Health inequities are systematic differences in the health status of population groups; social factors, such as education, employment status, income level, gender, and ethnicity influence an individual’s health.[1] Addressing health inequities is important...
This paper explores the political economy of Lebanon and Jordan for providing social health protection to the large number of refugees that both countries host. In Lebanon, the ability of the existing health system to provide universal health coverage, even for its...
This case study unravels Turkey's path to universal coverage. It outlines both the transformation of the health system and the performance of the 'Yesil Kart', the Green Card, program, a non-contributory health insurance scheme for the poor. As this study will show,...
This case study unravels Turkey's path to universal coverage. It outlines both the transformation of the health system and the performance of the 'Yesil Kart', the Green Card, program, a non-contributory health insurance scheme for the poor. As this study will show,...
This case study unravels Turkey's path to universal coverage. It outlines both the transformation of the health system and the performance of the 'Yesil Kart', the Green Card program, a non-contributory health insurance scheme for the poor. Initially launched in 1992,...
The International Conference on Social Protection in Health (PSS) came to a close in Niamey on Friday May 13. Following four days of work and exchanges, the participating countries published a note of commitments to facilitate access to healthcare services for the...
This paper is the product of a comprehensive review of both published and unpublished literature, and an extensive process of peer review and consultation. We extend our appreciation to the many comments we received on earlier versions of the paper at a number of...
In the budget presented by the Minister of Finance and Economic Affairs Sosten Gwengwe at the parliament earlier in March this year, the health sector was allocated the third-highest sectoral allocation behind education and agriculture, which amounts to about US$349...
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....
This strategy describes the implementation process of the free healthcare initiative as announced by the Sierra Leone President at the 2009 United Nations General assembly. The full document can be accessed using the link below
Join us for the launch of the ILO Report, ‘Accessing Health Benefits Under the ESI Scheme: A Demand-side Perspective’, and a panel discussion on the views of the direct stakeholders of the ESI Scheme, on the incentives and obstacles that presently...
The sixth edition of the World Bank Somalia economic update series made several policy recommendations that would set the country up for economic recovery. These include; Investing in health and social safety nets would help improve health outcomes and human capital...
Over 326,000 vulnerable households in Nairobi have been registered for the National Hospital Insurance Insurance Fund (NHIF) by the Nairobi Metropolitan Services (NMS). The NHIF is part of the government’s universal health care policy to ensure that vulnerable...
The Ministry of Health has decided to set up a committee to reflect on and monitor the implementation of the CSU pilot phase. This committee's mission is to propose the documents required to operationalize the CSU's operational phase at the end of 2021. Working group...
Health financing is an important function of the health system and plays a key role in enabling progress towards Universal Health Coverage by improving effective service coverage and ensuring adequate financial protection from impoverishment arising from health...
