The health system measures put into place in Iceland to contain the spread of COVID-19 are: Health professionals working at the front get a one-off bonus. The published information can be found here
Will COVID-19 accelerate UHC?
The pandemic has highlighted the importance of leadership and a multi-sectoral approach – two of the key strengths L4UHC is fostering. But will governments heed the lessons and accelerate UHC’s roll-out? “COVID-19 reinforces the importance of global health – diseases...
COVID – Etat des connaissances sur la PEC en un coup d’œil
« Pas de traitement spécifique spectaculaire mais importance majeure des soins standards de pneumopathie virale sévère » (@nathanpsmad)
COVID / (Le Nouvelliste)
<D'où viennent les cas importés de coronavirus ?> (Le Nouvelliste, 7 juillet 2020) " Quelques jours après la réouverture des frontières du pays, les cas importés du nouveau coronavirus ont presque doublé, passant de 57 à 99..."...
5th P4H Webinar on COVID-19 – Summary in Russian
Presentation COVID-19 in the Russian Federation
Presentation COVID-19 in Kazakhstan

5th ANNUAL HEALTH FINANCING FORUM: Health Financing Resilience
Community of Practice COVID-19 Health Financing Resiliency Program (HFRP) During the Annual Health Financing Forum (AHFF), we will launch a Community of Practice (CoP)*, providing an opportunity for participants to extend discussions and exchange of ideas beyond the...
Challenges and Solutions to Protecting the Health Workforce During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Strategies and Lessons Learned
JOINT EVENT of ACCESS TO COVID-19 TOOLS-Accelerator (ACT-A) HEALTH SYSTEMS GROUP Meeting number: 160 027 8693 Meeting password: W9ni3eRBJP2 Background The COVID-19 pandemic has disproportionately affected Health Care Workers (HCWs) worldwide. Shortage of Personal...
Challenges and Solutions to Protecting the Health Workforce During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Strategies and Lessons Learned | Seminar on July 8, 2020
JOINT EVENT of ACCESS TO COVID-19 TOOLS-Accelerator (ACT-A) HEALTH SYSTEMS GROUP Wednesday, July 08, 2020 | 8:30am – 10:00am DC Time Click here to find the agenda and information on how to participate. Background The COVID-19 pandemic has disproportionately...

5th ANNUAL HEALTH FINANCING FORUM: Health Financing Resilience | July 7-23, 2020
You can find here detailed information on the Annual Health Financing Forum (AHFF) & the Community of Practice COVID-19 Health Financing Resiliency Program (HFRP). The Forum will take place virtually for the first time since the series began in 2016. This...
Purchasing health services to respond to COVID-19 – how to involve and contract private sector providers in the South-East Asia Region?
By Ms. Tsolmongerel Tsilaajav; Dr. Inke Mathauer and Dr. Valeria de Oliveira Cruz Thus far, most countries of the South-East Asia Region (SEAR) COVID-19 confirmed cases have occured in clusters. [1] Many governments in the region have relied by and large on...
The COVID-19 crisis is a good opportunity to align Burkina Faso’s health financing systems: let’s not waste it!
The COVID-19 crisis offers Burkina Faso the opportunity to implement a more coherent approach to health financing. All eyes are currently on the healthcare system because of the COVID-19 crisis, and at the heart of the response to this COVID-19 crisis lies Burkina...

How COVID-19 reshapes priorities for both national resources and development aid in the health sector ?
"This is a joint blog post, written on behalf of the CSU2030 core team as well as partners engaged in the Sustainable Health Financing Accelerator." The COVID-19 pandemic swept the world, reshaping the global health landscape and triggering an economic crisis deeper...
HDCEO and SPJ Invite you to a Conversation with Rema Hanna (Harvard Kennedy School/JPAL) and Benjamin Olken (MIT/JPAL) on Social Protection in the COVID-19 Era
Social Protection in the COVID-19 Era: What can the evidence tell us? Wednesday June 24, 2020 | 11AM – 12.30PM | Live Stream SPEAKERS - Rema Hanna, Cheah Professor of South East Asia Studies, Harvard Kennedy School; Director, Evidence for Policy Design; Co-Director,...