Zambia has invested in several healthcare financing reforms aimed at achieving universal access to health services. This study conducted a quasi-longitudinal benefit incidence analysis of public and overall health spending between 2006 and 2014 by combining data from...
Costa Rica Universal Health Coverage Assessment
This preliminary assessment of the Costa Rican health system focuses on the goal of universal health coverage, with a particular focus on the financing system and related aspects of provision. The data provides insights into the extent of financial protection and...
Decree extending the Social Security Law of Honduras
This extension of the law includes the decree that specifies the benefits covered by the Honduran Social Security Institute and describes how this institution should operate.
Expanding social health protection for women at risk of migrating in Honduras
This report, available in English and Spanish, presents the findings of a literature review conducted to inform a better understanding of the Honduran context for expanding social health protection to women at risk of migration, as well as other vulnerable populations.
Expanding Social Health Protection for Women at Risk of Migration in Honduras Desk Review and Regional Stakeholder Engagement Report
This report, available in English and Spanish, presents the findings of a literature review conducted to inform our understanding of the context in Honduras to expand social protection in health to women who are at risk of migration, as well as other vulnerable...
8% of the population in Honduras has no access to health care
In Honduras there is a health system integrated by the public and private sectors. The public sector is composed of the Ministry of Health (financed with resources from the national budget), which provides services to 60% of the population, and the Honduran...
New documents available on the Honduras country page
New documents available on the Honduras country page.
Honduran Social Security Institute seeks to expand coverage with new law
The executive director of the IHSS, Adriana Zúñiga, proposes to the health commission of the National Congress that the institute joins the efforts for the creation of the new Social Security Law, allowing the expansion of coverage based on updated actuarial studies....
Dominican Republic UHC Study
This 2018 publication is part of the Universal Health Coverage (UHC) Studies Series launched in 2013 with the objective of sharing knowledge regarding pro-poor reforms advancing UHC in developing countries. The series is aimed at policy-makers and UHC reform...
Expanding Social Health Protection for Migrant Women in the Dominican Republic
Migrants are vulnerable population, often a forgotten segment of countries’ populations, not only in the Americas. Their access to health coverage without facing financial ruin faces particular challenges. This report presents findings from a rapid assessment...
The Dominican Bar Association called on the National Social Security Council to provide coverage to independent professionals.
Article 60 of the Constitution of the Dominican Republic establishes that everyone has the right to social security, and Article 61 speaks specifically about the right to health. Law 87-01 of 2001 creates the National Social Security System in the Dominican Republic....
New documents available on the Dominican Republic website
New documents available on the Dominican Republic country page / Nuevos documentos disponibles en la página país de la República Dominicana Dominican Republic UHC Study | P4H Network Expanding Social Health Protection for Migrant Women in the Dominican Republic | P4H...
March on international health day; highlights universal right to health in Dominican Republic
On International Health Day, the Ministry of Women of the Dominican Republic organized a demonstration with the support of the Ministry of Health. The Minister of Health of the Dominican Republic highlighted the right to universal and equitable access to health care....
An equity analysis on the household costs of accessing and utilising maternal and child health care services in Tanzania
One of the most cited barriers to accessing health services in most low and middle-income countries is distance to the facility, not only geographically but also financially. Direct and time costs of accessing and using health care may limit health care access, impact...
Two decades of Tanzanian health policy: examining policy developments and opportunities through a gender lens
Tanzania has undertaken important health sector reforms in the last decade with the goal of attaining universal health coverage (UHC). In the recent Health Sector Strategic Plan (2021–26), the country lays out ambitious targets to achieve UHC. Yet, women in Tanzania...