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Global spending on health: Emerging from the pandemic

The Global Health Expenditure Report delves into the intricate landscape of global economies and health systems. This year, it focuses on health spending...

Does Indonesia’s National Health Insurance Scheme mobile phone application, Mobile JKN, support health financing?

In 2014, a national health insurance programme (Jaminan Kesehatan Nasional, or JKN) was introduced in Indonesia, with the objective of improving access...

Use of machine learning for fraud detection within the claims management process in the Philippines

Artificial intelligence, and machine learning (ML) in particular, have the potential to support health financing functions and thus may contribute to progress...

Quality control of SHA-based health accounts data

The document provides a comprehensive set of instructions on what to check and how to check the health expenditure data that are produced with health accounts...

Health Financing Progress Matrix assessment, Kenya 2023: summary of findings and recommendations

This report summarizes the findings of the Health Financing Progress Matrix assessment, WHO’s standardized assessment of a country’s health...

Uganda Cross-Programmatic Efficiency Analysis

A cross-programmatic efficiency analysis was conducted in Uganda to identify and analyse critical areas of functional overlap, misalignment or duplication...

Health Financing Progress Matrix assessment, Zambia 2024

This report summarizes the findings of the Health Financing Progress Matrix assessment for Zambia. Recognizing the remarkable progress towards UHC made...

Health Financing Progress Matrix assessment, Tajikistan 2023

This report summarizes the findings of the Health Financing Progress Matrix assessment, WHO’s standardized assessment of a country’s health...

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