Ebolowa, Cameroon August 22-25, 2022 With the aim of correcting gender inequalities in the health sector and facilitating access to quality health care for all, the Ministry of Health, in collaboration with the P4H Focal Person in Cameroon, held a gender...
Since 2011, the Government of Cameroon has been committed to gender-sensitive budgeting to take account of vulnerable groups in the implementation of its economic and social policy. In 2020, in collaboration with P4H and GIZ, a study was carried out to assess...
In one of the areas most affected by malaria, Niger's health authorities have opted to play the prevention card, with a precise, quantified target in mind. Tahoua has a population of over 4,650,000, with over a million reported cases of malaria, including 199 deaths....
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...
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.
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...
New documents available on the Honduras country page.
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...
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...
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 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...
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...
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...
Ensuring universal health coverage (UHC) is a priority under Sustainable Development Goal 3 (SDG3). To address the intersection between poverty and health and remove cost barriers, the government of Ghana established the national health insurance scheme (NHIS). To...
Health is central to the development of any country. Most countries including Nigeria have committed to provide access to quality health care without the financial burden to its population to ensure health for all. However, major obstacles still persist among them...
