The 2017 Zimbabwe national health financing strategy outlines specific reform initiatives around financing arrangements in the health sector that are necessary for achieving goals and objectives that have been set for the health system. In this document, goals and...
The evolution of social health insurance in Vietnam and its role towards achieving universal health coverage
This study examines the development of social health insurance (SHI) in Vietnam between 1992 and 2016. SHI developmental stages have been identified from legislative changes which led to change in SHI functioning. It has been divided into five stages: Stage I...
Ghana´s road map for attaining Universal Health Coverage – 2020-2030
The Ghana Universal Health Coverage (UHC) roadmap outlines a strategic commitment to improve healthcare, inspired by global frameworks like the Sustainable Development Goals and UHC 2030 Compact. Through extensive stakeholder consultations, priority services have been...
National Social Protection and Promotion Policy – Summary – Haiti – April 2020
Equipping the country with a National Policy for Social Protection and Promotion (PNPPS) is an important and necessary step towards achieving a lasting reduction in poverty, reducing inequalities and promoting the autonomy of Haitians. The National Social Protection...
Mali Action Plan
MAP is a necessary vision of hope and motivation for our country. It proposes a new way of coordinating efforts, players, resources and initiatives to realize the right to quality services accessible to all Malians, building on the important work developed by CREDD...
Towards adoption of the SNFS-Togo
This strategy follows the adoption of a new National Health Development Plan covering the period 2017-2022, which aims to consolidate the achievements of the previous plan's implementation and also take into account international guidelines, notably the ODD3. The aim...
Health Financing Policy 2017-2030: Resourcing the pathway to Universal Health Coverage
The Gambia's National Health Financing Policy aims to enhance the efficiency, equity, and sustainability of the country's health system by addressing key challenges in health funding. With over 46.7% of health financing dependent on international donors, the policy...
National Health and Social Welfare Financing Policy and Plan 2011-2021 Liberia
The overarching goal of this financing policy is to ensure that the health and social welfare services provided to the people of Liberia are affordable to the country while preventing catastrophic household expenditures. Sustained leadership, stakeholder commitment,...
National Strategy for Health Financing in Côte d’Ivoire
The national health financing strategy to move towards universal coverage is structured around the following chapters: - General context of Côte d'Ivoire, - Situation of the Couverture Sanitaire Universelle, - Rationale for the national strategy, - Definition of the...
Burkina Faso’s National Health Financing Strategy
The strategy (2018-2030) has four strategic thrusts which are: increasing the mobilization of financial resources, strengthening the pooling of resources, developing strategic purchasing mechanisms for benefits and services and finally strengthening governance in...
Health Financing Situation Analysis 2020 Sierra Leone
This report highlights Sierra Leone's high health expenditure yet poor health outcomes, with a maternal mortality rate far exceeding neighboring countries. Key issues include an inequitable resource distribution favoring hospitals over cost-effective primary health...
Maldives National Health Accounts 2015-2017
This round of NHA examined several aspects of health expenditure distributed by disease conditions, age and gender as Maldives is currently experiencing rapid epidemiological transition, non-communicable disease conditions remain a challenge, compounded by several...
Health Financing Strategy 2020-2030
The health financing strategy highlights the shift from a traditional, disease-focused financing approach to one that emphasizes Universal Health Coverage (UHC) and addresses the broader determinants of health as outlined by the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)....
Strategic Health Plan for Suriname 2019-2028
The plan speaks to the development and implementation of a new healthcare model for Suriname. A logical framework defines how the healthcare system will be organized, funded and managed to deliver the required services that respond to the health needs, demands and...
St Kitts and Nevis proposes approaches to reaching UHC
This green paper (preliminary report published by the government aimed at stimulating discussion and proposing ideas for debate) proposes a range of potential paths forward to improving access to health care, including health financing options. The potentialities of a...