Egypt's comprehensive universal health insurance law (2018) has been accompanied by a number of decisive steps by the country's government to make it effective. It was followed by the launch of a package of health reforms to expedite the provision of service to the...
Zimbabwe health sector expenditure review 2022
The Zimbabwe 2022 public expenditure review (PER) for health examines the recent evolution of public health expenditures in Zimbabwe and assesses opportunities for improving the efficiency, effectiveness, and equity. PER is important as it helps to uncover gaps in...
A new document has been posted on Zimbabwe country page
Zimbabwe just finalised conduced an expenditure review for health and its report has been posted on its country page. The report is about 131 pages long and outlines the progress that the country has made in improving efficiency, effectiveness, and equity in...
Burundi: Strategic options for universal health coverage in Burundi
From September 05 to 09, 2022, GT-CSU members met in workshops to discuss the following agenda: 1) Revision and improvement of the health financing strategy document 2) Identify and analyze the different possible scenarios for Burundi to move towards CSU, and analyze...
BURUNDI: Workshop to analyze strategic options for health financing
Setting up the CSU is still one of Burundi's national priorities. The development of Burundi's health financing strategy will enable the country to move towards UHC, and is guided by advocacy supported by the country's political will, legal instruments and...
Health sector financing in Peru
The document includes an analysis of the functioning and restrictions of financing management in Peru, as a basis for the financial coverage of health services, to guarantee effective access for the population and improve their health status. Total health spending...
How much is spent on health in Costa Rica?
In 2020, the University of Costa Rica began a study, through research by the School of Public Health (ESP) and the Center for Research and Training in Public Administration, to investigate the market in order to understand how resources are invested in the health of...
Health budget increases more than 10 times between 2005 and 2021 in Bolivia
In absolute terms, the Bolivian Ministry of Health and Sports highlights that the health budget was increased from Bs 2,522 (US$ 315) million in 2005 to Bs 22,216 (US$ 3,215) million in 2021, in order to improve the living conditions of the most vulnerable population....
WHO published a technical note on health financing in Ukraine in the context of war
On August 14, 2022, WHO-Europe published a technical note titled "Health financing in Ukraine: resilience in the context of war". This technical note provides tailored advice on further adjustments in health financing policy in the context of war based on principles...
In Guatemala, the 2022 Budget Bill will strengthen the Ministry of Health.
In order to continue strengthening the public health system, the 2022 Budget Bill contemplates an increase in resources for the Ministry of Public Health and Social Assistance, in order to comply with the coverage plans. Read the complete article in the following link
General Budget of Honduras 2022, prioritizes purchase of vaccines and education
The draft of the General Budget of the Republic for the fiscal year 2022 prioritized an increase of funds to the Secretariat of Health to face the purchase of vaccines (from COVID-19) and the hiring of health personnel, detailed the...
Is performance-based financing a pathway to strategic purchasing in sub-Saharan Africa? a synthesis of the evidence
In this study, the authors examine the question of whether and how PBF programs in sub-Saharan Africa influence strategic purchasing more broadly within the country’s health financing arrangements. Many countries in sub-Saharan Africa have implemented...
Building resilient health financing in the wake of COVID-19: case studies of subnational health budgeting in Kenya
In 2020, the COVID-19 global pandemic illustrated like nothing else in recent history the importance of building resilient health systems. The diversion of health system resources to address COVID-19 care led to a disruption of essential health services which affected...
National government to allocate US$200 million for Free Universal Health Insurance in Bolivia
The Free Universal Health Insurance in Bolivia is financed with funds from the National General Treasury and it is established that its implementation would be gradual based on the growth of the economy for its expansion, without affecting the economic resources of...
Financing for universal health coverage in Peru after Covid-19
The document presents critical aspects of health care delivery and financing, proposing some improvements systematized in a roadmap for their implementation, without considering public procurement and human resources in health. Between 2013 and 2019, health spending...