Rural health care was one of Ministry of Healthcare’s priorities in 2023 in Kazakhstan. The Social Health Insurance Fund summarized its spending in 2023 and reported that 600 billion tenge, or 24% of its overall budget of 2.5 trillion tenge for health services covered...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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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...
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