The report describes Uganda's transition process to programme-based budget, as a means to better align with public policy priorities and enhance accountability and transparency. It also discusses what the implications are for the health sector. The report...
TARGET PARTICIPANTS: This e-learning course aims at building up knowledge and learning experiences for participants from countries that want to pursue the universal health coverage policy with payment to acute inpatient care with diagnosis-related group tools. The...
To address the issue of health financing, the Ministry of Health initiated a series of reflections which led to the choice of moving towards Universal Health Coverage, through equitable and optimal health financing capable of supporting health in a sustainable way....
Health financing equity analysis rarely goes below the state level in India. This paper assesses the equity and effectiveness of public spending on health in the state of Odisha. It identifies the weak link between district spending and district need, proxied by...
This paper is an attempt to demonstrate the planned reforms in the health budget, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic. It is to be seen how the financial allocation for the health sector impacts the health of the Indian people. Access this paper here
It’s a goal that has challenged many a health ministry: how to free up significant resources for health services by increasing health budget execution. Late last year, health sector practitioners from eight countries (Bangladesh, Ghana, Kenya, Lao PDR, Liberia,...
Due to population ageing, healthcare will account for the bulk of increases in government social spending by 2030 as it is predicted that the older population will account for 25 percent of Singaporeans. It is estimated that if the current healthcare spending,...
The New Zealand Government has allocated $22 million for the interim Māori Health Authority to begin funding health services for Māori population. The Māori Health Authority is the lead commissioner of health services targeted at Māori and the co-commission for other...
Burundi to honor the international declarations and commitments to which the country has subscribed in terms of health, has developed a framework and is implementing its health policy to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) as part of the World Program for...
Thailand achieved universal health coverage (UHC) with three public health insurance schemes in 2002. This study examined how political economy factors influenced the evolution of the UHC reform in Thailand by applying the political economy framework. This study...
Terms of Reference for the recruitment of a consultancy firm or consortium of consultancy firms to develop a standardized tool for analyzing the cost structure and financing of health care services.
Between 14-18 March 2022, WHO and WB (under the umbrella of the P4H Network) co-organized a health financing training with the Ethiopian Health Insurance Services (EHIS) and the Federal Ministry of Health (FMOH) on key concepts of health financing for Universal Health...
The training aims to set up a small team for the costing of the PNDS 2022-2025. It will take place in two phases, with the participation of representatives from the Ministries of Health, Finance, Budget, Social Protection and Planning, as well as technical and...
Medical workers will be incentivised by additional payments for early detection of cancer, reportst the Ministry of Health of Russia. According to the order of the Ministry of Health of Russia, the procedure and conditions for incentive payments to health care workers...
As part ot the Health Systems in Action Insight Series, European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies has published a Health systems in action report for Uzbekistan (see attached document). Below is the overview to the report by...
