Countdown to 2030: overview of current and planned health financing reforms for universal health coverage in the WHO African Region.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Countries in the World Health Organization (WHO) African region are lagging behind in the global push toward universal health coverage (UHC), a core component of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. As the target year steadily approaches, it is crucial to assess countries' current and planned health financing reforms to understand their path towards UHC. We examine both current and planned health financing reforms in the WHO African region and assess their implications for UHC.

Methods

We sent a survey to all 47 Member States of the WHO African Region in August 2024 about their current and planned health financing reforms in the three health financing functions of revenue raising, pooling, and purchasing, as well as public finance management. We used respo

SUBMITTER: Afriyie DO 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12333570 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature