Cambodia: “More than 18,000 poor pregnant women receive aid”
Khmer Times, 2 July 2019: " Prime Minister Hun Sen yesterday said 18,725 pregnant women from poor families have received financial support after the government started distributing funds for its health care scheme in June. According to the ministry, the terms of...
International Scientific and Practical Conference “Health Technology Assessment: Perspectives of Integration in the Commonwealth of Independent States”
On June 27-28, International Scientific and Practical Conference “Health Technology Assessment: Perspectives of Integration in the Commonwealth of Independent States”, was held in Moscow, Russia. Within the first day of the conference the panel discussion...
3rd working session of the Cameroon Technical Working Group (TWG) for UHC
The 3rd working session of the Cameroon TWG-UHC was held on July 1st, 2019 at the Ministry of Public Health. This is the first meeting of the group since the recent nomination of the TWG-UHC coordinator. The meeting report will follow in a couple of days.
Organization and Funding of Oncological Aid: Best World Practices, 27 June 2019, Moscow, Russian Federation
Addressing noncommunicable diseases is essential in attaining the health-related SDGs set by 2030. Among them, cancer is a rising concern that exerts significant strain on populations and health systems at all income levels. Russia is one of the countries with high...
Review of public spending on health in Burkina Faso
The Health Financing Partnership Department is starting work on a review of public spending on health with the support of the World Bank. The overall aim of this study is to assess the effectiveness, efficiency and equity of public spending on...
Proposal of Social Health Insurance would require to increase State Budget devoted to Health 4-fold
A proposal for the implementation of a Social Health Insurance (SHI) was prepared for Mozambique. The consultancy, commissioned by ILO, proposed to deepen the preventive character of the National Health Service, to reinforce primary levels and to head towards...
Sixth WHO Advanced course on health financing for universal coverage for low- and middle-income countries
WHO is pleased to announce the Sixth Advanced course on health financing for universal coverage for low- and middle-income countries, to be held from 18 to 22 November 2019 in Geneva, Switzerland. This week-long advanced training program is organized by WHO’s Health...
Health financing policies and implementation in fragile and conflict-affected settings: A synthesis of evidence and policy recommendations
Extreme poverty, premature mortality, and ill-health are increasingly concentrated in fragile and conflict settings. There are different reasons for fragility, but they are often characterized by deficits in key government capacities, with clear implications for...
Application deadline extended to 7th June 2019: Social Health Protection – sustainable financing and leadership!
S N A P S H O T O F T H E C O U R S E Social health protection is crucial for every human to remain healthy and to be protected against the financial risk of ill health across the life cycle. At least half of the world’s population is currently...
Cambodia’s long march towards “social security”: Tuk-tuk drivers and domestic workers could soon benefit from social protection.
Le Monde, May 23, 2019: "Decent jobs and social cohesion". Every tourist who has visited the temples of Angkor knows the character: the tuk-tuk driver, a motorized scooter that doubles as a cab, is an integral part of the Cambodian picture postcard. What foreign...
L4UHC Africa: Module 1
The first module of the Africa 2019-2020 cycle will be held in Rabat, Morocco on the 8th-12th July 2019. The participating countries are Senegal, Burkina Faso, Cameroon and Niger.
Temporary suspension of health user fees in Sofala province, affected by Cyclone Idai
The Government of Mozambique announced on 4th. April, 2019 that user fees in the health sector are suspended in Sofala province, in order to facilitate access to health services to population affected by Cyclone Idai. It will be of foremost interest to analyse...
P4HC+ Brown Bag Lunch Meeting on 1st/05/2019
On May 1, bearing in mind the true spirit of labour, 35 committed people including partners of the P4HC+ network, H-EQIP mid-term review team and other guests headed to the World Bank office for the second thematic meeting of 2019. These include As usual the host...
L4UHC Asia: Module 2
The second module of the Asia 2019-2020 cycle will be held in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan on the 11-14th June 2019. The participating countries are Vietnam, Myanmar and Pakistan.
The Phnom Penh Post “Gov’t: Beggars to be given free hospital treatment”
The Phnom Penh Post, 3 May 2019: " BEGGARS will be given free hospital treatment in a move to help society’s poorest, as the National Social Security Fund (NSSF) is extended to help the most impoverished receive medical care, the government said on Monday. " Read more