Workshop on Dissemination of Study Results: the Financial Burden of Health Payment 23-24 March 2011, Manila, Philippines
Summary
SummaryThe Workshop on Dissemination of Study Results: the Financial Burden of Health Payments was held in Manila from 23 to 24 March 2011. The workshop was attended by health financing experts and policy makers from six Western Pacific Region countries (Cambodia, China, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Mongolia, the Philippines and Viet Nam). It was also attended by WHO health financing experts and the following international development partners: Asian Development Bank (ADB), Australian Agency for International Development (AusAID), Equity in Asia-Pacific Health Systems (EQUITAP), Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit Gmbh (GIZ), National Health Insurance Corporation (NHIC), the Republic of Korea, and the World Bank. The objectives of the meeting were: (1) to discuss the health financing policy implications of the results from country studies in Cambodia, China, the Lao People's Democratic Republic, Mongolia, the Philippines and Viet Nam; (2) to discuss country-specific policy briefs that are being developed in China, the Lao People's Democratic Republic, Mongolia, the Philippines and Viet Nam; and (3) to agree with countries and other development partners on future collaboration and WHO support on monitoring the financial burden of health payments on a regular basis, and on reviewing health financing policies. Each country team presented the results of the studies and related policy briefs. These were discussed in plenary sessions and small working groups. WHO staff presented health financing strategies for universal coverage with an emphasis on the World Health Report 2010 and Health Financing Strategy for the Asia Pacific Region (2010–2015). The research method to analyse the financial burden of health payments used for the country studies was presented. EQUITAP presented an overview of the cross-country comparisons of the health financing situation in Asia Pacific region. Outputs of the meeting included the following: Objective 1 - Study results and associated health financing policy implications from each of the countries were presented and discussed. Objective 2 - Draft country-specific policy briefs developed by each of the country teams were discussed. Objective 3 - Future collaboration of WHO with the countries and other development partners on monitoring the financial burden of health payments on a regular basis, and onreviewing health financing policies was discussed.[report]