Improved offering takes shape
The growing number of countries participating in L4UHC’s programme will soon enjoy a faster, more flexible and customised service, thanks to new funding and administrative arrangements.
NEWS & EVENTS
COUNTRY AND PARTNER NEWS
Bringing Nepal’s health financing strategy to life
Nepal is taking several important steps to implement its first National Health Financing Strategy, with the support of L4UHC and its partners in the P4H Network.
India moves closer to 100-day targets
India is making impressive progress with its Collective Action Initiatives, which are designed to achieve ambitious UHC targets within just 100 days.
Value of L4UHC’s national coaches highlighted
Cameroon’s agreement to provide an additional 10 billion CFA francs – equivalent to nearly €15.2 million – to advance UHC in the country has highlighted the value of L4UHC’s national coaches, as well as P4H’s Focal Persons.
Nepal’s strategic breakthrough
After nearly a decade of trying to formulate its first national health financing strategy, Nepal has succeeded, with support from L4UHC.
India’s collective actions to strengthen UHC
Initiatives are underway to reduce waiting times for kidney dialysis in Kerala and increase the distribution of an e-card for health insurance in Punjab to cover 80% of the total eligible population in the state.
OTHER INSIGHTS FROM AROUND THE WORLD
Global Competency Framework launched
WHO has published a Global Competency Framework for Universal Health Coverage, identifying the skills that health workers need in six key areas: people-centredness, decision-making, communication, collaboration, evidence-informed practice and personal conduct.
Climate change threatens UHC coverage
Climate change is major barrier to achieving UHC, according to a podcast jointly produced by the BMJ and The Harvard Global Health Institute. More intense heat, floods and other weather changes will not only alter the patterns of communicable and non-communicable diseases, but also disrupt systems and have significant economic impacts, challenging our ability to pay for healthcare.
The importance of nutrition financing
Scaling up nutrition interventions with appropriate financing is essential for achieving UHC, say nutrition experts. But too often these ingredients for success are missing from basic health packages or the priority health services that a population receives.
Making fair choices with limited resources
Which principles should governments apply to allocate scarce resources fairly for healthcare? A group of 18 philosophers, economists, health policy experts and clinical doctors considered this question, amongst other ethical issues, and brought different perspectives to the table.
UHC coverage rates below pre-pandemic levels
According to the WHO’s latest Global Monitoring Report for UHC, service coverage rates at the end of 2021 were well below their pre-pandemic levels and financial protection had also worsened significantly.
PROGRAMME UPDATES
Enhanced L4UHC Programme Goes Live
Representatives from three countries – Cambodia, Nepal and Pakistan – will be the first to participate in an enhanced version of the Leadership for UHC (L4UHC) programme, updated to address the challenges of the pandemic and to provide more intense country-level support.
L4UHC prepares to evolve
After successfully completing its last two cycles in Africa and Asia, the L4UHC programme is preparing to evolve to take into account growing demand and the challenges highlighted by COVID, as well as lessons learned over the programme’s last two years.
Adapting L4UHC to a COVID world
We’re looking at new ways to deliver our programme in the context of travel bans and social distancing, and how we can adapt the programme’s content and methodology to support the country teams in responding to the crisis.
Integrating gender into country actions
How can you ensure that your country initiatives are gender equitable and inclusive? Our new paper on this issue highlights some of the key questions you need to ask.
EVENTS
Annual Health Financing Forum
The Fifth Annual Health Financing Forum (AHFF) will take place virtually for the first time since the series began in 2016. This year, the AHFF is part of the COVID-19 Health Financing Resilience Program (COVID-19 HFRP).
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All in-person L4UHC events on hold
We’ve inevitably had to postpone all in-person L4UHC events due to the virus. We’ll keep you posted of our plans to continue to support you, either virtually or by rescheduling meetings, once the situation becomes clearer.