Covid-19 in Burkina Faso: more than 39 billion FCFA to fight the disease
Three loan agreements were submitted to the National Assembly for ratification, representing a total of 39,901,000,000 FCFA. This funding will help mitigate the socio-economic effects of the pandemic in Burkina Faso, strengthen the capacity for prevention, detection...
CANAM: The new CEO sets the pace
Just three months after his arrival at the head of the Caisse Nationale d'Assurance Maladie (CANAM), the new General Manager, Brigadier General Boubacar Dembélé, is setting his own pace and style. The arrival of the General Manager coincides with the problem of...
What can be done to achieve universal health coverage in the DRC?
Because of their low incomes, many Congolese citizens are unable to go to hospitals for medical care. Only a minority of Congolese are covered by medical insurance. What are the prerequisites for implementing the government's program to promote universal health...
Togo: The national health insurance institute opens its call center
The National Health Insurance Institute (INAM) is launching a toll-free number, 8220. Togolese people can now contact operators for matters relating to universal health coverage. Launched since 2012 to provide cover for risks linked to sickness, non-occupational...
Togo: local councillors targeted by malaria insurance
Togo's local councillors were asked to provide a complete list of their peers without access to health insurance. The political will shown by the President of the Republic comes in response to the extension of CMU to the Togolese population. Health coverage has...
Free healthcare in Burkina Faso: Accountability at the heart of the policy
Investigations revealed that the products had been fraudulently taken from the district depot store for the benefit of a state-registered nurse in charge of a health and social promotion center. A total of five people have been arrested, including a health...
Union des mutuelles de santé: strengthening community mutuals in the sights of the new president
Strengthening and supporting community health mutuals means This is one of the challenges facing Andre Demba Wade, the newly appointed President of the Union nationale des mutuelles de santé communautaire du Sénégal. He was chosen at the end of a renewal general...
Мониторинг политики в области здравоохранения: ОГО подводят итоги в Буркина-Фасо
С 2018 года Национальный совет организаций гражданского общества (НСОГО/БФ) участвует в гражданском мониторинге предоставления государственных услуг в сфере здравоохранения. Регионы Hauts-Bassins и Nord находятся под прицелом этой федерации организаций гражданского...
Monitoring public health policies: CSOs take stock in Burkina Faso
Since 2018, the National Council of Civil Society Organizations (CNOSC/BF) has been engaged in citizen monitoring of public service provision in the health sectors. The Hauts-Bassins and Nord regions are in the sights of this federation of civil society organizations,...
Burkina Faso validates free treatment for HIV patients
Under the aegis of the President of Faso, the Conseil national de lutte contre le SIDA et les infections sexuellement transmissibles held its 19th ordinary session. It was an opportunity to validate the new HIV control framework covering the period...
Free healthcare in Burkina Faso: Call for improved budget allocations
On April 15, Save the Children held an information and advocacy workshop on the need to improve access to healthcare for pregnant women and children aged 0 to 5. This workshop follows on from a project to improve maternal and child health (PASMI) implemented in the...
WHO/AFRO is offering a 5-month assignment to support the Health Financing and Investment program
The Health Financing and Investment (HFI) program is one of the 9 programs under the UHC Life course cluster. The main objective of the HFI program is to support countries to strengthen their Health Financing Systems and enhance progress towards UHC through generation...
Impact of COVID-19 on health care utilization and medical expenditure in the Republic of Korea in 2020
Written by Eunkyoung Kim and Tomas Roubal The Republic of Korea (ROK) has been regarded as one of successful countries in their response to coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). As of 28 April 2021, ROK has reported 120,673 cumulative confirmed COVID-19 cases and 1,821...
Wilson Center contributor reflects on COVID-19 and structural global health shortcomings in the US and EU
The COVID-19 pandemic has laid bare structural weaknesses in the domestic public health systems in place in the US and EU member states. In the US the debate and implementation on Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (‘Obamacare’) will undoubtedly continue. In...
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The mission of the department of Health Systems Governance and Financing (HGF) and its units at WHO HQ is to support member countries to develop and/or sustain health financing systems that ensure access to needed health services while avoiding catastrophic...