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Kenya’s new social health insurance bill: What, why, and how?

25 September 2023

One month ago, the Government of Kenya released four new health bills to accelerate progress towards the goal of universal health coverage. If passed, the bills will set in motion far-reaching reforms to how health services are financed and delivered in Kenya. Among these bills is the Social Health Insurance Bill, which proposes extending health […]

Moving Towards Universal Health Care Through Stronger Subnational Health Systems: Lessons from Western Visayas Regional Summit

21 September 2023

By Kristan Jela Tambio, Helena Lagon Alvior, Pura Angela Co, Maria Eufemia Yap, Mary Camille Samson, and Rosario Dizon As the Philippines continues its progress towards fully implementing its Universal Health Care (UHC) Law (RA 11223), it is crucial to harness ground-level insights and best practices that can be shared across the different provinces and […]

Is primary health care financing in Kenya in jeopardy?

20 September 2023

By Anne Musuva, Country Director, ThinkWell Kenya Much has been written about the inadequate or delayed flow of funds to frontline providers and its contribution to poor service delivery. The Lancet Global Health Commission on financing primary health care notes that because of insufficient public spending in many places, primary health care is not fully […]

Revamping the COVID-19 Financing System in Indonesia

20 September 2023

How USAID HFA assisted the Government of Indonesia in improving COVID-19 health financing efficiency. For more than three years, citizens and governments around the world have endured COVID-19. It has posed a unique challenge to national governments to rebalance the three dimensions of everyday life that it most impacts: economy, society, and health. In the […]

ThinkWell organizes meeting on financing arrangements for medical supplies in Kenya

02 August 2023

By Boniface Mbuthia, Janet Keru, Geredine Kandie, Felix Murira, and Anne Musuva The availability of essential medicines and supplies is critical for accelerating progress towards universal health coverage (UHC). Since Kenya embraced devolution in 2013, its 47 newly formed county governments have become responsible for allocating financial resources for health supplies on behalf of public […]

Improving maternal and newborn health services through strategic purchasing

09 May 2023

In October 2022, the Strategic Health Purchasing Pilot for Maternal and Newborn Health Services (“the pilot”) launched in Serang District of Indonesia. The pilot is a collaborative effort from the Ministry of Health and Indonesia’s Health Insurance Agency (BPJSK) to improve the way that maternal and newborn health services are paid for under the country’s […]

ThinkWell at the 2023 IHEA Congress

17 May 2023

The IHEA congress is an international convention of health systems experts to discuss the latest data, methodologies, findings, and tools in the pursuit of improving health care around the globe. It will take place in both buildings of the Cape Town International Convention Centre (CTICC). Below you can find an agenda of all of the […]

Register for ThinkWell’s IHEA Pre-Congresses

01 May 2023

The 15th IHEA World Congress on Health Economics will be held July 9-12, 2023, in Cape Town, South Africa, and our teams are prepping for our biggest attendance yet. Our projects will be featured in five pre-congress sessions all listed below, all of which are available for FREE virtual attendance. The IHEA Congress is an […]

Financing health facilities directly: What is all the fuss about?

02 May 2023

On June 1, 2023, at 9:00 AM-EST, ThinkWell hosted the third installment of the Counterpoint webinar series titled “Financing health facilities directly: What is all the fuss about?” During this webinar, we explored the topic of financing health facilities directly. Watch the recording There is a growing consensus that granting health facilities in the public sector […]

ThinkWell Founder and CEO Yogesh Rajkotia steps down, celebrates new chapter for organization under incoming CEO Dai Hozumi

01 March 2023

WASHINGTON, DC, March 1, 2023―ThinkWell, a leading a global health organization dedicated to improving health systems in low- and middle-income countries, announced today that Yogesh Rajkotia, the organization’s founder and CEO, will be stepping down from his role as CEO after 11 years to become Chairman of the Board. Rajkotia has appointed Dai Hozumi, an […]