Health Planning and Financing (including Health Insurance)

Date of establishment: 03 October 2012

Purpose: To support MOH in enhancing capacity and leadership in health planning and financing.

Objectives:

• To improve coordination and effectiveness of support to the area of planning and financing;

• To support MOH to strengthen the planning and budgeting process, bringing together relevant stakeholders and technical assistance within these areas;

• To share knowledge, experience and good practices on health planning and financing;

• To carry out technical work in the area of planning and financing, in order to support MOH in formulating adequate strategies, policies and plans.

• To support MOH to implement broader government reforms in the area of health planning and financing at sector level.

Structure: The group is chaired by the Department of Planning and Finance and has a Secretariat to carry out logistical duties for the TWG. It was originally funded by EU to support the Health Sector Capacity Support Project, which ended in 2014.

Meeting frequency: The TWG was highly active since its establishment until the end of 2013. Since EU project completed in 2014, there have been no more activity from the TWG.

Contribution: During its active period the TWG had not only contributed to the capacity strengthening in the health sector, but also contributed to the development of the strategy frame-work on health financing 2016-2020 with vision to 2030 approved by MOH as well as to the development of health insurance policies based on international experiences.

Relevant documents:

• HPF Meeting minutes/ Reports

• HPF TOR