The National Health Insurance Authority of Ghana WHO (Africa Region) organised the first regional conference on financing universal health coverage (UHC) and health security from 12 to 13 October in Accra, Ghana.As powered by the NHIS and the WHO from October 12 to...
A research paper issued in the October 2023 Edition of Lancet Global Health analyses the cost of tuberculosis diagnosis and treatment households in low income countries, providing evidence for the need to reduce economic barriers to treatment. Summary Background...
3 October 2023 | 4-5:30 PM-EAT (9-10:30 AM-ET) ThinkWell's latest Counterpoint webinar titled “Kenya’s new Social Health Insurance Bill: What, why, and how?” will offer a deep look into the purpose of the bill, its key features, and how it will be incorporated into...
The African Union's admission to the G20 gives it a platform to influence the post-COVID health financing agenda to benefit the financing challenges in the region says this article from Health Policy Watch.Africa faces a challenging period in health financing to meet...
A peer reviewed research article published in PLOS ONE tracks the data on types of health financing in Africa. Abstract Countries that are reforming their health systems to progress towards Universal Health Coverage (UHC) need to consider total resource...
Abstract Financing of health systems is an enduring concern world wide. Yazbeck and colleagues in their paper make an important point that when there is a choice between financing in which contributions from citizens take place in the form of generalised taxes versus...
The analysis showed that in the structure of the group of self-employed in Kazakhstan by type of activity, the agricultural sector dominates - 33.3%. Most of the self-employed are also concentrated in distribution services (trade 32.1%, transport and warehousing...
A paper published in the Science Direct Journal of Social Science and Medicine aims to investigate the evolution of financial protection of households against out-of-pocket expenditure in South Korea. Abstract This study aims to investigate the evolution of financial...
A Report by the Citizen's Observatory for Transparency and Good Governance in the Health Sector analyses the impact of health services user fees on disadvantaged populations in Mozambique. Language: Portuguese
As illustrated here by WHO, around 2.5 million households in Ukraine experienced catastrophic health spending in 2021. This represents nearly 1 in 5 households – a share that is higher than in many other countries in the WHO European Region, according to a new report...
Published in the World Bank Blog Series Investing in Health and authored by Mamta Murthi, the Vice President for Human Development at the World Bank, this blog lays emphasis on stronger domestic health financing and greater investment in health systems among others. ...
The European Investment Bank (EIB), African Development Bank (AfDB), Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) along with other partners join WHO to launch a new Health Impact Investment Fund to strengthen essential, climate and crisis-resilient primary health care services in...
In order to advance toward universal health coverage, it is crucial to enhance the overall fiscal space allocated to the health sector, as public financing plays a central role. One approach is to generate additional government revenues by implementing new taxes or...
The National Basic Social Security Strategy (ENSSB) 2016-2024 serves as a roadmap for Mozambique to establish a strong and efficient basic social security system. This strategy adopts a comprehensive approach to ensure social protection for the most impoverished...
A quasi-experimental study using propensity score matchingAbstract Background The private sector is an important yet underregulated component of the TB treatment infrastructure in India. The Joint Effort for Elimination of Tuberculosis (Project JEET) aims to link...
