Health purchasing, one of the functions of health financing systems, involves allocating pooled funds to health providers to deliver health services to the population. Purchasing can be passive or strategic […]
Key Messages from Leveraging Data For Decision Making In Strategic Health Purchasing: Navigating Political Economy And Capacity
Webinar series 1. Introduction This webinar held on 24th July 2024, is the second in a two-part series focusing on the utilization of data for decision-making in strategic health purchasing […]
Addressing Fragmentation in Health Financing in Sub-Saharan Africa – Are Solutions Possible?
As countries worldwide strive for Universal Health Coverage (UHC), there is a deepened desire and commitment to ‘leave no one behind’. This means that everyone, regardless of their socio-economic status, […]
Lessons from Tanzania’s Direct Health Facility Financing: A Blueprint for Malawi
Introduction The Government of Malawi is committed to improving healthcare delivery and achieving universal health coverage (UHC). As part of this commitment, the Ministry of Health (MoH), Malawi has identified […]
Strategic Health Purchasing Gaps in Kenya
Strategic purchasing remains a key reform area for advancing progress towards universal health coverage (UHC). While strategic purchasing requires a continuous pursuit for better ways to determine service entitlements, the […]
Leveraging on Provider Payment Mechanisms for Universal Health Coverage: Lessons from Kenya
Globally, countries are increasingly reforming their health systems as efforts to achieve universal health coverage (UHC) intensifies. Although system-wide health sector reforms are required, especially in developing countries, there is […]
Establishing Health Technology Assessment in Rwanda – Lessons for Other Countries
Stella Matutina UMUHOZA, Sabine F. MUSANGE, Alypio NYANDWI and Parfait UWALIRAYE Background Rwanda’s health sector has made tremendous strides in improving the population’s health status over the last two decades, […]
Towards Sustainability Of The Community-Based Health Insurance In Rwanda: Successes, Challenges, And Opportunities
Rwanda has made impressive gains in health over the last two decades. Life expectancy at birth has increased from 49 years in 2000 to 69.06 years in 2020 (National Institute […]
Towards The Institutionalization Of Strategic Health Purchasing In Sub-Saharan African: Progress, Lessons Learnt And Experiences From Rwanda
Background Health financing is at the heart and centre of the health system reforms in Rwanda. To attain the goal of Universal Health Coverage (UHC), a health financing system undertakes […]
COVID-19 Response And Vaccination Rollout In Rwanda: A Whole Of Government Approach
Introduction Rwanda is an East African country of about 12 million people, with 83% living in rural areas. Rwanda’s whole-of-Government approach was instrumental in the COVID-19 pandemic response and rolling […]