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Multicountry Archives - P4H Network
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Budget Execution in Health: From Bottlenecks to Solutions – Case Study Series
Congo (Democratic Republic of), Ethiopia, Lao People’s Democratic Republic, Pakistan, Solomon Islands

The effective allocation and execution of health budgets are central to ensuring that health systems operate efficiently, equitably, and sustainably. The World Bank’s latest publication, Budget Execution in Health: From Bottlenecks to Solutions – Case Study Series,...

Government healthcare financing and dwindling oil prices: Any alternatives for OPEC countries?
Algeria, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of), Kuwait, United Arab Emirates

In this article from 2023, Salem Al Mustanyir explores the effect of a fall in oil prices on healthcare financing in eight Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC). The analysis shows that in three of the eight countries, health financing did shift...

Azerbaijan, Uzbekistan explore cooperation in mandatory health insurance
Azerbaijan, Uzbekistan explore cooperation in mandatory health insurance
Uzbekistan, Azerbaijan

Azerbaijan and Uzbekistan health officials met in Baku to discuss the 2025–2028 Action Plan under their MoU. Uzbekistan seeks to learn from Azerbaijan’s success with mandatory health insurance, with sessions covering healthcare costs, IT, HR, financing, and...

Evolving healthcare in Southern and Southeast Asia
Evolving healthcare in Southern and Southeast Asia
India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Thailand

Rapid ageing and rising non-communicable diseases are straining South and Southeast Asia’s underfunded healthcare systems. Countries are boosting funding, adopting digital health, and improving preventive care, but rural access gaps and high costs persist despite...

Transforming Health Care Access in the Pacific Islands
Transforming Health Care Access in the Pacific Islands
Kiribati, Tuvalu, Samoa

The COVID-19 pandemic revealed the need to invest in the service capability and resilience of the health systems of Pacific Island countries. Responding to this need, the World Bank launched three Health System Strengthening operations in Samoa (2020), Kiribati...

Caribbean & Central America knowledge exchange to reform health financing
Caribbean & Central America knowledge exchange to reform health financing
Belize, Costa Rica, Jamaica, Grenada, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

Caribbean and Central American senior health officials met in Washington D.C. in June 2023 to discuss health financing and explore ways to accelerate progress toward universal health coverage (UHC). Country leaders, health officials, policymakers, experts, and...