The South Africa National Health Insurance bill
In 2019, the South African government committed to establishing a National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) Fund to ensure that the most vulnerable are protected from catastrophic expenditures from medical expenses to attain universal health coverage. This NHI Act,...
The Political Economy of UHC Reform in Thailand: Lessons for Low- and Middle-Income Countries
Thailand achieved universal health coverage (UHC) with three public health insurance schemes in 2002. This study examined how political economy factors influenced the evolution of the UHC reform in Thailand by applying the political economy framework. This study...
Political economy and the pursuit of Universal Health Coverage (UHC) in Ghana: a case study of the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS).
In this study, the authors document the political pathway to the implementation of the NHIS in Ghana as well as the continuous political will supporting the scheme. The political structure as well as advocacy strength play a critical role in setting budgets for...
The political economy of health financing reform in Malaysia
There is growing evidence that political economy factors are important for adopting health financing reforms, but there is little consensus about which political and institutional factors determine the results of reform proposals. This study examined efforts at health...
The Political Economy of UHC Reform in Thailand: Lessons for Low- and Middle-Income Countries
Thailand achieved universal health coverage (UHC) with three public health insurance schemes in 2002. This study examined how political economy factors influenced the evolution of the UHC reform in Thailand by applying the political economy framework. This study...
The political economy of health financing reform in Malaysia
There is growing evidence that political economy factors are important for adopting health financing reforms, but there is little consensus about which political and institutional factors determine the results of reform proposals. This study examined efforts at...
Social Protection System Review of Cambodia, OECD Development Pathways
"The Social Protection System Review is intended to contribute to the implementation of the Social Protection Policy Framework. It provides analysis and recommendations to lay the foundations for a comprehensive and sustainable social protection system."
Toward Strategic Purchasing: Management of multiple schemes and purchasing decisions by the Cambodian national Security Fund
"This document presents the findings from an assessment of the co-management of different social health insurance schemes by the Cambodian National Social Security Fund, with a focus on the strategic purchasing of health services from public and private health...
Burkina Faso : Country Case Study 2012-2020
Ce document est un résumé et une illustration du contexte de l’appui de P4H au Burkina Faso sur la période 2012-2020.« Country Case Study » est un exercice proposé en interne par l’OMS qui invite les départements, unités et/ou pays à faire la démonstration de l’impact...
Maldives Health Expenditure 2020
The 11th Maldives Health Statistics 2020 shows Maldives government’s commitment to provide better health service and social health protection through continuously increased allocation of the budget to the health sector. It shows that current health expenditure...