Implementing health financing policies to overhaul the healthcare delivery system in Ukraine

Equity in health: From concept to application in healthcare system

Equity is the prime virtue of social institutions, and its role is as truth is for human thought system [1]. Equity has been studied in various areas such as economics, politics, and judicial system. One of the areas of social equity that has recently been considered by experts is health. Health is defined as complete physical, mental, and social well-being. Health refers not only to the physi...

Provincial Health Accounts in Kerman, Iran: An Evidence of a “Mixed” Healthcare Financing System

Background Provincial Health Accounts (PHA) as a subset of National Health Accounts (NHA) present financial information for health sectors. It leads to a logical decision making for policy-makers in order to achieve health system goals, especially Fair Financial Contribution (FFC). This study aimed to examine Health Accounts in Kerman Province.   Methods The present analytical study was carried...

Performance-Based Financing to Strengthen the Health System in Benin: Challenging the Mainstream Approach

Background Performance-based financing (PBF) is often proposed as a way to improve health system performance. In Benin, PBF was launched in 2012 through a World Bank-supported project. The Belgian Development Agency (BTC) followed suit through a health system strengthening (HSS) project. This paper analyses and draws lessons from the experience of BTC-supported PBF alternative approach – especi...

Implementing Health Financing Reforms in Southern Africa

This chapter captures the main points discussed in the seminar and deals with each module in turn. The modules are divided into two groups that reflect the framework discussed in the Preface (see figure 1). The first group concerns the mobilization of additional resources through such means as user fees, prepayment schemes, formal insurance systems, and partnerships with the private sector. The...

Health Financing Consequences of Implementing Health Transformation Plan in Iran: Achievements and Challenges