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...
A new document on expanding social health protection to informal workers has been posted on Sudan country page. The study analyses how social protection could be extended to workers in the informal economy, by overcoming existing supply and demand-side...
The 15th EPH Conference in Berlin will be the first EPH Conference since Marseille 2019 to take place live and in person from 9 – 12 November. The theme of Berlin 2022 is ‘Strengthening health systems: improving population health and being prepared for...
The Seventh Global Symposium on Health Systems Research (HSR2022) will take place at the Ágora Bogotá Centro de Convenciones in Bogota, Colombia from October 31 – November 4, 2022, bringing together approximately 2,000 health systems researchers,...
The Malawi Health Equity Network has asked the Treasury to consider establishing a National Health Fund, where financial resources collected from other sources can be deposited for public healthcare service delivery use. The Malawi Health Equity Network’s Executive...
Even though the 2022-23 budget allocation is an improvement from 9% last year to 10%, it failed to meet the 15% target for health sector set by the Abuja Declaration. If public services are not adequately financed and households are forced to look for care from...
The AUDA-NEPAD Development Fund (AUDF) held its first technical meeting for the West Africa Regional Health Financing Hub (RHFH) process in Accra, Ghana from the 29th to the 31st of August 2022. The meeting was the first step in kickstarting the process of...
Zambia has invested in several healthcare financing reforms aimed at achieving universal access to health services. This study conducted a quasi-longitudinal benefit incidence analysis of public and overall health spending between 2006 and 2014 by combining data from...
Nicholas Crisp-the Director General of Health, argues that given the degree of inequalities the South Africa is currently facing, a National Health Insurance is critical to ensure that all South African access healthcare without the financial hardship. He...
On August 14, 2022, WHO-Europe published a technical note titled "Health financing in Ukraine: resilience in the context of war". This technical note provides tailored advice on further adjustments in health financing policy in the context of war based on principles...
This report, available in English and Spanish, presents the findings of a literature review conducted to inform a better understanding of the Honduran context for expanding social health protection to women at risk of migration, as well as other vulnerable populations.
This report, available in English and Spanish, presents the findings of a literature review conducted to inform our understanding of the context in Honduras to expand social protection in health to women who are at risk of migration, as well as other vulnerable...
New documents available on the Honduras country page.
Dear Sir/Madam, It is our pleasure to inform you that Thai UHC Alliance partner, consisting of the Ministry of Public Health (MoPH), the National Health Security Office (NHSO), the National Health Commission Office (NHCO) Thailand, the Thai Health Promotion Foundation...
South Africa as a signatory to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) is committed to attaining universal health coverage (UHC) by 2030. The country is set to implement a national health insurance (NHI) to drive the UHC agenda forward. Currently,...
