Fighting Covid19 in Madagascar: A $264 million plan
The national vaccination deployment plan , drawn up jointly by the Ministry of Public Health and Madagascar's National Academy of Medicine, sets out a three-year plan for vaccination against Covid-19 in Madagascar. The first phase begins this Friday, with the...
How can decades of learning from voucher schemes in Uganda inform ongoing purchasing reforms?
This blog highlights an extensive study of the latest two reproductive, maternal, and newborn health (RMNH) voucher schemes in Uganda conducted jointly by the Uganda Ministry of Health and the Strategic Purchasing for Primary Health Care project implemented by...
Niger: I3S project feedback meeting and INAM presentation
As part of the CSU operationalization process, the Research and Programming Department, in partnership with AFD, is organizing a workshop to review the I3S project, which is drawing to a close, and to present the INAM project. Around the INAM project, AFD is...
The Indonesian Government extends compensation for COVID-19 Vaccine side effects through its National Health Insurance Scheme
Indonesian citizens who experience post-COVID 19 immunization incidents that require treatment and medical care and/or lead to disability and death will now receive guaranteed compensation from the government. Active National Health Insurance (JKN) program...
Exploring the scope and development of SHP in Cameroon
Research paper using scoping review methods to identify and extract data from relevant SHP studies and documents published between 2000 and 2019, which focused on Cameroon. The results indicate that achieving the full potential of SHP in Cameroon will...
Burkina Faso: improving the health system is on the agenda
A toll-free number to help improve health in Burkina Faso. The AGIR/ santé en développement association aims to involve citizens in health governance by strengthening community participation in health-related decision-making. To this end, it has launched a free,...
Harmonization of Covid-19 test prices: Benin will comply, reassures the Government
Benin will comply with the decision of the West African Economic and Monetary Union (UEMOA) to harmonize the price of PCR tests for Covid-19 in member countries. Following in the footsteps of countries such as Côte d'Ivoire, which have already adopted the...
Healthcare cost coverage through the National Medical Savings (MediSave) Scheme
A portion of the salary that Singaporeans get is credited into what is known as their MediSave account, a savings scheme that is to be used to pay for their medical bills. This is subject to certain terms and limitations as MediSave funds cover certain specific types...
Australian Government allocates budget for women’s healthcare and well being
As part of its commitment to improving long-term health outcomes for women and girls under the National Women’s Health Strategy 2020-2030, Australia’s Ministry of Health is earmarking $353.9 million over the next four years as part of the 2021-22 budget. This will...
Functioning and outlook of the Health Financing TWG and Côte d’Ivoire
Friday, May 14, 2021 saw the latest meeting of Health TFPs in Côte d'Ivoire with the following agenda. The Financing TWG was described (see ppt). 1.Main theme: Review of 2020 and Outlook for 2021 - GSS Technical Secretariat (10 minutes) - GTT - Health...
Функционирование и перспективы ТРГ по финансированию здравоохранения и Кот-д’Ивуара
В пятницу 14 мая 2021 года состоялось последнее заседание ТФП по здравоохранению в Кот-д'Ивуаре со следующей повесткой дня. Было рассказано о работе ТРГ по финансированию (см. ppt). 1.Основная тема: Итоги 2020 года и перспективы на 2021 год - Технический...
Government decides to allocate remaining COVID 19 Fund to Vaccination Drive
A decision has been taken to allocate the remaining balance of Rs. 1,360,922,969.24 of the COVID–19 (ITUKAMA) Healthcare and Social Security Fund to the COVID-19 vaccination drive, President’s Media Division said in a statement today. The total amount credited to the...
Labour Ministry considers vaccination of foreign migrant workers covered by social security scheme
The Thai Ministry of Labour is in discussions with the Social Security Board to procure COVID-19 Vaccines worth three billion baht to inoculate over 2.3 million migrant workers in the country who make contributions to the Social Security Fund. Migrant manual...
The National Health Security Office accelerates payments to the healthcare sector amid rising COVID 19 Cases
The Covid 19 outbreak continues to strain healthcare providers physically and financially and extra work always comes with extra costs. The National Health Security Office (NHSO) is trying to adjust its financial reimbursement system to better cope with the...
Australian government extends free telehealth services provision until year end
The Australian government recently announced that it is extending AU$114 million (approximately $88 million) more funds under the 2021-22 Budget for the provision of telehealth services until end-2021. The extension of the Medicare-funded telehealth...