DOCUMENT | 02 Feb 2024
Health accounts Senegal 2017-2021
Senegal
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NEWS | 30 Jan 2024
Mandatory Social Health Insurance Fund reported on primary health care service volumes in 2023
Kyrgyzstan
Mandatory Health Insurance Fund of Kyrgyzstan reported on the volume of primary health care services provided and reimbursed last year. In 2023, 7 030 984 citizens of the Kyrgyz Republic sought medical care in primary health care organizations. These organizations...
DOCUMENT | 27 Jan 2024
The Primary Health Care System in Fiji: A Primary Health Care Performance Initiative Assessment
Fiji
This report summarizes the results of the Vital Signs Profile (VSP) assessment of Fiji’s primary health care system, conducted by the World Bank, PHCPI, and Fiji's Ministry of Health. Using the PHCPI framework, the VSP highlights both strengths and challenges in...
DOCUMENT | 09 Jan 2024
The value of partnerships for Advancing Universal Health Coverage
Over half the global population lacks essential health coverage, leading to financial hardships for 2 billion people. Advance UHC, spearheaded by Australia and the World Bank, aims to tackle this issue by building robust health systems, prioritising primary care, and...
DOCUMENT | 08 Jan 2024
United Kingdom: Reimagining Prevention for a Healthier, More Prosperous Society
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
This report highlights the significance of prevention as a cost-effective and often cost-saving investment for public sector resources in the United Kingdom. Prevention, covering primary, secondary, and tertiary measures, can help to reduce ill health, improve...
POST | 28 Nov 2023
Gender blindness in social health protection could deter Africa’s progress towards universal health coverage
Algeria, Tunisia, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, Uganda, Malawi, Kenya
In recent years social protection has gained increased recognition as a powerful tool for poverty alleviation and vulnerability reduction. The International Labour Organization acknowledges its significance, and it's explicitly incorporated into the United Nations...
NEWS | 23 Nov 2023
Update on P4H Network collaboration on the Mexican Health System Transformation
Mexico
As reported in the September 2022 governance newsletter, the P4H Network began a collaboration with the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) office in Mexico, looking at the political economy of the ongoing Mexican health system transformation. At that time, terms...
NEWS | 23 Nov 2023
Workshop: Epidemics and Pandemic Prevention Preparedness and Response
The workshop, Epidemics and Pandemic Prevention Preparedness and Response: How to Maximize the Health Impact of Social Protection Systems, preceded the P4H-TEG meeting, on October 4 and 5. It was a collaboration jointly held by ILO and WHO and showcased a further...
NEWS | 25 Oct 2023
Kenya: President signs four new healthcare bills into law
Kenya
On 17 October, Kenya's President, William Ruto signed the four healthcare bills, Social Health Insurance Bill, Primary Health Care Bill, Facility Improvement Financing Bill, and Digital Health Bill into law after they were passed by the Parliament recently.The Social...
NEWS | 10 Oct 2023
WHO report on strengthening primary health care financing in Kyrgyzstan
Kyrgyzstan
WHO Barcelona Office for Health Systems Financing has published a report titled "Strengthening primary health care financing: policy considerations for Kyrgyzstan" in September 2023. The report describes how primary health care (PHC) is organized and financed in...
NEWS | 09 Oct 2023
Stakeholders call for sustainable health financing at the Tanzania Health Summit
Tanzania (United Republic of)
The 10th Tanzania Health Summit was held from 3-5 October in Dar-Es-Salaam, Tanzania under the theme, 'Strengthening health systems for UHC, focusing on Primary Health Care.'The conference saw participation from various stakeholders of the health sector in Tanzania...
NEWS | 30 Sep 2023
WHO illustrates how Uzbekistan has transformed its health system in a new report
Uzbekistan
In its report titled "Transforming the health system in Uzbekistan: two-year implementation review", WHO showcases Uzbekistan's recent health system reforms and provides recommendations related to primary health care, health financing and e-health solutions -- the...
POST | 14 Sep 2023
Ever-growing health expenditure and mandatory social health insurance: what’s next? – Part 3 of a 3-part series
Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan, Estonia, Kyrgyzstan, Russian Federation, Armenia, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Belarus, Georgia, Latvia, Ukraine, Republic of Moldova, Lithuania, Mongolia
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POST | 12 Sep 2023
Ever-growing health expenditure and mandatory social health insurance: what’s next? – Part 2 of a 3-part series
Kazakhstan, Estonia, Azerbaijan, Kyrgyzstan, Russian Federation, Armenia, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Belarus, Georgia, Latvia, Ukraine, Republic of Moldova, Lithuania, Mongolia
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DOCUMENT | 06 Sep 2023
Financing the future of global health
An article by PATH on the need and ways for more and better investment in primary health care to achieve universal health coverage. Primary health care (PHC) has been proven to be the most cost-effective way to improve population health outcomes. Investing in PHC is...