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Abstract Book Overview of Agenda Detailed Agenda Day 1Parallel session 1 Assurance Maladie au Rwanda Laurent Musango.ppt C3_PS01_09_pres03_Basile Keugoung C3_PS01_07_pres01_Identifying the poor Ghana revised C3_PS01_10_pres04 Newlands, Ukandu C3_PS01_08_pres02_AfHEA Scaling up Community Based Health Insurance Scheme Progressivity of the Ghanaian National Health Insurance Eugenia Amporfu Free care findings in Sudan – AfHEA Removal of User fees for MCH_BSC Moving toward universal coverage AS Ataguba McIntyre Day 1Parallel session 2 Out-of-Pocket Spending on TB and HIV Infections Financement des systèmes de…
The ability of African countries to improve information and communication infrastructure in order to face the challenges associated with reforming health financing systems, including health insurance schemes, is likely to be the key determining factor of the pace of progress towards universal coverage in the region. Improved monitoring and evaluation mechanisms are necessary to support the reform of health delivery and health financing systems in line with universal coverage goals, within the specific political, social and economic conditions in individual…
Achievements during the past decade in Ghana and Rwanda suggest that progress towards universal coverage could move quite rapidly in Africa if supported by strong political leadership. Ensuring access to quality health care and financial risk protection for all citizens is primarily the responsibility of the state. Translating the vision of universal coverage into reality requires political leadership and a greater role for the state in health care financing. African states should take greater fiscal responsibility for the health care…
While there is an absolute shortage of resources in African health systems, it is also possible to improve efficiency and equity in the use of existing resources to better meet the health needs of the population. A key intervention in many African countries in recent years has been the introduction of performance based financing. More and more countries have been turning to performance based financing (PBF) to improve results in their health sectors due in part to growing recognition that…
There is a range of options for increasing domestic pre-payment funding of health services. A key focus in Africa in recent years has been on extending insurance scheme cover, whether through voluntary community-based schemes or through mandatory health insurance schemes. The two African countries that have made progress towards universal coverage (Ghana and Rwanda) have used a combination of these insurance scheme mechanisms. Mandatory health insurance can generate additional resources for health care through the payroll deductions for formal sector…
What pre-payment mechanisms can be considered to support progress towards universal coverage in the African context? The main forms of pre-payment are tax revenue and insurance schemes. All African countries have some tax funding for health services, but there is wide variation in the magnitude of such funding. Tax funding is important not only because it is a visible demonstration of government’s commitment to providing financial protection against health care costs for its population, but also because all residents of…
What progress has been made towards achieving UC and what are the remaining challenges in moving towards universal coverage in Africa? To date, relatively limited progress has been made in achieving universal coverage in African countries, with a few notable exceptions (such as Rwanda and Ghana). However, the goal of moving towards universal coverage is now high on the health policy agenda in most countries and important steps are being taken in this direction.In particular, many countries have sought to…
African countries face the greatest burden of disease in the world; while the population in low- and middle-income countries in Africa account for 11% of the world’s population, these countries account for 27% of global disability-adjusted life years (DALYs). Figure 1 shows that African countries have a far greater burden from communicable diseases, maternal and perinatal conditions and nutritional deficiencies (accounting for 76% of DALYs in Africa) than the global average (45% of global DALYs). The leading contributors to this…
This policy brief is produced by AfHEA and draws on the proceedings of the Second AfHEA conference, held in Saly – Senegal from 15 to 17 March 2011. It is supplemented by relevant literature where necessary. It was compiled by Drs Irene Agyepong, Chris Atim, Francois Diop, Travor Mabugu, Diane McIntyre and Alice Soumare. Contents Why is universal coverage important for African countries? What progress has been made towards achieving UC and what are the remaining challenges in moving towards…