Restitution Saly 2019 – Togo

AMU experience-sharing laboratory in Saly 2019
An exchange laboratory on AMU in French-speaking West Africa has been organized by WHO in November 2019. 7 French-speaking countries with a strong current dynamic on the subject were brought together (Burkina Faso, Benin, Côte d'Ivoire, Mali,...

NATHEALTH Summit 2019: REIMAGINING COLLABORATION TO STRENGTHEN INDIA’S HEALTHCARE GROWTH TRAJECTORY
"The Summit will revolve around the pillars of healthcare - Investment in Healthcare, Digital Health, Skill Development and Mainstreaming Health Innovations. It will offer a unique platform conducive to meaningful dialogue that will pave the way for collaborations,...
User Fees and Access to HIV/AIDS Services in Cameroon
Paper on User Fees in Cameroon / UNAIDS , August 2019
Synthèse du rapport d’atelier de réflexion sur les modalités d’implémentation de la décision ministérielle relative à la gratuité des soins sur le VIH/SIDA, Douala 6-7 juin 2019
UNAIDS HIV Userfees mission_Cameroon_Debrief

Stories from the field # 6
Welcome to the latest issue of 'Stories from the field', all about how countries are working to achieve universal health coverage. In Issue 6 we share Samoa's approach to tackling the problem of non-communicable diseases through a primary health care approach. We...

Stories from the field # 3
Welcome to a new issue of Stories from the field, with great features about Sri Lanka's focus on primary health care, and Oman's work on patient safety. In 2019, we will continue to share your many stories of change from the field. If you have a...

Workshop to launch and plan the 2nd phase of the support program for Chad’s health districts
From January 24 to 25, 2019, the Ministry of Public Health organized jointly with the Swiss Cooperation Office a planning workshop for the second phase of the support program for health districts in Chad. The workshop brought together state institutions, technical and...

Mozambique amongst countries with lower risk of catastrophic expenditure in Africa
Data of Bugdet Household Surveys have been compiled to estimate incidence of catastrophic expenditure in Africa, available at McIntyre, D. et al (2018): Challenges in Financing Universal Health Coverage in Sub-Saharan Africa, published by the Oxford Encyclopedia of...

Global Health Spending report: out with a bang!
Hot off the press - Groundbreaking report on Global Health Financing from WHO Shaping the future of Health Systems : lessons from Global health expenditure Things are moving fast in the health sector! Global expenditure in health illustrate this trend, which the...
Workshop to launch the National Health and Social Development Plan 2019-2028
The National Health and Social Development Plan III (2019-2028) is the reference document for the Senegalese government's health policy. This new plan will consolidate the achievements of previous plans and is adapted to current needs and to national, sub-regional and...
Social protection in an electorally competitive environment (2): The politics of health insurance in Tanzania
This paper analyses the introduction and expansion of health insurance schemes in Tanzania. Health insurances were introduced around year 2000 as part of a more general health reform process aimed at improving access to health services. The paper argues that the...