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Global

Health Financing in a Time of Global Shocks (2023)

From Double Shock to Double Recovery – Implications and Options for Health Financing in the Time of COVID-19 (2021-2023)

Tracking Universal Health Coverage: 2023 Global monitoring report

The Lancet Global Health Commission on financing primary health care: putting people at the centre (2022)

Tracking Universal Health Coverage: 2021 Global monitoring report

Walking the Talk: Reimagining Primary Health Care After COVID-19 (2021)

Nigeria Health Financing System Assessment (English, 2018)

Better Spending, Better Care: a Look at Haiti's Health Financing: Summary Report (English, 2017)

East Asia

Old Scars, New Wounds? : Public Financing for Health in Times of COVID-19 in the Asia-pacific Region (2023)

Making Explicit Choices on the Path to UHC: The JLN Health Benefits Package Revision Guide (2022)

Making the Case for Health: A Messaging Guide for Domestic Resource Mobilization (2021)

Economic Impact of COVID-19: Implications on Health Financing in Asia and Pacific (discussion paper, World Bank 2020)

The Human Capital Index 2020 Update: Human Capital in the Time of COVID-19

Cambodia

Health Equity and Quality Improvement Project II (2022-2027)

Strengthening Intergovernmental Fiscal Architecture for Improved Service Delivery (English, 2022)

Cambodia Nutrition Project (2019-2026)

Cambodia Human Capital Index 2020, World Bank

Country Partnership Framework for Kingdom of Cambodia for the Period of FY2019-2023, World Bank

Health Equity and Quality Improvement Project (H-EQIP): Gender Assessment (2018)

Indonesia

Indonesia Health Systems Strengthening Project (2024-2029)

Indonesia: Strengthening National Tuberculosis Response Program (2024)

Indonesia Health Security Financing Assessment (2022)

How Jaminan Kesehatan Nasional (JKN) coverage influences out-of-pocket (OOP) payments by vulnerable populations in Indonesia (2022)

Rapid Assessment: Immunization Services in Indonesia, Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on immunization services in Indonesia, Unicef 2020

Indonesia Public Expenditure Review: Spending for Better Results (2020)

Indonesia Public Expenditure Review Launch 2020

Assessing HIV, TB, Malaria and Childhood Immunization Supply-Side Readiness in Indonesia (2018)

Is Indonesia Ready to Serve?: An Analysis of Indonesia’s Primary Health Care Supply-Side Readiness (2018)

Strategic Health Purchasing Under JKN Phase 1 Overview (2018)

Strategic Health Purchasing Under JKN for Primary Health Care (2018)

Strategic Health Purchasing Under JKN for Referral Health Services (2018)

Strategic Health Purchasing Under JKN Executive Summary (2018)

Health Financing System Assessment: Spend More, Right, and Better (2016)

Lao PDR

Facility-Based Service Readiness Assessment in Four Northern Provinces of the Lao PDR (English, 2024)

Community Livelihood Enhancement and Resilience Project (2024)

Health and Nutrition Services Access Project (HANSA II, 2024-2029)

Reducing Rural Poverty and Malnutrition Project II (2023)

Health and Nutrition Services Access Project (HANSA, 2020)

Lao PDR Economic Monitor: Lao PDR in the time of COVID-19 (June 2020)

Lao PDR – Public Expenditure and Financial Accountability (PEFA) Assessment (2019)

Additional Financing to Lao PDR Health Governance and Nutrition Development Project (2018)

Health Financing System Assessment: Managing Transition, Reaching the Vulnerable while Pursuing UHC (2017)

2017 Lao Social Indicator Survey

Toward Sustainable Financing for Immunization Coverage in Lao PDR (2017)

Lao economic monitor: challenges in promoting more inclusive growth and shared prosperity – thematic section: financing the health sector in Lao PDR (2017)

Myanmar

Myanmar COVID-19 Monitoring Platform: Keeping Myanmar Informed Amid Uncertainty

Health Financing System Assessment (2018)

National Strategic Plan: Intensifying Malaria Control and Accelerating Progress towards Malaria Elimination 2016-2020

Philippines

The Transition to Universal Health Coverage in BARMM: Delivering and Financing Health Services in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (2020)

Supply-Side Readiness of Primary Health Care in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (2019)

Vietnam

Potentially Preventable Hospitalizations in Vietnam: Analysis Using Health Insurance Claims Data (2022)

Vietnam Health Security Financing Assessment (2019)

The Future of Health Financing in Vietnam: Ensuring Sufficiency, Efficiency, and Sustainability (2019)

Pacific

Primary Health Care Performance Initiative (PHCPI)

Digital-in-Health: Unlocking the Value for Everyone (2023)

Strengthening Government Finances to Enhance Human Capital in the Pacific: A Public Expenditure Review for Nine Pacific Island Countries (2023)

Multi-Country Western Pacific Integrated HIV/TB Program Key Performance Indicator Results 2019

Multi-Country Western Pacific Integrated HIV/TB Program (2018-2020)

Regional Partnership Framework; Kiribati, Nauru, Marshall Islads, Micronesia, Palau, Samoa, Tonga Tuvalu, and Vanuatu (2017-2021)

Fiji

The Primary Health Care System in Fiji (PHCPI, 2023)

Kiribati

The Primary Health Care System of the Republic of Kiribati (PHCPI, 2023)

Kiribati Demographic and Health Survey 2009

Health Financing System Assessment: Spend Better (2018)

National Policy on Gender Equality and Women's Development 2019-2022

Regional Partnership Framework FY17-FY21, World Bank

Kiribati Social Development Indicator Survey 2018-2019

Global AIDS Monitoring Report for Kiribati 2016, Ministry of Health and Medical Services

Marshall Islands

The Primary Health Care System of the Republic of the Marshall Islands (PHCPI, 2023)

Papua New Guinea

Improving Access to and Value from Health Services in PNG: Financing the Frontlines (2020-2026)

Papua New Guinea Economic Update – Facing Economic Headwinds (2020)

Health Financing System Assessment (2017)

2019 Sector Performance Annual Review, National Department of Health

Policy Note: Exploring Factors Driving the Performance of Rural Health Care in PNG (c 2017)

Service Delivery by Health Facilities in PNG: Report Based on a Countrywide Health Facility Survey (2018)

Papua New Guinea Economic Update; December 2017

Exploring Factors Driving the Performance of Rural Health Care in Papua New Guinea (2018)

Determinants of Tobacco Consumption in Papua New Guinea; Challenges in Changing Behaviors, 2015

Stagnant stunting rate despite rapid economic growth in Papua New Guinea—factors correlated with malnutrition among children under five, 2015

A snapshot of health equity in Papua New Guinea : an analysis of the 2010 household income and expenditure survey

Samoa

Health System Strengthening Program for Results Project (2020-2027)

Solomon Islands

Primary Health Care Sytem in Solomon Islands (PHCPI, 2023)

Health Financing System Assessment: Spend Better (2018)

Role Delineation Policy for Solomon Islands

Health Facilities Costing Study (2015)

Solomon Islands: Global AIDS Monitoring 2018

Timor-Leste

Drone Innovation—Supporting Health Emergency Preparedness and Response in Timor-Leste: Assessment Report (English, 2023)

Seizing Opportunities of a Lifetime: The Timor-Leste Human Capital Review (2023)

Climate Risk Country Profile for Timor-Leste (2021)

Economic Impact of COVID-19 : Implications for Health Financing in Asia and Pacific (2020)

Tonga

Using Taxation to Address Noncommunicable Diseases: Lessons from Tonga (Full report, 2019)

Improving the Use of Taxation Policy to Address NCD in Tonga: Summary from Stakeholders Consultative Workshops (2019)

Using Taxation to Address NCDs_Lessons from Tonga_Policy Note_Report Highlights (2019)

Using Taxation to Address NCDs_Lessons from Tonga_Policy Note_Food (2019)

Using Taxation to Address NCDs_Lessons from Tonga_Policy Note_Tobacco (2019)

Using Taxation to Address NCDs_Lessons from Tonga_Policy Note_Alcohol (2019)

Vanuatu

Health Financing System Assessment: Spend Better (2018)

Vanuatu: Statistics for Development

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