Mozambique National Basic Social Security Strategy (2016-2024)
The National Basic Social Security Strategy (ENSSB) 2016-2024 serves as a roadmap for Mozambique to establish a strong and efficient basic social security system. This strategy adopts a comprehensive approach to ensure social protection for the most impoverished...
Free drug provision for tuberculosis increases patient follow-ups and successful treatment outcomes in the Indian private sector
A quasi-experimental study using propensity score matchingAbstract Background The private sector is an important yet underregulated component of the TB treatment infrastructure in India. The Joint Effort for Elimination of Tuberculosis (Project JEET) aims to link...
HGF Webinar on health systems strengthening: Lessons from small island developing states
The WHO Health Systems Governance and Finance Webinar Series presents a webinar titled, 'Health systems strengthening: Lessons from small island developing states' on Wednesday, July 5, 2023 at 8 PM CET (July 6 2023, 6 AM Fiji Time).Health System strengthening,...
The Successes of Strategic Purchasing in Thailand
The Southeast Asia Regional Collaborative for Health (SEARCH) is a regional learning network focusing on strategic purchasing for universal health coverage (UHC) in Southeast Asia. The network is housed at Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health, National University of...
South Africa national department of health mandates free health services for pregnant women including foreign nationals
The national department of health has taken decisive action by issuing a circular to all health facilities, mandating the provision of free healthcare services to all pregnant women and children under the age of six, regardless of their nationality or status in South...
Event: National high level dialogue on health financing
The countdown to the high-level dialogue on health financing for universal health coverage (UHC) in Kenya has begun! Join us as we pave the way towards sustainable health financing and UHC. Mark your calendars for June 26th-28th June 2023. The meeting will bring...
The Estonian Health Insurance Fund changed its name from “sick” fund to “health” fund
The change of the Estonian name of the Health Insurance Fund from Haigekassa to Tervisekassa is a necessary change of direction in our health care, says Rain Laane, Head of the Health Insurance Fund. In recent years, the Health Insurance Fund has funneled more and...
The Use of Evidence-Informed Deliberative Processes for Health Benefit Package Design in Kazakhstan
Authors Wija Oortwijn 1 , Gavin Surgey 1 , Tanja Novakovic 2 , Rob Baltussen 1 , Lyazzat Kosherbayeva 3 published an open access article titled “The Use of Evidence-Informed Deliberative Processes for Health Benefit Package Design in Kazakhstan” in the...
Senegal: Health accounts report 2014-2016
L'élaboration périodique des comptes de santé permet de renseigner les indicateurs pour le suivi et l'atteinte de plans et stratégies nationaux et internationaux. Les comptes de santé sont de ce fait, un outil précieux d'aide à la décision et à la formulation des...
Senegal: National health financing strategy 2017
La stratégie nationale de financement de la santé repose sur une vision d’un Sénégal où toutes les populations ont accès à des services de santé de qualité sur la base d’un financement durable respectant les principes d’équité et de solidarité. La...
Argentina: Catastrophic and impoverishing health care spending
According to the 2004-2005 National Household Survey, 5.1% of Argentine households incurred catastrophic health expenses for the 40% threshold. That percentage dropped to 2.5% according to the 2017-2018 National Household Survey.Financial protection in health implies...
Native and indigenous women in the country have the financial support of the SIS to access health services
The Seguro Integral de Salud emphasizes that indigenous women are covered 100% for all medical care, medicines, supplies, medical procedures and even emergency transfers, recognizing the great work of this population group and their contribution to society.The Seguro...
Free Health Financial Protection for FONASA beneficiaries in Chile
People insured with the National Health Fund (FONASA) benefit from free care in all their medical services in clinics, hospitals and other facilities of the public health network. As of September 2022, the benefit known as Zero Copayment will be automatically...
Latvian Minister of Health says new budget does not meet previously outlined public health priorities
The present state budget project for 2023 does not meet the funding amounts outlined for public health priorities listed last year, admits Latvian Minister of Health Līga Meņģelsone. She stressed that funding of the healthcare system and development is the...
Webinar 3: Cross-Regional Sharing on Social Health Protection for Migrant Workers and Families
Please join us for Webinar 3! In this webinar, we have invited health financing/ social health protection experts from across the globe to share the lessons learnt in providing access to social health protection to migrant workers and their families. Our experts will...