11.1.a. Number of countries and territories implementing specific strategies to eliminate or diminish direct payments at the point of service
Baseline
6
Target
18
How PASB will deliver
Key Technical Cooperation Interventions
Step up leadership
Support subregional policy dialogue and experience exchange on successful initiatives to reduce out-of-pocket expenditures and replace them with sustainable public sources of funds.
Support countries
Continue to support training exercises for officials in the ministries of health and statistics offices to produce the corresponding financial protection indicators within the framework of the SDG agenda, especially in relation to SDG 3.8.2.
Produce technical products on norms and standards, data, and research
Produce in-depth analyses of the determinants of out-of-pocket expenditure in Member States to inform policy design and implementation.
Support the inclusion of out-of-pocket expenditure in health-related questions in household expenditure or budget surveys and advocate for more regular collection of this information in collaboration with national statistics institutes.
