The story of two HFS drafts…June 2013
The MoH has been working on a HFS draft with support from WHO and the WB since 2012, though with varied levels of intensity. MoH draft HFS Section 1 and 2 At the same time, the Presidential Advisor on Health and Population has carried out a number of consultations...
P4H – joint scoping mission/05/2013
Please find below the finding's of the P4H network's joint scoping mission from 25 to 29 May 2013.
Formation of UHC Technical Working Group in/05/2013
To facilitate the drafting and finalization of the Universal Health Coverage Strategy paper, a Technical Working Group (TWG) of the Health Financing ICC was created in May 2013. Objectives and expected deliverables (for the period Jul - Nov 2013) - Define the...
Request for support to HFS -/05/2013
Message from WR Uganda: 'Please find attached request for Technical Support to consolidate and finalize the HFS before close of the financial year 2012/13' Request for Support to Finalise the health Financing Strategy for Uganda
P4H CD visit 25 April – 3/05/2013
One of the P4H members – GER/GIZ – has been conducting a midterm evaluation of their social protection support programme to Indonesia from 25 April – 8 May 2013. The CD has been invited to join this mission to review the German contribution to the Indonesian SHP/UHC...
1st ICC-HF meeting after elections
The Inter-agency Coordination Committee (ICC) on Health Financing (HF) meets the first time after the elections on 12 April 2013. Key issues are free maternal health and abolition of user fees at levels 2 and 3, as well as the National Hospital Insurance Fund (NHIF)...
Nepal moves forward on HI policy – March 2013
The Ministry of Health and Population (MoHP) approves health insurance (HI) policy, advancing a health financing agenda, which, since early 2012 has been driven by the Prime Minister's commitment to developing a national HI scheme. Access to quality health care is a...
HF reform discussion with non-governmental stakeholders – March 2013
After establishing an Interministerial Steering Committee (ISC) to develop a health financing reform agenda, the Ministry of Health and Social Welfare (MoHSW), supported by P4H partners, launches the second stage of stakeholder consultations. In the first of a series...
Roadmap for HFS development
WB calls for P4H+ UHC meeting – February 2013
The World Bank asks the P4H network to facilitate a development partners meeting against the backdrop of currently ongoing discussions in India regarding support for the extension of universal health coverage (UHC). Attended by WHO, UNICEF, World Bank, GIZ, DfID and...
WHO/WB and P4H CD visit to Nepal, 21-24/01/2013
The health financing agenda over the past year was dominated by the PM/Cabinet's decision to develop a Health Insurance (HI) policy and scheme; time and energy have been focussed on HI, while the Health Financing Strategy (HFS) process eventually stalled or never...
World Bank – publication of UNICO report -/01/2013
In January 2013, The World Bank publishes a report on The Nuts & Bolts of Jamkesmas Indonesia’s Government-Financed Health Coverage Program
ISC receives HF training -/12/2012
A delegation from the Tanzanian Interministerial Steering Committee (ISC) for health financing reform participates in the World Bank Institute’s Flagship Course on Health System Reform and Sustainable Financing. With support of the P4H partners from Germany and...
Launch of National Health Insurance Roadmap – Nov 2012
On 29 Nov 2012, Indonesia officially launched its National Roadmap for UHC 2012_10_Indonesia_NHI_Roadmap_2012-2019_draft_translation (this draft translation will be replaced by the official one as soon as we receive a copy)
Review of community based health insurance initiatives in Nepal – 2012
In 2012, the Ministry of Health and Population commissions a review of existing community based health insurance (CBHI) schemes in Nepal. The study evaluates the performance of existing CBHI schemes and their contribution to the overall health-care financing system....