2022 progress report on the Global Action Plan
2022 progress report on the Global Action Plan for Healthy Lives and Well-being for All illustrates how the SDG3 GAP is promoting synergies between pandemic responses and efforts. The Report benefits from the long standing in-country interventions of the P4H...
Politicians discuss health financing efficiency in Kazakhstan
Members of Parliament of Kazakhstan are raising the issue of efficiency of health financing in Kazakhstan and what needs to be done to overcome the lack of funding, despite billions of tenge (KZT) being poured into the system. Atameken Business Channel, a recognized...
Global spending on health: rising to the pandemic’s challenges – Virtual launch of the 2022 Global Health Expenditure Report
This year’s Global Health Expenditure Report: Rising to the Pandemic's Challenges reveals how health expenditure was impacted during 2020, the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic. The report explores: Whether the health spending patterns by governments, households,...
II National Forum of Healthcare Leaders in Kazakhstan was co-hosted by P4H
The II National Forum of Healthcare Leaders was held On November 11-12, 2022 in the capital of Kazakhstan, Astana. The forum was organized by the Kazakhstani Association of Healthcare Managers, accredited by the Ministry of Healthcare, and co-hosted by the P4H Global...
A Looming Crisis of Public Finances Spells Trouble for Universal Health Coverage in Low- and Middle-Income Countries
During the COVID-19 pandemic, health spending—domestic and external—increased in most low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) (136 countries), as governments sought to mitigate the devastating impacts of the pandemic on health and the economy. Development...
Thailand shared UHC experience to Sudan
Thailand has achieved Universal Health Coverage (UHC) under three public health insurance schemes: Civil Servant Medical Benefit Scheme, Social Security Scheme, and Universal Coverage Scheme (UCS). The UCS was introduced in 2002 and administered by the National Health...
Indonesia’s health budget realization has decreased
COVID-19 led to a rise of health expenditures to curb the pandemic and prevent the population from catastrophic health expenditures. Due to better control of COVID-19 pandemic, Indonesia’s health spending decreased by 19.6 percent compared to last year. A majority of...
Strengthening health system financing in the context of COVID-19
A comparison among four Asian countries The COVID-19 pandemic has caused a double shock – health and economic. Strengthening health financing systems has been a stressful task, not only for developing countries but also for developed countries. This study...
COP27IDFC – Financing the social protection dimension of climate policies
Objective of the side event. Considering that social protection in the context of climate change is an investment that must be an integral part of climate policy financing, this session will explore ways in which public development banks have a key role to play in...
EUPHA Public Health Economics in Berlin
NULLDear EUPHA Public Health Economics (EUPHA-ECO) members, We are thrilled to meet you face to face in Berlin for the 15th European Public Health conference. We have organised several activities (see below) where we look forward to seeing you. Please join the...
P4H Annual Review 2021-2022 FINAL
The P4H Annual Review 2021-2022 marks a milestone for the P4H Network: 15 years ago the P4H Network was founded at the 2007 G8 Summit at Heiligendamm. Since then, P4H has refocused its value proposition to help enhance members’ contributions to universal health...
17-21.10.2022 – L4UHC Regional Module in Bangkok
Fruitful week in Bangkok! The Cambodian team focused on the topic of “strengthening the referral system” and acknowledged the importance of a strong primary care for a well performing health system. The next step is to get in touch with stakeholders involved in...
MoH of Ukraine published financial and budget reports for 2021
On October 20, 2022, the Ministry of Health of Ukraine published annual financial and budget reports for the past year of 2021 on its website. Publishing healthcare financing reports is a good practice for transparency and public accountability. Among the documents...
Stakeholder Validation of the GiZ BACKUP Health funded GOPA Assessment and Recommendations on Sierra Leone Social Health Insurance (SLeSHI) Implementation
This workshop provided an opportunity for stakeholders to be updated on recent developments around the preparations for SLeSHI implementation by the Ministry of Health and Sanitation (MoHS). GOPA expert, Professor Holst shared key findings and recommendations from the...
Designing social protection for people with disabilities: Lessons from Australia and Singapore
Our regional expert, Esabelle Yam Lo Yan, Australian National University, shares her views about social protection for people with disabilities, highlighting lessons from Australia and Singapore. The Asia and Pacific region is home to 690 million persons with...