COVID-19 Health Financing Resilience and Sustainability Program (COVID-19 HFRP)

The pandemic’s impact on global economies and health financing sustainability has challenged finance and health sectors as never before. The purpose of the COVID-19 HFRP is to provide support through a different set of workstreams to countries so that they can emerge from the ongoing crisis with more resilient and sustainable health financing.

This place will provide you access to resources, knowledge exchange and it will convene you to learning events.  In addition, you can take part in the Community of Practice.  The COVID-19 HFRP will keep you linked to the activities and knowledge of the World Bank’s Health Financing Global Solutions Group as well as its partners the Joint Learning Network (JLN) and the Global Financing Facility (GFF), and their member countries and networks. 

From Double Shock to Double Recovery

Mar 2021 The new paper, “From Double Shock to Double Recovery. Implications and Options for Health Financing in the Time of COVID-19,”  demonstrates that the current macro-fiscal outlook threatens the recovery from the health crisis unless governments take bold steps to increase the share of their shrinking spending envelopes on health. The recent blog, "Shrinking pie, larger slice– and other health financing ingredients for a timely and strong COVID-19 recovery",  presents an overview of the main messages from the paper. 

How Countries Can Emerge from the COVID-19 Crisis with Stronger Health Financing

Dec 2020 A new blog post explains that while the approval of multiple COVID-19 vaccines points to a brighter future, the next two years could still be tough for health financing. The blog post provides takeaways from the recent Fifth Annual Health Financing Forum.
 

IMF/WBG Joint Health Financing Seminar Series -
Seminar #1 Video & Presentations

Dec 2020 The IMF and WBG recently hosted the first seminar in their Joint Health Financing Seminar Series on December 18, 2020 titled "Forecasting Health Spending: Impact of the COVID-19 Crisis." This seminar aimed to deepen the understanding of challenges in mobilizing resources to meet the growing health spending needs in the months ahead.  It included a presentation on the COVID-19 crisis and implications for health financing, followed by reactions from discussants. 
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AHFF 2020 Part 2

Nov 2020 Part 2 of the 2020 AHFF finished on December 9.  Thanks to everyone who participated! Look out for an upcoming blog post later this month that will share links to closing remarks and key lessons.  If you missed any of the sessions, you can watch the recordings and read the session materials on the forum website. | Go to Session Recordings & Resources

Domestic Resource Mobilization for COVID-19 Response

Nov 2020 The COVID-19 HFRP is implementing a health financing monitoring questionnaire to document countries' health financing policy responses and their impact, identify emerging practices, pitfalls, and adverse consequences.  Answers to questions related to domestic resource mobilization for the COVID-19 response were recently analyzed, and results shared during AHFF 2020 Part 2. | Watch Video

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