Federal Law "Vereinbarungsumsetzungsgesetz" (VUG) 2024 introduced changes to 13 laws to reform healthcare and to create the legal framework for the revision of planning. The bill aims to strengthen the private practice sector, expand digital services, support health...
The State has tried to boost the generic drug market as a way to contain the increase in out-of-pocket health care costs for Peruvian households.The author refers to research conducted by Videnza Consultores that analyzes four key processes of the health system in...
KPMG's market study, “Understanding healthcare financing in Saudi Arabia,” examines the Kingdom's healthcare financing structure and the trends influencing expenditure patterns. Saudi Arabia's healthcare spending surged from SAR 22.8 billion in 2007 to nearly SAR 80...
This new contracting model will improve efficiency, transparency and the supply of medicines and supplies needed in the health sector.The President of the Republic emphasized that the New Model of Consolidated Procurement of Medicines and Medical Supplies in Mexico...
The HFPM assessment report comprehensively evaluates Kenya's health financing system using the WHO's HFPM framework. This assessment reviews Kenya's progress toward Universal Health Coverage (UHC) by examining key areas of health financing, including revenue raising,...
This manual provides comprehensive guidelines for implementing Performance-Based Financing (PBF) in Rwandan health facilities, including hospitals and health centers. It outlines the principles, structures, and operational procedures of the PBF system, designed to...
Saudi Arabia is undergoing a significant transformation of its healthcare system as part of its Vision 2030 initiative, focusing on a comprehensive overhaul of healthcare financing. The new approach shifts from a traditional model, where providers are compensated...
This report provides a comprehensive overview of Liberia's health financing landscape, with a focus on HIV, tuberculosis, and malaria. It highlights the challenges the country faces in financing its health sector amidst declining donor funding and limited domestic...
The Liberian Ministry of Health and Social Welfare (MOHSW) developed the 2008 Basic Package of Health Services (BPHS) as part of its National Health Plan to standardize health services and ensure universal access. BPHS focuses on decentralizing services to improve...
The Essential Package of Health Services (EPHS) is a strategic initiative by Liberia's Ministry of Health (MOH) aimed at providing prioritized, high-impact health interventions within the country's available resources. Due to fiscal constraints, the MOH developed the...
Decree N.43/2020, dated March 31, 2020, adopting Urgent Economic Measures for the Strengthening of the National System of Social Protection and Support to the SMEs. This Decree includes a series of urgent measures that the Government adopts, in the current fiscal...
The present study provides an important baseline to monitor the progress made by the government in terms of equity. It will help us to monitor the effectiveness of government investment especially concerning the utilisation of poor and vulnerable sections.
The book Strategic Investment for Health System Resilience: A Three-Layer Framework, edited by Zhao, Feng, Kovacevic, Rialda, Bishai, David, and Weintraub, Jeff, presents a comprehensive investment framework designed to enhance health systems' resilience in the face...
Long-term economic forecasts by the Ministry of Finance suggest the revenues of the Health Insurance Fund of Estonia will grow by about 3.2% per year, but the expenses will have to increase by 5% per year in 2023–2040 to sustain the current level of access to care....
A recent study in Sierra Leone's remote areas used mobile vaccination teams and community mobilization to improve COVID-19 vaccine access. Conducted in 150 communities, the intervention increased immunization rates by 26 percentage points within 48-72 hours and...
