A discussion paper published by World Bank in collaboration with the Joint Learning Network, It is part of a series produced by the Health, Nutrition, and Population (HNP) Global Practice of the World Bank. The papers in this series aim to provide a vehicle for...
The Report sheds light on the health systems challenges exacerbated by the COVID 19 pandemic globally. How can governments overcome lack of preparation and staff and underinvestment to adapt their health systems to be ready for the next crisis? Having challenged...
As of today, Mali has 87 infected patients. Sadly, this figure is set to rise in the days to come, if evil unrolls its merciless machinery there, as it has elsewhere, spreading mourning in its wake, instilling fear and anxiety everywhere, and battering even the...
https://blogs.worldbank.org/fr/voices/covid-19-un-defi-pour-les-systemes-de-gestion-des-finances-publiques 1. Financer la riposte sans tarder et avec clarté 2. Recentrer les contrôles sans pour autant les affaiblir 3. Assurer une gestion efficace de la trésorerie 4....
Le communiqué de presse (2 avril 2020) : https://www.banquemondiale.org/fr/news/press-release/2020/04/01/world-bank-approves-us20-million-grant-to-support-covid-19-response-in-haiti Le Document de Projet :...
In a joint statement, WHO and UNICEF announce that to date (10/02/2021), almost 130 countries, representing 2.5 billion people, have not yet administered a single dose. Tunisia is on its way out of this hole with a loan of several tens of millions of...
A civil society mini-dialogue opened on April 27 in Pointe-Noire on the identification of needs for the fight against Covid19. According to the departmental health directorate, this workshop marks the start of the process of drawing up the grant needed to...
This year’s Global Health Expenditure Report: Rising to the Pandemic's Challenges reveals how health expenditure was impacted during 2020, the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic. The report explores: Whether the health spending patterns by governments, households,...
The COVID-19 pandemic has caused a double shock – health and economic. Strengthening health financing systems has been a stressful task, not only for developing countries but also for developed countries. This study compares the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the...
Strategy for building resilient health systems and recovery in post-pandemic COVID-19 to sustain and protect public health gains.
A committee chaired by the Ministry of Finance and the Ministry of Health was set up in Cameroon to monitor the execution of expenses related to emergency situations like COVID-19, the African Cup of Nations. The monitoring committee ensures that the priority health...
In the fight against COVID-19, Cameroon refocussed the state budget in the year 2020. A special account called "Special National Solidarity Fund for the fight against the Coronavirus and its economic and social repercussions" was created under the yearly budget law as...
From July 1, Belarus canceled COVID-19 related allowances (additional payments) for doctors and nurses working with COVID-19 positive patients, but introduced new permanent bonuses, which are tied to a percentage of the salary, depending on the complexity and...
This article assesses the impact of the HIV and COVID-19 pandemics and debt dynamics on health, HIV and pandemic preparedness and response-related financing in developing countries. Using a novel dataset, the study does a cross-national systematic analysis of all data...
By: Justine Hsu (World Health Organization); Hélène Barroy (World Health Organization); Richard Allen (Global Consultant on Public Finance); Fazeer Sheik Rahim, (International Monetary Fund); Tsolmon Tsilaajav (World Health Organization Regional Office for South-East...
