Sri Lanka’s public health spending as a share of GDP, at around 1.5 per cent, is low by international standards. This is compounded by inefficiencies in fund administration and allocation. A related problem is the lack of a proper system to forecast financial...
Why PFM is Key for the Effective Roll Out of COVID-19 Vaccines
Written by Hélène Barroy, Federica Margini, Triin Habicht, Tomas Roubal, Peter Cowley and Joseph Kutzin As COVID-19 vaccines are rolled out globally, the number one question for many low-and-middle income countries is how much it is going to cost to procure...
Taller de orientación para la auditoría de la plantilla y las nóminas
Elaborar una nota de orientación metodológica para auditar la plantilla y la nómina de las instituciones sanitarias. Los participantes en la reunión intercambiaron puntos de vista con el fin de alcanzar los siguientes objetivos específicos : hacer...
Orientation workshop for the workforce and payroll audit
Draw up a methodological guideline for auditing staffing levels and payroll in healthcare establishments. Participants at the meeting exchanged ideas with the aim of achieving the following specific objectives : take stock of staffing levels in both...
Tobacco ‘sin’ tax in Bangladesh earmarked for health
In 2015 the Bangladesh government began to levy a 1 percent Health Development Surcharge (HDS) for all tobacco products, an amount of over BDT 600 Cr (~$71M) per year. The funds collected were intended to support key government programs including tobacco...
Thai Government increases health financing to mitigate the socio-economic impact of the Pandemic
The Cabinet has approved a THB3.75-billion fund for National Health Security Office (NHSO) health units to combat the Covid-19 emergency as part of the government’s THB1-trillion package to fight the pandemic. It will cover the cost of Covid-19 services in hospitals...
Vaccine Procurement and Financing Benefits from a Coherent Approach
Nepal has largely been dependent on its neighbours India and China for its supply of COVID-19 vaccines both purchased and received as donations as the two countries’ attempt to use vaccine diplomacy to strengthen their influence on the small Himalayan...
Global spending on health: Weathering the storm
The 2020 Report analyses global health spending for 190 countries from 2000 to 2018 and provides insights as to the health spending trajectory from the MDG era to the SDG era prior to the crisis of 2020. The report shows that global spending on health continually rose...
Digitizing payments and advancing universal health coverage
To meet this challenge of inclusion, Senegal's Agence Nationale de la Couverture Maladie Universelle has deployed an ambitious digital payment platform. Over 200,000 workers will now have access to quality healthcare subsidized by the Senegalese government. While 81%...
Digitizing payments and advancing universal health coverage
To meet this challenge of inclusion, Senegal's Agence Nationale de la Couverture Maladie Universelle has deployed an ambitious digital payment platform. Over 200,000 workers will now have access to quality healthcare subsidized by the Senegalese government. While 81%...
CMU in Tambacounda: More than $250 million to be invested in free healthcare by 2020
In 2020, more than 250 million francs were paid out to health facilities as part of the free healthcare scheme for children and pregnant women. The announcement was made by , Director General of the Universal Health Coverage Agency (Acmu), on the bangs of a tour...
State Budget 2021-2023 approved: Health spending protected from cuts
In a Law adopted on December 2, 2020 No.379-VІ ЗРК, Government of Kazakhstan has approved "Republican budget for years 2021-2023" - which outlines all state (public) funds for the three-year budget cycle. In this publicly available document, the Attachment No.5...
Health Budget Brief 2020 – Tanzania Mainland
UNICEF has shared its Health Budget Brief 2020 for Tanzania Mainland.
Health Budget Brief 2020 – Zanzibar
UNICEF has shared its Health Budget Brief 2020 for Zanzibar.
Kenya has adopted its Health Sector Partnership and Coordination Framework
Kenya has adopted its Health Sector Partnership and Coordination Framework, which is geared to improve communication and coordination between development partners and the Kenyan government on both national and county levels. It includes thematic Interagency...