The core group of development partners (DPs), which has been tasked during a meeting with the MoH on 31 July 2015 with the development of a concept note for reviewing existing evidence and providing support for decision making on health reforms submits a first draft...
Leadership for UHC: High Level Policy Dialogue – Feb 2016
Following last year's participation in the P4H Leadership for UHC (L4UHC) program in Africa, the Zambian Ministry of Health - together with the L4UHC faculty - organized a High Level Policy Dialogue from 17-19 Feb 2016, in Chisamba, to create a high-level and...

The Third Health Strategic Plan 2016-2020 (HSP3) “Quality, Effective and Equitable Health Services”
“The HSP3 is the MoH’s “strategic management tool” to guide the MoH and all health institutions as well as concerned stakeholders to effectively and efficiently use their available resources to translate health strategies into action. The HSP3 renews a...

Congolese civil society in the fight against Covid19
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...

Politicians discuss health financing efficiency in Kazakhstan
Members of Parliament of Kazakhstan are raising the issue of efficiency of health financing in Kazakhstan and what needs to be done to overcome the lack of funding, despite billions of tenge (KZT) being poured into the system. Atameken Business Channel, a recognized...

II National Forum of Healthcare Leaders in Kazakhstan was co-hosted by P4H
The II National Forum of Healthcare Leaders was held On November 11-12, 2022 in the capital of Kazakhstan, Astana. The forum was organized by the Kazakhstani Association of Healthcare Managers, accredited by the Ministry of Healthcare, and co-hosted by the P4H Global...

How to think about health system reform in Colombia?
As of September 2022, there were 23,408,478 people registered under the contributory regime and 25,491,507 under the subsidized regime, with a national coverage of around 99%. Only 25-30% of the affiliates are contributors who pay the corresponding social...

With a large participation of experts, the International Congress on Integrated and Integrated Networks and Health Systems in Colombia came to a close
Under the leadership of the Ministry of Health and Social Protection and the Pan American Health Organization, and with a large participation of health professionals and workers, the international congress "Comprehensive and Integrated Networks and Health Systems" was...

EUPHA Public Health Economics in Berlin
NULLDear EUPHA Public Health Economics (EUPHA-ECO) members, We are thrilled to meet you face to face in Berlin for the 15th European Public Health conference. We have organised several activities (see below) where we look forward to seeing you. Please join the...
Universal health insurance in Peru: an approximation 10 years after its implementation
The design of the Universal Health Insurance (AUS) policy prioritized the financial dimension of the health system, focusing on aspects of allocative efficiency and equity in terms of financial protection, based on the theory of quasi-markets where the State's...

17-21.10.2022 – L4UHC Regional Module in Bangkok
Fruitful week in Bangkok! The Cambodian team focused on the topic of “strengthening the referral system” and acknowledged the importance of a strong primary care for a well performing health system. The next step is to get in touch with stakeholders involved in...
The pending health care reform in Chile: Reflections on a proposal for the transformation of the system.
Although Chile achieved positive overall health results at the regional level, this country maintains a health system segmented by risk and income, which stands out for its levels of inequity. A presidential commission commission commissioned in 2014 posed two...

Ministry of Public Health presents National Health Plan 2022-2032 for the Dominican Republic
The National Health Plan 2022-2032 seeks to characterize a joint vision between social security and other entities that make up the health system in the Dominican Republic. It proposes to provide health insurance to the 278 municipalities, which are the main actors of...

Health insurance legislation changes presented at Azerbaijani-Turkish Medical Business Forum
Capital of Baku is hosting the "Azerbaijani-Turkish Medical Business Forum and Exhibition", which is jointly organized by the Ministries of Health of Turkey and Azerbaijan. Speaking at the opening ceremony, Minister of Health of Azerbaijan Teymur Musayev noted that...
Extension of social protection coverage to workers in the informal economy in Sudan
In Sudan just like most developing countries and emerging economies, a large part of its active workforce is made of the informal workers representing about 60 to 65% of the workforce. Although this is the case, the majority of the informal economy is not covered by...