Kenya has signed up for the Health Emergency Preparedness, Response, and Resilience Programme, a $15 million initiative funded by the World Bank. The program aims to bolster regional health emergency responses in collaboration with the Intergovernmental Authority on...
Intense negotiations and differing opinions among global health organisations regarding establishing and managing a financing mechanism for pandemic preparedness and response in the new Pandemic Treaty are ongoing.A recent Lancet article outlines the intense...
Despite fiscal constraints and shifting priorities, investing in health, through initiatives like the upcoming Health Financing Forum, is valuable for strengthening health systems and advancing universal health coverage in a post-COVID world says this blog published...
Day Zero Financing, a global security initiative to ensure sufficient pre-committed funds, will ensure immediate funds for pandemic response, fostering global health security and equity. The concept of Day Zero Financing is introduced as a proactive approach to global...
Urgency mounts to finalise Pandemic Agreement & IHR revisions amid financing challenges for global health security. As the ninth session of the Inter-governmental Negotiating Body (INB9) concludes and the 2024 World Health Assembly (WHA) looms, the imperative to...
Health Policy Watch discusses the debate on pandemic financing hosts, stressing the importance of evidence-based choices in article titled 'Who Will Finance Countries’ Pandemic Response: Pandemic Fund, WHO or a New Entity?'. This article, published by Health Policy...
The Center for Global Development (CGD) gathered a group of experts who've been working on pandemics and pandemic financing. The purpose of the event was to map out the next steps for the pandemic financing agenda, and identify some specific areas for policy and...
On October 12, 2023, the Cour des Comptes published two reports on healthcare institutionsThe first report focuses on the financial situation of public hospitals, which, although in a dilapidated state, are said to have improved after the health crisis thanks to...
The discussion paper, prepared for a Geneva workshop, examines pandemic financing challenges, explores spending capacities of countries, and analyses financing mechanisms from global regimes, including lessons from the Global Fund. This discussion paper was crafted in...
Journal of Health Policy and Planning (Oxford University Press) article examines COVID-19's impact on health purchasing in eight middle-income countries, revealing adjustments in benefit packages and payment methods amid financing challenges and concerns about...
The AHF Global Public Health Institute has formulated a set of recommendations drawing on insights from a series of discussions with African public health thought leaders and experts addressing key aspects of global health, underscoring the need for practical,...
The Pandemic Fund's Governing Board has approved a $500 million grant for its second round of funding, aiming to assist low and middle-income countries in enhancing pandemic preparedness. The online application portal opens in late February, closing on May 17, 2024,...
Study published in Biomed Central identifies challenges related to international financing instruments and development aid for health within the existing literature on global health governance and financing and makes recommendations for how the Pandemic Fund and the...
The workshop, Epidemics and Pandemic Prevention Preparedness and Response: How to Maximize the Health Impact of Social Protection Systems, preceded the P4H-TEG meeting, on October 4 and 5. It was a collaboration jointly held by ILO and WHO and showcased a further...
A research paper published in the December 2023 Issue of the Lancet Global Health on how 15 countries responded to the COVID-19 pandemic through their health financing policies. The paper has been co-authored by Aungsumalee Pholpark, Community Facilitator for the Asia...
