A good strategy to address health sector budget challenges is to be more efficient with resources. Meeting health needs at the primary level can avoid more costly treatment at the hospital level. Network management with integration of other social services and...
Published in BMJ Global Health, Reducing Fragmentation of Primary Healthcare Financing for More Equitable, People-Centred Primary Healthcare by Agnes Gatome-Munyua, Susan Sparkes, Gemini Mtei, Martin Sabignoso, Prastuti Soewondo, Pierre Yameogo, Kara Hanson, and...
The Etablissements a Base Communautaires in Cote d'Ivoire have been a growing part of the Ivorian healthcare system for 30 years. Providing quality primary health care, they all participate in the state's free health care programs, as well as the AMU. Since the 1990s,...
In Thailand, primary health care (PHC) is the first point of access to health services for all Thai citizens within the district health system. This case study investigates the political economy factors that have influenced Thailand’s decades-long implementation of...
Providing universal health coverage (UHC) in Afghanistan faces challenges due to the country's geographic topography and gender dynamics. A significant number of primary healthcare facilities are unevenly distributed, leaving nearly 25% of the population underserved,...
The Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) has introduced the Outpatient Emergency Care Benefit (OECB) package, effective January 1, following PhilHealth Circular No. 2024-0033. This initiative allows coverage for emergency procedures and services for patients...
PAHO’s new report explores unmet healthcare needs, essential service coverage, and financial protection in the Americas. It examines access barriers, economic impacts, and policy gaps, highlighting primary health care's crucial role in advancing equitable, universal...
Iceland’s Act on the Integration of Services in the Interest of Children’s Prosperity (“Prosperity Act”) seeks to enhance child well-being by ensuring the provision of comprehensive services to children and families early in the policy process. The formal development...
On 16 October 2023, WHO issued a report titled "Primary health care financing in Ukraine: a situation analysis and policy considerations". As reported by WHO-Europe, this report delves into the current state of primary health care (PHC) financing in Ukraine and...
Public-private partnerships (PPPs) for primary care services have grown significantly in South Asian countries like India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh, largely driven by local initiatives rather than central government planning. These partnerships have evolved from...
In November, the Ministry of Health, Public Hygiene and Universal Health Coverage, the Senate of Côte d’Ivoire, community associations, health care workers and patients celebrated 30 years of their resilient primary health care model. Forty community health centres in...
30 years of public-private partnership in Côte d'Ivoire, reinforces primary health care in the quest for universal health coverage. This successful model deserves to be better known outside Côte d'Ivoire and French-speaking Africa. In the late 90s, Abidjan began an...
The draft budget for 2025, presented by the Health and Social Protection Minister of Albania, is 5% higher for 2025, reaching 103 billion and 375 million ALL. The budget for the Ministry of Health will comprise 9.8% of the general expenses.In 2025, the Ministry of...
The Mauritius Health Sector Strategic Plan (HSSP) 2020-2024 outlines a detailed strategy to strengthen the country's healthcare system by addressing the rising burden of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) and the challenges posed by an ageing population. It prioritizes...
Estonia has shifted from a hospital-centered system to strengthening primary healthcare (PHC) since the 1990s. Recent reforms emphasize multidisciplinary care, integrating home nurses, midwives, and physiotherapists, while promoting PHC centers over single-physician...
