The World Bank publishes fiscal space study looking at ways to expand the fiscal space to accommodate increased expenditures. The study looks at conducive macroeconomic conditions, the re-prioritization of health in the budget, health-sector specific sources, grants...
Minister for health (Mr. Shakti Basnet) is briefed on the findings of different studies in a meeting of high level Ministry of Health and Population (MoHP) officials and external development partners (EDPs). The meeting focuses on ways to improve the health financing...
A joint Ministry of Health and Population (MoHP) and external development partners (EDP) workshop takes place, focused on identifying ways to improve the health financing system and social health protection (SHP). Agreement is reached on consolidating existing SHP...
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Following an advisory mission to Kenya undertaken from 28 June to 3 July by Xenia Scheil-Adlung and Axel Weber, ILO suggests developing an integrated national social protection policy in Kenya. See the mission report below....
In order to accelerate the efforts undertaken as part of the national strategy to extend health risk coverage, the Ministry of Health adopted a detailed roadmap in June 2010. It is based on the three pillars of the national strategy.
The Ministry of Health (MoH) and World Health Organization (WHO) carried out a health financing review supported by P4H to contribute to a deeper understanding of possible health financing options and to inform the planned health financing strategy process, including...
The concept of social health protection (SHP) and the role of the Ministry of Health (MoH) as steward in the transition towards universal health coverage have been included in the national health policy 2010-2020. Agreement has also been reached on the development of...
Senegal adopts its first national strategy to extend health risk coverage. It rests on 3 pillars: improving free access initiatives reform of the compulsory health insurance system the development of state-subsidized mutual health insurance schemes
The government of Mali adopts its national social protection policy. Among the objectives for extending social protection in the health sector are the introduction of compulsory health insurance (AMO) and the creation of a medical assistance fund for the indigent....
