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At Health Parliament, we believe in the power of collective #insights to shape the future of healthcare. Recently, we hosted a survey on our platform, examining the effectiveness of the #National Health Policy 2017 in tackling India’s critical health #challenges. The findings have sparked important #conversations about how #policies translate into real-world impact. By being part of the Health Parliament platform, you can actively #engage in such #transformative initiatives—participate in surveys, share your insights, and contribute to meaningful policy discussions. Let’s work together to build a healthier, stronger India. Your voice matters in shaping the healthcare landscape of tomorrow! #HealthPolicy #NationalHealthPolicy2017 #HealthcareTransformation #HealthParliament #ShapingFuture #HealthcareInnovation #publichealth #digitalhealth

Health Minister, governors discuss means to improve governorates’ access to health services Read more at https://lnkd.in/dr384RKm #blackandwhiteoman #bwoman #bnw #bnwoman #bwstories #blackandwhiteom #oman2023

The 2017 National Health Policy (NHP) set ambitious goals to transform India's healthcare system. Our latest Knowledge Series report 'National Health Policy 2017 – Five years (2017-2022) – Goals vs Delivery' dives deep to analyze its progress from 2017-2022. Did the NHP 2017 deliver on its promises of making healthcare more accessible and affordable? To know more, download the report: https://lnkd.in/d4ShfHqr Empower yourself with the latest insights from Health Parliament's Knowledge Series. #healthcare #India #NationalHealthPolicy #KnowledgeSeries #healthparliament #HP #publicpolicy #healthpolicy #programs #policy #FutureofHealth #HealthEquity #DigitalHealth #HealthcareReform #GlobalHealth #SustainableHealthcare #HealthcareIndia

The themes prevalent across Indian health policies & initiatives include: 🔘Increasing public health spending  🔘Addressing rural-urban inequalities in healthcare 🔘Developing primary healthcare 🔘Achieving UHC Read the full paper: https://lnkd.in/gXJKk7F2

Thank you to the JLN for allowing me to continue contributing to achieving universal health coverage worldwide: Throughout my nearly 25-year professional career in public health, I have faced achievements and challenges as a champion of Universal Health Coverage (UHC). In my own country, Mexico, I oversaw planning and evaluation agencies for designing and implementing national health and social protection policies, including the 16-year-old insurance scheme targeted to the population not covered by social security -Seguro Popular and the 22-year-old conditional cash transfer program – Progresa/Oportunidades/Prospera. Despite being recently canceled, these programs were instrumental in significantly reducing out-of-pocket and catastrophic expenditures, a testament to my expertise in financial management. They also played a crucial role in diminishing child and maternal mortality, improving access to health services and nutrition, and reducing extreme poverty. The most recent change in government in Mexico also left me needing a policymaker or implementer space to pursue further UHC in my own country. I overcame this challenge by continuing my academic career. I began nearly twenty years earlier when I earned my doctoral degree at the Johns Hopkins University School of Public Health. I have been a professor and researcher at the National University of Mexico for five years, where I have published evidence on improving health systems’ performance. On the global stage, I have been an active and dedicated member of the Joint Learning Network for Universal Health Coverage (JLN) since 2015. This platform, which I am deeply committed to, has allowed me to share my health policy experiences with a diverse range of members. I am particularly proud of my service on its Steering Committee, where I had the privilege of chairing it as the Convener from 2018 to 2021. One of my most memorable experiences was participating in a 2016 Kosovo workshop funded by the World Bank, where I collaborated with colleagues from Ghana and the Philippines. Back then, we were able to offer valuable insights on our experiences implementing national insurance schemes in our respective countries, which proved to be highly relevant to the health care reform efforts in Kosovo. Affordable quality care for everyone still needs to be achieved in my country, Latin America, and many other countries, including the JLN members. The urgent need for health system reform in Mexico is evident, especially after suffering significant setbacks caused by the COVID-19 pandemic and a negligent federal government. Out-of-pocket expenditures are still high, public financing needs to be more efficient, and the Ministry of Health needs to be stronger. Fortunately, windows of opportunity still exist in the academic setting and through the JLN, where I can help set the path toward UHC both in my country and abroad.

This will come as a surprise to no one but how is NSW Health addressing it. Health Services Daily reports Today, the NSW government delivered a progress update on its response to the report, outlining that 25 out of the 44 recommendations had been completed. Five of the remaining 19 recommendations are on track to be completed this year, and the remaining 14 are due between 2025-2028 or are dependent on the Commonwealth. “Those recommendations that will be completed after 2024 are making good progress and require a longer-term strategic rollout,” read the progress report. #healthequity #healthreform #ruralandremote

This Canadian report on the performance of universal health care countries makes grim reading for New Zealand. We rank first in terms of how much we spend on healthcare (as a % of GDP). But we don't get great health outcomes for that spend. We have the second worst infant mortality (figure 7a). And our "treatable mortality" - deaths from causes that can be mainly avoided through timely and effective health care interventions - (figure 7b) is only a whisker better than the average for OECD countries. Something isn't working in our system....

Santé Québec announces the appointment of 13 expert members of the board to reform health care in Québec. Has health care ever been in a shortage of experts? Every silo in health care is overflowing with expertise. It's literally drowning in it. If there was a proposed re-evolution of health care, I could never imagine "let's find some experts" as a plausible remedy. That would be like trying to make water less wet with a hose. Health care doesn't have an experts problem, it has a sensemaking problem - it doesn't yet know what it doesn't know. Experts can have notable blind spots that conceal what they haven't yet seen. If we want to get unwet, we need to step out of the pool of our current ways of knowing. This will be the most difficult hurdle health care faces in the coming decades. I hope this group of experts has the courage to leap over themselves. This will be their greatest act of service.

The Decline in Out-of-Pocket Expenditure (OOPE) in Health in India The National Health Accounts (NHA) data for 2021-22 reveals a positive trend, OOPE on healthcare is decreasing, largely due to increased government investment and an improved public healthcare framework.

🔍Addressing the Rural Healthcare Gap in South and Southeast Asia🔍 A recent study reveals a major healthcare challenge: in rural South and Southeast Asia, healthcare is mainly delivered by village health workers and primary health centers. Yet, only 4.2% to 20% of villages have a doctor within a reasonable distance. This highlights the urgent need for healthcare interventions that are tailored to local contexts and actively involve communities in planning services. It's time to bridge the gap and bring essential healthcare closer to those who need it most. Read the full study here: https://lnkd.in/e9GFkrMn #Healthcare #RuralHealth #SouthAsia #SoutheastAsia #HealthcareAccess Written by: Ayman Hatif