Resource Type: Report
Authors: Ministry of Health, Egypt and Health Systems 20/20
Published: 9/1/2010

Resource Description:

NHA is a powerful tool to inform health financing policy as well as monitor the impact of policy interventions. According to His Excellency the Minister of Health Dr. Hatem El Gabaly, findings from the 2007/2008 report highlighted the need to increase public investments in health; reduce the burden of out-of-pocket spending; pass comprehensive social insurance reform to expand access to quality health services; address the continued high spending on pharmaceuticals; and control and rationalize spending under the government’s scheme to provide care for the uninsured.