India holds the G20 Presidency this year and has prioritised healthcare as one of the key agendas. India wishes to use this opportunity to make its own health systems equitable and accessible to the population through various policies and initiatives.India established...
Provider Payment Diagnostic and Assessment Guide
Short description This tool helps countries determine their objectives for reform, assess policy options, identify joint learning and technical assistance needs, and progress through the reform process. Purpose The purpose of this tool is to help practitioners and...
Provider Payment Costing Manual
Short description This manual serves as a baseline of knowledge for countries to consult around the different options available to them, and provide concrete examples of how different costing methodologies and data collection strategies work in practice. Purpose The...
The Third Health Strategic Plan 2016-2020 (HSP3) “Quality, Effective and Equitable Health Services”
“The HSP3 is the MoH’s “strategic management tool” to guide the MoH and all health institutions as well as concerned stakeholders to effectively and efficiently use their available resources to translate health strategies into action. The HSP3 renews a...
Covid-19 : un défi pour les systèmes de gestion des finances publiques (Blog – BM)
https://blogs.worldbank.org/fr/voices/covid-19-un-defi-pour-les-systemes-de-gestion-des-finances-publiques 1. Financer la riposte sans tarder et avec clarté 2. Recentrer les contrôles sans pour autant les affaiblir 3. Assurer une gestion efficace de la trésorerie 4....
Improving domestic revenue mobilization through innovative financing- exploring debt swaps in 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...
Designing and implementing social protection for people with disabilities in Asia and the Pacific
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A review of local government and health facility implementation experiences in Results-Based Financing for primary health care in Uganda
Starting in the financial year 2018/19, the Ministry of Health (MOH) began implementing Results-Based Financing (RBF) under the Uganda Reproductive, Maternal, and Child Health Improvement Project (URMCHIP). To operationalize RBF, the MOH introduced performance-linked...
Global spending on health: rising to the pandemic’s challenges – Virtual launch of the 2022 Global Health Expenditure Report
This year’s Global Health Expenditure Report: Rising to the Pandemic's Challenges reveals how health expenditure was impacted during 2020, the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic. The report explores: Whether the health spending patterns by governments, households,...
II National Forum of Healthcare Leaders in Kazakhstan was co-hosted by P4H
The II National Forum of Healthcare Leaders was held On November 11-12, 2022 in the capital of Kazakhstan, Astana. The forum was organized by the Kazakhstani Association of Healthcare Managers, accredited by the Ministry of Healthcare, and co-hosted by the P4H Global...
A Looming Crisis of Public Finances Spells Trouble for Universal Health Coverage in Low- and Middle-Income Countries
During the COVID-19 pandemic, health spending—domestic and external—increased in most low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) (136 countries), as governments sought to mitigate the devastating impacts of the pandemic on health and the economy. Development...
Indonesia’s health budget realization has decreased
COVID-19 led to a rise of health expenditures to curb the pandemic and prevent the population from catastrophic health expenditures. Due to better control of COVID-19 pandemic, Indonesia’s health spending decreased by 19.6 percent compared to last year. A majority of...
Comprehensive health insurance in Peru and the new challenges for universal coverage
The Seguro Integral de Salud (SIS) was established in 2002 and is Peru's main effort to expand health coverage. The SIS seeks to reduce economic barriers by eliminating user fees for a package of care. Although its budget has remained low, the SIS has played an...
Health insurance coverage: the Peruvian case from the Universal Insurance Law
The document shows the evolution of health insurance coverage (CAS) in Peru for the period 2009-2017. It also evaluates the main associated demographic, social and economic factors, using a secondary analysis of the National Household Survey. For each year, they...
Ministry of Public Health presents National Health Plan 2022-2032 for the Dominican Republic
The National Health Plan 2022-2032 seeks to characterize a joint vision between social security and other entities that make up the health system in the Dominican Republic. It proposes to provide health insurance to the 278 municipalities, which are the main actors of...