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The Health Financing Forum held in Dimapur united policymakers and experts from Northeast India to discuss reforms and cross-state learning in healthcare financing. Led by Nagaland and the World Bank, the event emphasized innovation, collaboration, and financial strategies to enhance health system resilience and move toward universal health coverage.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text admin_label=”TO BE EDITED – TEXT OF THE NEWS – BLOCK 1 – Click on the WHEEL icon to open the textarea where you can paste or type your news. PLEASE USE ONLY THE FEATURED IMAGE FUNCTION on your right column to add the image.” _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”||1em||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n The inaugural Health Financing Forum for Cross-State Learning in the Northeast Region was held in Dimapur, co-organized by the Government of Nagaland and the World Bank. Opening remarks by Marion Cros, Senior Health Specialist from the World Bank, acknowledged the challenges that North-Eastern states face\u2014such as challenging terrain, limited resources, and traditionally low health spending\u2014but also celebrated their innovative health reforms. Initiatives like universal health insurance in Nagaland and Mizoram and the piloting of results-based payment systems in Assam and Meghalaya were highlighted as forward-thinking strategies to alleviate healthcare financial hardships and improve primary healthcare quality.<\/p>\n Deputy Chief Minister T.R. Zeliang emphasized that meaningful health financing is about both generating and efficiently utilizing resources. He stressed the importance of financial reforms for achieving equitable, accessible healthcare and called the forum a crucial space for dialogue and sharing solutions towards universal health coverage. Zeliang described health as central to human development and outlined the need for a holistic approach connecting infrastructure, manpower, financing, and governance. He praised the World Bank-supported Nagaland Health Project for introducing results-based financing, which ties funding to performance, driving accountability, transparency, and improved service delivery.<\/p>\n The state government\u2019s vision focuses on building a resilient healthcare system to meet evolving demographic and health challenges, including climate change. The forum aims to foster collaboration, share innovations, and reduce out-of-pocket expenses while building stronger financial protection mechanisms for vulnerable populations. 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