Universal health coverage and primary care, Thailand
Thailand’s policy on UHC has made good progress since its inception in 2002. Every Thai citizen is now entitled to essential preventive, curative and palliative health services at all life stages. Like its counterparts elsewhere, however, the policy faces challenges....
Health financing and budgeting practices for health in the Philippines
The Philippines has placed a strong emphasis on achieving UHC. In recent years, earmarked funds from new alcohol and tobacco taxes have substantially increased government funds available for health. This additional funding offers great potential to improve access and...
Lao PDR: New Financing to Improve Access to Health and Nutrition Services
On 12 March 2020, the World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors today approved US$23 million for Lao PDR under the Health and Nutrition Services Access Project (HANSA). The project aims to strengthen the country’s health system and improve the quality and coverage of...
Health systems equity in Indonesia
Many countries are implementing reforms to support UHC. Perhaps one of the most ambitious examples of this is Indonesia’s national health scheme known as the JKN which is designed to make health care available to its entire population of 255 million. If successful,...
COVID 19 Policy responses in Belarus
WHO/EURO, EC and the European Observatory launched COVID 19 policy responses in European countries. This monitoring platform covers the issues relating to preventing transmission, ensuring sufficient physical infrastructure and workforce capacity, providing health...
No hay calma después de la tormenta: Es tiempo de reorganizar los sistemas de gestión de finanzas publicas (GFP) en el sector salud
La crisis de COVID-19 está impactando toda forma de acción gubernamental, incluyendo políticas y procesos en torno a la gestión de las finanzas públicas (en adelante, GFP). En este blog, presentamos nuestro mejor entendimiento de las lecciones de GFP derivadas de la...
UHC Training in Douala – WB WHO GIZ
Event Time : 19 Oct 2015 7:00 am to 22 Oct 2015 2:00 pmTimezone: Event is Conference : No
PSI Learning Brief No.1
This is the first of the learning briefs produced by PSI on strategic purchasing.
Learning Brief No.1 on Strategic Purchasing in Myanmar by PSI
Creating a package of services
Learning Brief No.2 on Strategic Purchasing in Myanmar by PSI
Calculating a capitation payment
Learning Brief No.3 on Strategic Purchasing in Myanmar by PSI
Targeting poor households
Learning Brief No.4 on Strategic Purchasing in Myanmar by PSI
Introducing performance-based incentives
Learning Brief No.5 on Strategic Purchasing in Myanmar by PSI
Continuous learning and problem solving
Learning Brief No.6 on Strategic Purchasing in Myanmar by PSI
Improving medical record keeping
PFM-COVID-19 -18/05/2020 / Zambia
The Zambian government has announced a release of 2.64 billion-kwacha (0.75 percent of GDP) to clear arrears and pay contractors. The government had set up an Epidemic Preparedness Fund amounting to 57 million kwacha (0.02% of GDP) and had approved a COVID-19...