Exemplars
Explore proven health finance and UHC coverage policies from across Africa
Case Studies
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Egypt
Universal Health Insurance Law & Social Health Insurance Expansion
How Egypt enacted a landmark universal health insurance law to phase in coverage for its 100M+ population, leveraging tobacco taxes and mandatory contributions to fund a single-payer system.
COMESA • CEN-SAD
Malawi
Essential Health Package & Sector-Wide Approach to Health Financing
How Malawi designed and implemented a prioritized Essential Health Package delivered free at point of care, pooling donor and government funds through a coordinated sector-wide approach.
COMESA • SADC
Nigeria
Basic Health Care Provision Fund & the National Health Act
Examining Nigeria's landmark 1% Consolidated Revenue Fund allocation to the Basic Health Care Provision Fund, designed to deliver primary care to 200M+ citizens through state-level health insurance agencies.
ECOWAS • CEN-SAD
Rwanda
Community-Based Health Insurance (Mutuelles de Santé)
How Rwanda achieved near-universal coverage through mandatory community-based health insurance, dramatically reducing out-of-pocket expenditure and catastrophic health spending across rural communities.
EAC • COMESA
Senegal
Couverture Maladie Universelle (CMU) & Free Healthcare Initiatives
Analyzing Senegal's dual approach of expanding mutual health organizations alongside targeted free care policies for children under 5 and adults over 60, with innovative public-private partnerships.
ECOWAS • CEN-SAD
African Small Island States
Health Financing Resilience in Small Island Developing States
Exploring how Cabo Verde, Comoros, Mauritius, São Tomé and Príncipe, and Seychelles navigate unique financing challenges including climate vulnerability, small risk pools, and import-dependent health systems.
COMESA • SADC