditure trends, resource needs, and the funding gap. It evaluates the...
This universal health coverage (UHC) white paper developed by the UHC unit at the Ministry of Health, Wellness and Elderly Affairs, provides key policy directions and strategies for achieving UHC in St Lucia. It outlines various aspects of UHC interventions, in...
