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A decade of advancing UHC in Asia and the Pacific

Globally, in 2015, more than 400 million people lacked at least one of seven essential health services like family planning or immunization, and many people who accessed services faced significant financial hardship because of the costs involved. The Advance Universal Health Coverage partnership was established to support countries to build an evidence base for health system reforms, provide technical assistance as the reforms were implemented, unlock financing for health, and create and share knowledge that could be used by other countries looking to improve the quality and coverage of health services. Since 2015, Advance UHC has helped to mobilize over $7.7 billion in new health sector investments in the East Asia and Pacific region.

Community leadership driving a healthy Samoa

Pacific Island countries have some of the highest rates of non-communicable diseases in the world. Samoa is no exception. To tackle the problem, Samoa is empowering a community led response by placing village women’s committees at the centre of their primary healthcare system and increasing the number and type of health workers in rural district hospitals. The effort is part of the Health System Strengthening Program to expand PEN Faa'a Samao, a package of NCD interventions, so that more communities can better prevent, manage and control NCDs which account for more than 75% of Samoa's disease burden.

The Advance UHC Multi-Donor Trust Fund

The fund supports policy-relevant analytical work, targeted in-country technical assistance, and global/regional knowledge sharing activities. It also co-finances health system strengthening interventions and all work to support countries' advance toward UHC.

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Papua New Guinea uses data to help frontline health workers improve access to services

East New Britain has been rolling out a successful supervisory checklist for health centers to collect information that can be used to improve service delivery. The Provincial Health Authority uses the data to identify problems, make decisions and supervise frontline workers in tackling them. One problem already identified is that disabled people cannot easily get into the health centers. Infrastructural changes will have to be made to accommodate them. With improved data collection and supervision, it is hoped that the standard of healthcare in rural communities will be lifted for all population groups.

Advance UHC MDTF Newsletter (December 2024)

Building a deeper understanding of Timor-Leste's health system

Since 2019, the World Bank and Advance UHC have been providing Timor-Leste with tailored, comprehensive analytics and advisory support to develop a deeper understanding of the ways it can improve the quality and availability of health services for its people.