The Financing Alliance for Health 2d ago

As foreign aid reaches its lowest levels in recorded history, African countries are being forced to look inward for health financing solutions. In this video, Dr. Mpuma Kamanga, Health Financing Manager, explains how broad-based and sin taxes — on tobacco, alcohol, mobile money, airlines, and betting — are already being used across Africa to fund national health insurance schemes and essential health commodities. From Ghana's 2.5% VAT levy powering MahamaCare, to Zimbabwe's mobile money tax funding AIDS commodities, to the Philippines' PhilHealth model — the evidence is growing that innovative domestic taxation can work. But it's not simple. These taxes touch agriculture, telecoms, environment, and extractive industries — and Ministries of Finance need flexibility. Dr. Kamanga unpacks the concepts of hard vs. soft earmarking, and why now is the moment for Ministries of Health to make the case for domestic revenue mobilization. 👉 Watch to learn how countries are rethinking how health systems are funded. #HealthFinancing #DomesticResourceMobilisation #PrimaryHealthCare #UHC #AfricaHealth #HealthPolicy If you'd like to stay updated on our future webinars and activities, subscribe to our newsletter here: http://eepurl.com/c7TeFv 🔗 Follow us on social media for more updates: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/financingallianceforhealth/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/share/18jxA8RZuf/?mibextid=LQQJ4d LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/financing-alliance-for-health/ X (Formally Twitter): https://x.com/FinancingAllian 🔔 Don't forget to subscribe and hit the notification bell for more inspiring content!