This study explores the interaction between the political and economic aspects of health financing reforms in Zimbabwe since its independence in 1980. Health financing reform often involves complex interactions among many stakeholders of varying positions, power, and...
New publication: WHO Step-by-step guide to conducting a cross-programmatic efficiency analysis
The World Health Organization (WHO) has developed a diagnostic approach to enable countries to look across health programmes that are part of their health system to detect “cross-programmatic” inefficiencies. The approach uses applied health system analysis to unpack...
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,...
Russia is strengthening primary care as means of efficient resource management in health care
The Ministry of Health of Russia held a Board meeting (Collegium meeting) dedicated to primary health care in the Russian Federation. “Improvement of public health indicators, prevention of premature mortality, increase in life expectancy of citizens are largely...
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...
New document on the political economy of UHC reform in Thailand is now available
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...
New document available on Ghana country page
An article discussing the importance of political will in the implementation of a national health insurance has been uploaded to the Ghana country page. The full article can be accessed using the link below.
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...
New document on the political economy of health financing reform in Malaysia is now available
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...
Webinar: Health financing in FCAS: when humanitarian concerns dominate
Many regions and countries are now facing emergencies, acute and chronic, with challenges to security, political settlements and health security. These demand new approaches to health financing that learn from developmental and humanitarian approaches and explore...
Political economy analysis of universal health coverage and health financing reforms in low- and middle-income countries: the role of stakeholder engagement in the research process
Progress towards universal health coverage (UHC) is an inherently political process. Political economy analysis (PEA) is gaining momentum as a tool to better understand the role of the political and economic dimensions in shaping and achieving UHC in different...
Kazakhstan is centralizing procurement of medical equipment to save costs
According to the press service of the Prime Minister, Kazakhstan is preparing the Program for medical equipment, where funding sources will be defined for each equipment type and public health care providers who are supposed to get the equipment with...
