On the journey towards the universal health coverage (UHC), there is no one-size-fits-all formula. As countries strive to attain the goals of UHC via their own unique maps and routes, it is essential to regularly assess the progress against the context specific to a...
Public launch event - 9th December 2020 - 15:00 – 16:30 CET The report “Global Spending on Health: Weathering the Storm” to be released at this event is based on the newly updated Global Health Expenditure Database (GHED). It is the 4th in a series of...
The Asia Pacific Observatory on Health Systems and Policies published a report on the Health System Response Monitor (HSRM). It is designed to collect and organize up-to-date information on how countries are responding to the coronavirus disease-19 (COVID-19)...
Hélène Barroy, Federica Margini, Joseph Kutzin (Word Health Organization), Nirmala Ravishankar (ThinkWell), Moritz Piatti-Fünfkirchen (World Bank Group), Srinivas Gurazada (PEFA), Chris James (OECD) COVID-19 has been a well-recognized stress test for public financial...
The video of the first webinar of the WHO HGF series organized in partnership with the P4H Network and Emerging Voices, "The Case Against Labor-Tax-Financed Social Health Insurance for Low- And Low-Middle-Income Countries" is now available! In low and...
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The Mozambican Tax Authority and the Ministry of Health of Mozambique are finalizing the proposal of the "Specific consumption tax" that will be submitted to Parliament end of 2020. National Directorates of Public Health and Health Economics at MoH are leading...
Morocco’s health spending remains low, constituting just 5.2% of GDP in 2017—below the average for upper-middle income countries. Household out-of-pocket payments make up a disproportionately high share of health financing, leading to inequity and regressivity. To...
In low- and low-middle-income countries, there is an increasing interest in initiating and expanding social health insurance through labor taxes. Yet, this vision goes against available empirical evidence. This session will build on recent recommendatons by...
Decided by the Government, which has requested support from the United Nations, the World Bank and the European Union, and to be completed in less than 3 months (August-October...
The health system measures put into place in Hungary to contain the spread of COVID-19 are: - On 4 April, the government announced a HUF 663 billion (1.4% of GDP) Epidemic Prevention Fund to cover additional health spending, including a 20% wage increase for health...
The health system measures put into place in Iceland to contain the spread of COVID-19 are: Health professionals working at the front get a one-off bonus. The published information can be found here
The COVID-19 crisis offers Burkina Faso the opportunity to implement a more coherent approach to health financing. All eyes are currently on the healthcare system because of the COVID-19 crisis, and at the heart of the response to this COVID-19 crisis lies Burkina...
