This study aimed to examine the burden of out-of-pocket payment and forgone healthcare in Bangladesh, and further explores the inequalities in catastrophic health expenditures (CHE) and forgone healthcare at the national and sub-national levels. Data came from the...
This research paper discusses the evolution of health financing reforms in the selected regions of Africa. From the provision of free primary health care to introduction of user fees at the point of use in response to low economic growth, large informal sector,...
The government of Liberia received about 2.5 million USD to strengthen the delivery of routine health services in health facilities and communities during COVID-19 and improving cold chain management from the Japanese government. The project, strengthening routine...
The government of South Africa, in May 2021 committed an extra R4 billion to procure (over 260 million USD) COVID-19 vaccines and extend a special distress grant to thousands of people hit by the pandemic. The news was presented in a special appropriation bill tabled...
Egypt approved raising allocations to the healthcare sector by EGP260 million (16.54 million USD) in current fiscal year 2020/2021 to increase hospitals' capacity of intensive care beds to 1,000 and introduce further 500 ventilators. There is a growth in public...
Civil society organisations (CSOs) have a critical role in advocating for adequate domestic financing and resource mobilisation in Liberia. One such CSO is the Public Health Initiative Liberia (PHIL), a community health focus organization working to promote and...
In Maldives, the Public Health Fund has been established under the Public Health Protection Act as a source of finance for public health related purposes. Currently, Public Health Fund Regulation has been enacted. Following the regulation, fines charged under...
Iraq’s health system has struggled to deal with the COVID-19 emergency since the first case appeared in the country in late February 2020. This report explores the inadequate financing to the health sector as well as a COVID 19 response plan among other challenges in...
Iran will reportedly receive $90 million from the World Bank for measures to fight the Covid-19 pandemic. The loan will be utilized only for procuring additional lifesaving, essential medical equipment to strengthen Iran's pandemic response. In May 2020, the World...
The government of Sierra Leone has been exploring the introduction of a social health insurance scheme as a measure to remove financial barriers that put households at a risk of impoverishment in accessing health care. This study was conducted to find out the...
The government of Sierra Leone plans to increase domestic funding to the health sector by US$5.9 million in 2022 as the sector will be experiencing massive cuts in the area of budget support by bilateral partners. For the health sector, the country has increased...
Amid looming shortfalls of syringes to administer COVID-19 vaccine, Kenya’s leading medical supply manufacturer, Revital Healthcare (EPZ) Ltd has received 4 million USD from development partners. This will help expand production of...
The performance of public health facilities depends on purchasing arrangements, and mechanisms used to finance their operations. How public healthcare facilities are financed can affect health system goals in several ways. For example, the reliability of sources of...
An estimated 1.48 million people in Kenya are pushed into poverty every year because of out-of-pocket (OOP) and outpatient health expenses. Kenyans from poor households are the most vulnerable and experience economic hardship each time an OOP payment is necessary....
In this study, the researchers monitor the progress that Uganda has made in ensuring financial risk protection to attain universal health coverage (UHC) as a signatory to the sustainable development goals. Monitoring progress towards UHC requires tracking of progress...
