In this document on the state of health in Honduras for 2025, the author, Liliam Rivera of the Association for a More Just Society, exposes the situation of the health system in the country. Among others, she highlights the government's investment in infrastructure,...
Kazakhstan will open 655 new health facilities in 2025, expanding primary care access to 1 million rural residents. The government allocated 3 trillion tenge to strengthen and digitise healthcare. Kazakhstan is set to significantly expand access to healthcare for its...
In August 2022, Haiti's Ministry of Public Health and Population published the National Health Accounts report for biannual periods between 2016 and 2019.
Ireland’s 2026 Budget allocates a record €27.4bn to health, funding 3,300 new staff, extra hospital beds, home support, and digital reforms, while unions warn of ongoing staffing and capacity pressures. Ireland’s Department of Health is set to receive €27.4 billion in...
In this document from 2023, the Service d'évaluation et de contrôle médicaux (SECM) of the Institut national d'assurance maladie-invalidité (INAMI) reports on its activities. The SECM's statutory mission is to ensure that the resources of the health care insurance...
Senegal's Ministry of Health and Social Action has produced a report on health accounts for the years 2022 and 2023. Accurate and reliable financial data can guide health policies and the use of resources. Health accounts are therefore a tool for decision-making and...
The effective allocation and execution of health budgets are central to ensuring that health systems operate efficiently, equitably, and sustainably. The World Bank’s latest publication, Budget Execution in Health: From Bottlenecks to Solutions – Case Study Series,...
In October 2024, the Direction de la Planification de la Recherche et des Statistiques Cellule Économie de la Santé of Senegal's Ministry of Health and Social Action published a framework document on performance-based financing.
The study “Sustainability starts with spending: public financial management lessons from Kenya’s universal health care pilot” by Alex Olateju Adjagba, James Odhiambo Oguta, Catherine Akoth, Solomon Kimutai Toweet, Peter Okoth, and Debra Jackson, published in BMC...
This study explored how public financial management (PFM) processes influenced the implementation of Kenya’s 2019 Universal Health Coverage (UHC) pilot in four counties through qualitative interviews and focus group discussions. Findings revealed that while a hybrid...
The Cuban government shows the importance of health, with 24% of the national budget in 2025 allocated to the sector. Of the health budget, 30% of spending is earmarked for the population over 60 years of age. In 2025, health remains a priority for the Cuban...
This report presents the results of the latest assessment of health financing (2024) in Cameroon using the Health Financing Progress Matrix (WHO's standardized assessment tool for health financing policies). It highlights the strengths and weaknesses of health...
Togo’s healthcare inefficiencies limit outcomes despite investment, with medicine shortages, workforce disparities, and equipment gaps. Using the FinHealth Toolkit, Togo linked financial management issues to service challenges, fostering inter-ministerial...
Ghana’s Parliament has approved a record GH¢10 billion for the National Health Insurance Authority in 2025, significantly expanding funding for claims, operations, and chronic disease care, including dialysis under the NHIS. This major investment aims to improve...
Botswana has launched a comprehensive health financing study to track healthcare and HIV and AIDS funding and improve resource allocation and policy planning amid declining international donor support. The findings are expected to guide sustainable financing...
