In 2021, global life expectancy averaged 74 years, while in sub-Saharan Africa, it was only 66 years, with health spending at just $92 per person. This amount is significantly lower than the $379 spent in North Africa and the Middle East, highlighting the challenges...
The authors discuss the important topic of healthcare access for migrant workers, who face numerous health challenges when working abroad. Migrant workers often lack access to healthcare or the means to pay for it, leading to significant barriers such as cost, lack of...
This report examines the current and historical levels of social protection expenditure in 14 countries across the Pacific and Timor-Leste. This research draws primarily on national budget documents (including budget estimates, reports and speeches) and annual reports...
Rare diseases are conditions with low prevalence in the population. Their rarity combined with the high cost of treatment present unique challenges for healthcare policy and funding. This scoping review aimed to compare the funding approaches for rare disease...
The article titled "Assessing the Equity and Coverage Policy Sensitivity of Financial Protection Indicators in Europe," published in the Journal of Health Policy, examines the policy sensitivity of two commonly used catastrophic spending indicators in Europe: the...
Inequalities in financial health protection among Venezuelan migrant women in Brazil were analyzed. The study focused on out-of-pocket health expenditures and catastrophic health expenditures to determine inequalities between migrant and non-migrant women. It found...
Albania and Cambodia are advancing social health protection and employment initiatives through joint programmes supported by the Joint SDG Fund, with a focus on fostering inclusion and universal health coverage.In Cambodia, the Joint SDG Fund is driving key reforms to...
Under the One Health approach in Latin America and the Caribbean, the Pan American Health Organization and the World Bank launched the PROTECT project.The PROTECT Project was launched by PAHO and the World Bank with funding from a nearly $17 million grant from the...
This study examines the role of external technical assistance in transitioning donor-supported health programs to domestic systems in China and Georgia. It highlights how both countries shifted from external aid to national ownership in financing and policymaking,...
In the presence of the presidents of Bolivia and Brazil, a protocol of intent was signed to establish reciprocal access to free health services between the two countries.The ministers of health of Bolivia and Brazil signed the protocol of intent that will allow...
In April 2024 in Rabat, Morocco and Djibouti signed two memorandums of understanding (MoUs) to strengthen cooperation between the two countries in the fields of health and social protection.The first agreement aims to strengthen cooperation between Morocco and...
The article offers a comparative analysis of the influence of cost-effectiveness thresholds in the decision-making processes in financing policies, coverage, and price regulation of health technologies in nine countries.
On June 26–27, 2024, the five Central Asian countries met in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, at the Central Asia International Health Investment Forum, organized by WHO/Europe and the Kyrgyz Ministry of Health. Delegates committed to forming a Health Investment Group and...
Government financing of vaccines and vitamin A supplementation in several African countries remains unsustainable, influenced by political economy variables, donor priorities, and systemic barriers, with explicit commitment to VAS financing notably absent. The...
A meeting of African experts and stakeholders was held in Abidjan, from June 20 to 22, 2024, with the aim of discussing strategies to strengthen the role of the private sector in healthcare financing in West Africa.At the 32nd AU Assembly held in February 2019 in...
