Primary Health Care Archives - Page 11 of 73

POST | 06 Sep 2023

Ever-growing health expenditure and mandatory social health insurance: what’s next? – Part 1 of a 3-part series

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NEWS | 01 Sep 2023

International Conference on Primary Health Care 2023

Ethiopia

Resilient Primary Health Care: The Foundation of Universal Health Coverage In The Era of Sustainable Development Goals September 5 - 7 | Skylight Hotel, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia The International Institute for Primary Health Care (IPHC-E) in collaboration with the...

DOCUMENT | 29 Jun 2023

Strategy for integrating Results-Based Financing into the Uganda intergovernmental fiscal transfers program

Uganda

In Uganda, Results-Based Financing (RBF) is highlighted as a core intervention to transform health purchasing from a traditional input-based budgeting approach to one that actively encourages performance improvements. This strategy's goal is to institutionalize RBF as...

DOCUMENT | 28 Jun 2023

Overview of health financing flows in Uganda

Uganda

Tracking health financing resources is critical for ensuring the efficient use of resources as well as equitable distribution. This report documents the nature and magnitude of financial flows to Uganda’s health sector and the purchase of primary health care (PHC)...

NEWS | 26 Jun 2023

Multilateral development banks and WHO launch new investment platform to strengthen primary health care services

The European Investment Bank (EIB), African Development Bank (AfDB), Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) along with other partners join WHO to launch a new Health Impact Investment Fund to strengthen essential, climate and crisis-resilient primary health care services in...

DOCUMENT | 23 Jun 2023

Can Ethiopia finance the continued development of its primary health care system if external resources decline?

Ethiopia

Originally published in 2018, this study utilized a projection model to assess Ethiopia's ability to sustain its primary care system in the face of decreasing external support. The study also examined the projected costs associated with primary healthcare delivery....

DOCUMENT | 23 Jun 2023

Namibia health sector Public Expenditure Review

Namibia

This report presents the findings of Namibia’s health sector's first Public Expenditure Review (PER). A PER is a comprehensive analysis of public spending over time, assessing its quantity and quality in relation to policy goals and performance indicators. Among...

DOCUMENT | 23 Jun 2023

Namibia resource tracking for health and HIV/AIDS: 2017/18

Namibia

This report presents the outcomes of the 2017/18 resource tracking exercise conducted in Namibia, aiming to estimate healthcare and HIV/AIDS response expenditures. The exercise employed an integrated approach, combining the Health Accounts and the National AIDS...

NEWS | 19 Jun 2023

Event: National high level dialogue on health financing

Kenya

The countdown to the high-level dialogue on health financing for universal health coverage (UHC) in Kenya has begun! Join us as we pave the way towards sustainable health financing and UHC. Mark your calendars for June 26th-28th June 2023. The meeting will bring...

NEWS | 28 May 2023

ThinkWell Webinar, Direct financing of healthcare facilities: What’s all the fuss about?

On June 1, 2023, at 9:00 AM-EST, ThinkWell will host the third installment of the Counterpoint webinar series entitled "Directly Financing Healthcare Facilities: What's all the fuss about?" There is a growing consensus that additional funding and greater autonomy for...

NEWS | 28 May 2023

How to finance “The Big Catch-Up,” allowing more children and communities to be protected from vaccine-preventable diseases

This World Bank Blog, part of the Invest in Health series analyzes the challenge of financing routine immunization of children globally, that were missed during the COVID 19 pandemic.Overview ‘The Big Catch-Up’ is the theme of this year’s World Immunization Week,...

DOCUMENT | 18 May 2023

Public financing for health in times of COVID-19 in the Asia-Pacific Region

A discussion paper published by World Bank in collaboration with the Joint Learning Network, It is part of a series produced by the Health, Nutrition, and Population (HNP) Global Practice of the World Bank. The papers in this series aim to provide a vehicle for...

NEWS | 08 May 2023

Mali-AMO: An ambitious action plan for 2023

Mali

The Caisse Malienne de Sécurité Sociale (CMSS) has held the 30th session of its Board of Directors, as well as one devoted to the delegated management of Compulsory Health Insurance (AMO). Several reforms are planned for 2023 to ensure that as many Malians as possible...

DOCUMENT | 30 Apr 2023

The economic burden incurred by families caring for children with developmental disability in Uganda

Uganda

This study reveals that households caring for a child with a disability spent more than the national average household expenditure, and the annual cost of illness for all households was more than 100% of the national GDP per capita. In sub-Saharan Africa,...

POST | 30 Jan 2023

Improving domestic revenue mobilization through innovative financing- exploring debt swaps in Sierra Leone

Sierra Leone

The funding of the health sector in Sierra Leone is a major challenge, as the limited fiscal space has been further constrained by the economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. There are significant funding gaps for the Life Stages Approach, National Health Sector...

Primary Health Care

Ever-growing health expenditure and mandatory social health insurance: what’s next? – Part 1 of a 3-part series

International Conference on Primary Health Care 2023

Strategy for integrating Results-Based Financing into the Uganda intergovernmental fiscal transfers program

Overview of health financing flows in Uganda

Multilateral development banks and WHO launch new investment platform to strengthen primary health care services

Can Ethiopia finance the continued development of its primary health care system if external resources decline?

Namibia health sector Public Expenditure Review

Namibia resource tracking for health and HIV/AIDS: 2017/18

Event: National high level dialogue on health financing

ThinkWell Webinar, Direct financing of healthcare facilities: What’s all the fuss about?

How to finance “The Big Catch-Up,” allowing more children and communities to be protected from vaccine-preventable diseases

Public financing for health in times of COVID-19 in the Asia-Pacific Region

Mali-AMO: An ambitious action plan for 2023

The economic burden incurred by families caring for children with developmental disability in Uganda

Improving domestic revenue mobilization through innovative financing- exploring debt swaps in Sierra Leone

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