5TH AfHEA BIENNIAL SCIENTIFIC CONFERENCE Securing PHC for all: the foundation for making progress on UHC in Africa

Pascal Ndiaye

126 AfHEA 5th Conference (Accra 2019) Securing PHC for all: the foundation for making progress on UHC in Africa Analysis of the mixed system of payment terms and conditions for service providers in the context of the strategic procurement of health services in Burkina Faso .......... [...] 132 Co-existence of High Out of Pocket payments for health and free health care in public health facilities a paradox for consolidating primary health care in Mauritius. [...] 136 Assessment of the operational capacity of first contact health institutions in the management of malaria in Côte d'Ivoire ........................................................................................ [...] At the 25% threshold, catastrophic expenditure increased, irrespective of the area of residence, with higher incidences in rural areas, from 1.1% in 2008 to 5.7% in 2014, and from 1.4% in 2008 to 3.8% in 2014 in urban areas. [...] In the medium term, the aim is to introduce health insurance coverage measures for the poor (16% of the population) and the informal sector.