Policy makers should consider gender at all levels of the health system, and in all activities. This would lead to a more equitable health system that serves everyone, and meets health goals. Many policy makers are interested in gender equity, but lack guidance on how to implement changes in the health system. Questions of gender […]
Financing
Health inequity has mainly been linked to differences in economic status, with the poor facing greater challenges accessing healthcare than the less poor. To extend financial coverage to the poor and vulnerable, Kenya has therefore implemented several pro-poor health policy reforms. However, other social determinants of health such as gender and disability also influence health […]
To extend financing coverage to the poor and vulnerable, Kenya has implemented several pro-poor health policy reforms since 2013: 1) The introduction of a free maternity programme 2) The abolition of user fees in public primary healthcare facilities (dispensaries and health centers) 3) The introduction of a Health Insurance Subsidy Programme (HISP) for the poor. Health inequity has mainly been […]
Tani Kassimu, Ifakara Health Institute , 2017 Tanzania This short video summarizes the findings from a project exploring male involvement in the National Health Insurance Fund (NHIF/KfW) prepaid insurance card for pregnant women in Pangani District, Tanzania. The presentation was a part of a webinar exploring the role of gender in health systems. More information about […]
Although gender mainstreaming has been long recognized as a strategy for addressing gender inequalities and associated negative health outcomes; its implementation has remained a challenge, even in the area of prevention of mother to child transmission of HIV (PMTCT). Despite recognition of gender in Tanzania’s political arena and prioritization of PMTCT by the health sector, there […]
Obinna Onwujekwe, Nkoli Ezumah, Chinyere Mbachu, Uche Ezenwaka, Benjamin Uzochukwu et al , 2018 Nigeria Institution: Health Policy Research Group This presentation was given at the Health Financing and Governance Knowledge Synthesis Workshop held on 22-23 March in Abuja, Nigeria. It includes findings from a strand of RESYST’s financing research which aims to examine how healthcare providers respond to multiple funding […]