Health financing reform is a fundamentally political process. Yet, evidence on the interplay between domestic politics, international aid and the technical dimensions of health financing systems, particularly in the former Soviet Union and Central Asia, remains...
Following the post-Soviet transition period, public spending on health dropped sharply, as did health care use rates. Health care use rates declined in part because formal and informal out-of-pocket expenditures had to compensate for the decrease in public spending....
The paper published on 20 January 2020 analyses three key issues in the reform of public health care funding in the Russian Federation: the lack of funds to cover the state guarantees of free medical care to the population; the lack of coordination between...
In 2017, the Estonian government addressed the longstanding challenge of financial sustainability of the health system by expanding its revenue base. As a relatively low-spending country on health, Estonia relies predominantly on payroll contributions from the working...
In 2015, the Government of Ukraine initiated transformative reforms of its health system to improve population health outcomes and ensure financial protection from excessive out-of-pocket payments. This was to be achieved through increasing efficiency, modernizing the...
Reducing out-of-pocket payments for health in order to achieve universal health coverage in Mongolia – The Center for Policy Impact in Global Health Healthcare costs are among the largest barriers to accessing health services and achieving universal health coverage...
The European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies monitors country specific health system and policy related developments. As part of Health Systems in Transition (HiT), it includes health financing that covers health expenditure, sources of revenue, fund flows,...
Equitable financing is a key objective of the health system system in Malaysia. Its importance is evidenced in policy documents, policy statements, the work of health economists and policy analysts. The conventional categorizations of finance sources for health care...
Vietnam is changing rapidly economically, with parallel shifts in epidemiology and demographics. There have also been significant policy shifts in recent years, including in the health sector. The combined effects of these transitions pose some risks to the...
The Philippines has placed a strong emphasis on achieving UHC. In recent years, earmarked funds from new alcohol and tobacco taxes have substantially increased government funds available for health. This additional funding offers great potential to improve access and...
On 12 March 2020, the World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors today approved US$23 million for Lao PDR under the Health and Nutrition Services Access Project (HANSA). The project aims to strengthen the country’s health system and improve the quality and coverage of...
Supported by the WB.
FINANCIAL AFFAIRS DEPARTMENT PERFORMANCE REVIEW MEETING 2018 AND FIRST HALF 2019 OF THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND PUBLIC HYGIENE THEME: "PRIMARY HEALTH CARE AND UNIVERSAL HEALTH COVERAGE PROGRAM BUDGETING MECHANISM
