The policy outlines Botswana's strategic vision for improving public health and achieving universal health coverage. Revised to address evolving health challenges, this policy focuses on strengthening health system components such as leadership, service delivery,...
White Paper on Universal Health Coverage
This universal health coverage (UHC) white paper developed by the UHC unit at the Ministry of Health, Wellness and Elderly Affairs, provides key policy directions and strategies for achieving UHC in St Lucia. It outlines various aspects of UHC interventions, in...

European Public Health Conference: Tackling health inequalities in times of crisis
On 14 November 2024, EuroHealthNet is organising a plenary on Tackling health inequalities in times of crisis at the European Public Health Conference. Join Plenary 3: Tackling Health Inequalities in Times of Crisis on Thursday, 14 November, from 10:30 to 11:30 Lisbon...

North Macedonia expanded the list of covered medicines by 9 generics (87 drugs) with support from WHO
North Macedonia expanded the positive list of medicines by adding 9 generic medicines, equivalent to 87 medicine names for blood pressure, heart disease, anti-platelet agents, drugs for the treatment of depression and dementia. Health Minister Dr Taravari thanked WHO...
The Second Health Sector Strategic Development Plan (HSSP II) : 2017-2021
The Second Health Sector Strategic Plan of Eritrea focuses on addressing the country's double burden of communicable and non-communicable diseases and emerging health threats influenced by climate change. It aims to strengthen health security by building a resilient...
Global health 2050: the path to halving premature death by mid-century
The Global Health 2050 by the Lancet Commission on Investing in Health outlines a bold yet achievable vision for halving the probability of premature death (dying before age 70) globally by 2050. Referred to as the "50-by-50" goal, this strategy emphasizes focused...
Social Protection Policy 2025-2029 of Guinea-Bissau
Social Protection Policy (PNPS) of Guinea-Bissau, concretizes the government's commitment to strengthening the mechanisms for protecting Guineans against the risks that threaten their right to a dignified life, free from the fear of hunger and the access to essential...
National STI/HIV/AIDS Strategic Plan 2020-2024
The National Strategic Plan aims to accelerate and amplify the national response to the dynamics of the epidemic through a set of strategies and interventions. These actions should contribute to breaking the STI/HIV transmission chain and ensuring universal access to...

Health financing in Gabon: towards the establishment of an integrated mechanism
On September 11 and 12, 2024, Gabon's capital hosted a high-level meeting on health financing. The purpose of the meeting was to sign a letter of commitment from the participating experts, setting up the mechanism for funds managed directly by the Ministry of Health....
National Health Development Plan 2024-2028
Based on the orientations of the PNS 2024-2034 (vision, values, guiding principles and reforms), and developed through an inclusive participatory process involving all stakeholders in national health action, the PNDS 2024-2028 is the first step in this renewed...
Accelerating health systems strengthening and National Health Insurance implementation
In 2019, President Cyril Ramaphosa launched the Presidential Health Compact, outlining a nine-pillar plan to address challenges in South Africa’s health system, including human resources, supply chain management, infrastructure, governance, and community engagement....

5th Annual Ministerial Meeting of the Group of Friends on Universal Health Coverage
On September 24, the 5th Annual Ministerial Meeting of the Group of Friends of Universal Health Coverage and Global Health, themed ‘Financial Protection: The Key to Unlocking Universal Health Coverage and Ensuring Equitable Access for All,’ was held at the UN...
National Social Protection Strategy-2012
The document consists of four parts and several appendices. The first part introduces the definitions, dimensions and conceptual framework of social protection(chapter 1), outlines the main elements of the national context in relation to the issue at hand(chapter 2)...
PNDS 2022-2030 Volume 1: Situational analysis and PNDS
The 2022-2030 national health development plan will be deployed in an economic context of major constraints linked to the country's state of underdevelopment, but also of promising opportunities and prospects for economic growth and a better distribution of national...
Analysis of the structure and trend prediction of China’s total health expenditure
The document discusses the increasing health expenditures in China amid rapid economic and social development, population aging, and evolving disease patterns. As health expenditures rise sharply, the study highlights the need to effectively utilize limited medical...