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....
The P4H Network created a political economy framework to help P4H country focal persons (P4H-CFPs) advance social health protection (SHP) and health financing (HF) reforms. Piloted in Cambodia and Cameroon in 2023, it aids P4H-CFPs in understanding national political...
This report outlines the pilot testing of the P4H Political Economy Tool (PET) in Cambodia. The PET was piloted to test its pertinence and practical usefulness for P4H country focal person engaged with country specific reforms and political economy processes.
This report outlines the pilot testing of the P4H Political Economy Tool (PET) in Cameroon. The PET was piloted to test its pertinence and practical usefulness for P4H country focal person engaged with country specific reforms and political economy processes.
This paper examines Pakistan's health system, focusing on health-seeking behaviors and service utilization in the context of achieving Universal Health Coverage (UHC). Using 14 UHC tracer indicators, the analysis highlights Pakistan's lagging position compared to...
The National Health Financing Strategy 2080- 2090 includes strategic interventions to expand fiscal space for health, strengthen social protection, improve resource generation, and improve health financing governance, accountability, and transparency in the health...
This study examines how government effectiveness, health expenditure, and the achievement of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) impact life expectancy in Pakistan from 2000 to 2020. The results carry important policy implications, emphasizing the need for strategic...
'Political Economy of Health Financing: how-to guide' helps analyse key factors for health financing reform, emphasising stakeholder engagement and strategic approaches toward Universal Health Coverage (UHC)The World Health Organization (WHO) releases the "Political...
"Political Economy Analysis for Health Financing: A ‘How to’ Guide," published by the World Health Organization, provides a structured approach to analyse key political economy factors impacting health financing reform. This guide emphasises the importance of...
The EMR shows large-scale, domestically funded initiatives of government purchase of private healthcare. Formalised stewardship efforts are underway for better quality and more efficient payments. The outstanding needs is to establish a coherent national direction....
Government financing of vaccines and vitamin A supplementation in several African countries remains unsustainable, influenced by political economy variables, donor priorities, and systemic barriers, with explicit commitment to VAS financing notably absent. The...
The Central Asia International Health Investment Forum emphasised the transformative impact of health investments on regional development, highlighting innovative strategies and cooperation to achieve Sustainable Development Goals. The Central Asia International...
After a slowdown in growth linked to COVID-19 in 2020, Niger's economic recovery was hit by a series of climatic and security shocks in 2021 that deteriorated many economic and social indicators.Unlike most countries in the region, Niger showed a certain resilience in...
This document aims to provide Bhutan’s health sector policy leaders with a common understanding of existing as well as emergent health financing challenges, such that a reform pathway to sustainable (and sufficient) health financing can then be charted.
A Lancet publication by UHC2030 highlights barriers to achieving Universal Health Coverage (UHC), including political commitment, insufficient financing, global health fragmentation, and communication challenges. Authors call for collective action to address these...
