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...
This article, published in the SSM-Health Systems Journal by Science Direct, delves into the critical issue of inefficiencies in healthcare financing and their impact on fiscal space within health systems. Through a systematic review of peer-reviewed literature, the...
The Compulsory Health Insurance Reform in Azerbaijan was summarized in a blog by the State Agency for Compulsory Health Insurance. The blog describes how for 8 years now, Azerbaijanis are visiting doctors or being treated in a hospital "without putting his/her hand in...
After a COVID-19 related growth slowdown in 2020, Niger’s economic recovery was hit by a series of climate and security shocks in 2021 that deteriorated many economic and social indicators. As a result, GDP growth decelerated to 1.4 percent in 2021, which translated...
Director of the Center for Health Economics at Kazakhstan's National Research Center for Health Development wrote an article titled "Analysis of healthcare productivity indicators of the Republic of Kazakhstan based on the National Health Accounts" in "The Scientific...
The Republic of Niger joined the GFF in July 2019. The Nigerien government welcomed this partnership as an opportunity to improve the cost-effectiveness and equity of healthcare spending (both public and external) by aligning it with national priorities centered on...
L'annuaire des statistiques représente le document national de référence de partage des satistiques sanitaires au Niger. Il compile les données de routine des différents niveaux du système de santé (Publiques et privées) ainsi que les données de campagne de masse....
The P4H Network’s flagship programme, Leadership for UHC (L4UHC), has been held in fifteen countries to date. Conceived as a journey of reflection, discovery and action for senior leaders, participants have described the programme as “one of the best things that ever...
UHC2030 has published the State of Universal Health Coverage Report 2023 on UHC Day to reflect on where countries have health high in their political agenda.A summary of the key findings of the review based on the eight action areas from the UHC2030 UHC Movement...
African Constituency Bureau's coverage of the 3rd International Conference on Public Health in Africa, held in Lusaka, Zambia, from November 27-30 linking it with the Africa Leaders Meeting (ALM) Declaration. The 3rd International Conference on Public Health in...
