WHO Webinar: Making health insurance responsive to citizens
The Alliance for Health Policy and Systems Research in collaboration with the WHO Health Financing Unit is organizing a Webinar on 23 March, 1 PM CET, to share outcomes of a programme of research to understand how initiatives to empower citizens to realize their...
P4HC+ meeting- Analysis of Financial Risk Protection (FRP) in Cambodia’s Health System using CSES Data
The P4HC+ community has met on April 28th.GIZ and the General Secretariat of the National Social Protection Council have been collaborating to carry out an updated analysis of health service utilisation and financial protection indicators in Cambodia over the years...
Mali-RAMU : L’association des médecins libéraux opte pour une prescription rationnelle
L'association des médecins libéraux du Mali a organisé le 18 mars 2023 à Bamako, une journée scientifique sur «Droits et devoirs des médecins libéraux, pour la prescription rationnelle dans le cadre du RAMU». La cérémonie d’ouverture a été présidée par la ministre de...
Côte d’Ivoire-Gratuité de soins : Création de comités anti-racket !
En dépit de la gratuité des soins instaurée dans les Etablissements sanitaires à base communautaires et les Formations sanitaires urbaines à base communautaire, certains usagers sont victimes de racket pour des prestations qui sont en principe gratuites. Les ESCOM...
Burkina Faso : Atelier d’orientation sur le cadre d’alignement en santé
La Banque mondiale, en partenariat avec le ministère de la Santé, a organisé du 28 au 30 mars 2023, un atelier d’orientation sur le cadre d’alignement dans le secteur de la santé au Burkina Faso. La cérémonie d’ouverture a été présidée par le ministre de la santé, Dr...
Improving investments in climate change and global health
This white paper published by the Institute for Global Health Science analyzes the current state of synergistic finance for health and climate change that integrates climate considerations and goals, and climate finance that addresses health needs and goals.Climate...
Action agenda on universal health coverage from the UHC movement
The UHC 2030 Action Agenda from the UHC movement is a set of action-oriented policy recommendations that country leaders should implement to strengthen resilient and equitable health systems, advance universal health coverage and health security, and deliver health...
Social protection expenditure in Pacific Island Countries and Timor-Leste
This paper by Partnerships for Social Protection (P4SP) seeks to support analysis of social protection financing by providing an overview of the size, composition, and historical evolution of social protection expenditure in Pacific Island Countries and...
The road to Universal Health Coverage in Egypt: New expectations and hopes
This article originally featured in International Health Policies, discusses Egypt’s healthcare system, the universal health insurance law (2017) that exhibited Egypt’s political will to work towards universal health coverage, and the implementation of the law in the...
WHO launches the Health Inequality Data Repository
On 20 April WHO launched the Health Inequality Data Repository, the most comprehensive global collection of publicly available disaggregated data and evidence on population health and its determinants.The Health Inequality Data Repository (HIDR) contains datasets of...
Research | Out‐of‐pocket fees for health care in Australia: implications for equity
Article examines the current provision of health care and out‐of‐pocket fees within Australia through a micro‐economic lens, identifying the access and equity implications of the dual public–private system, and considers potential systems‐level options for a way...
The Southeast Asia strategic health purchasing registry launched
Developed by the National University of Singapore, the Southeast Asia strategic health purchasing Registry gives an overview of the current landscape of healthcare purchasing in Southeast Asia. Through literature reviews and expert stakeholder interviews, the Registry...
VACANCY | Technical Officer, Health and Social Protection, P3 at ILO
The International Labour Organization is looking for a technical officer for its Social Policy unit under the Social Protection Department (SOC/POLICY) in Geneva.The technical officer will contribute to the extension of social health protection in developing...
Côte d’Ivoire : la Poste et la CNAM ensemble pour booster la CMU
Les premiers responsables de la Poste CI et de la Caisse nationale d'assurance maladie (CNAM) affichent leur ambition commune à la réalisation du programme social du gouvernement. Pour y arriver, les 2 institutions comptent travailler en parfaite synergie à travers...
The Minister of Health of Belarus approved Workplan for 2023, aiming for more efficient financing
The Minister of Health of Belarus Dmirtii Pinevich approved the Workplan for the Ministry of Health (MoH) for 2023. The workplan summarized current projects and activities performed in 2022 and outlined the work priorities for 2023.Among ongoing activities, the...