As reported by Kaija Kasekamp at the platform of European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies, multiple analyses have indicated that the social tax-based health financing system in Estonia is not sustainable. Estonia's working-age population is...
The Ministry of Health with the support of WHO and other partners is conducting a Health Financing Progress Matrix validation workshop. The purpose of the workshop is to validate and update the preliminary results from an assessment of Ethiopia's health...
The individual consultant will participate in the knowledge management workstream of the P4H network workplan. His / her functions will include the documentation of health financing and social health protection reforms and processes through the P4H digital platform....
Uganda is a signatory to the sustainable development goals (SDGs) and therefore is committed to attaining universal health coverage (UHC) for all. According to WHO, the goal of UHC is to ensure that all people obtain the health services they need without suffering...
As part of Health policy paper series, WHO Regional Office for Europe in collaboration with WHO Country Office in Ukraine published a policy brief titled “Aligning health and decentralization reform in Ukraine” (2021). Considering that Ukrainian decentralization...
Low- and middle-income countries are developing health financing strategies to map out how they will pay for universal health coverage. This brief discusses three activities that are valuable for producing sound strategies: convening multi-sectoral committees to...
Despite strong global commitment to achieve universal health coverage (UHC), inconsistent understanding and communication about UHC hinders progress. Experience suggests that advocating for and communicating about UHC requires deliberate, tailored, context-specific...
This policy brief describes the implementation process of the national health insurance (NHI) in South Africa. The government of South Africa has implemented a number of reforms to move towards universal health coverage. Among the reforms include the development of...
The Minister of Health and Population Khumbize Kandodo Chiponda has reiterated the government's commitment to delivering quality health services in line with the UHC strategies. At an opening ceremony of a new theatre at Dedza District...
The inclusion of UHC in the 2015 sustainable development goals (SDGs) targets (target 3.8) and the national commitments requires that all its member states work towards achieving this agenda. However, there are concerns over its feasibility in low and middle-income...
The P4H Network has taken initiative to develop a Political Economy Tool (PET) aimed at supporting a structured political economy approach to understanding their country specific political situations and windows of opportunities for enhanced partnerships.The PET...
Among the Post-Soviet countries, historically only the Government was responsible for ensuring universal access to health care. But over time the governments failed to fund health care systems at a level that would ensure not only universal access, but also...
"Raising the national medical plateau: Dakar, new sub-regional medical hub?". Senegal's Minister of Health held a press briefing on the subject on May 8 in Dakar. The result is that the health authorities in the land of Teranga want to turn the capital into a...
Starting from April 1, 2021, compulsory health insurance covers the entire population of the country, spanning to all of its cities and regions. The “service envelope” (basic benefits package) includes primary care, emergency care, specialized outpatient care,...
RESADE (Recherche pour la Santé et le Développement) organized a workshop this Thursday, April 22, 2021, in Ouagadougou, to present the results of the study entitled " Economie politique de la couverture sanitaire universelle au Burkina Faso : points de vue...
