Launch of Japan Health Systems in Transition (HiT) Review @ PMAC 2018
HiTs in all countries are available at the APO website. Event Time : 02 Feb 2018 11:15 am to 02 Feb 2018 11:30 amTimezone: UTC+09:00Event is Conference : NoLeaflet of Japan HiT in Japanese.Leaflet of Japan HiT in English.
Report on strategic purchasing mechanisms
A study was presented, mapping purchasing mechanisms in Burkina Faso. There is no obvious link between the mix of purchasing mechanisms and provider behavior. The presentation gave rise to a rich exchange of views, and the session helped to reinforce skills in...
Sharing documents: the real challenges for Burkina Faso’s Ministry of Health according to the TFPs
On the occasion of a meeting at the start of the year between the Minister of Health and the PTFs (January 25, 2018), the latter drew up two briefing notes on the subjects they felt most deserved the Ministry's attention in 2018: the situation of the fight against...
Universal health insurance in Burkina Faso: Good news!
The timetable for the operationalization of the Universal Health Insurance Scheme (RAMU) was adopted by the Council of Ministers this Wednesday, January 24, 2018.
CSU meeting in Madagascar
Event Time : 05 Dec 2017 1:00 pm to 05 Dec 2017 5:00 pmTimezone: Event is Conference : No
EAC – GIZ/GfA Joint Planning Workshop 2018, Arusha – Social Health Protection Portability
Joint planning workshop with P4H invited around realisation of a EAC social health protection portability roadmap. Event Time : 22 Jan 2018 8:00 am to 22 Jan 2018 4:00 pmTimezone: Event is Conference : No
Workshop on Financing Approaches to Extend Universal Health Coverage to Informal Workers in Togo
This interactive workshop will bring together some thirty representatives from the public and private sectors to achieve three objectives together. Firstly, we will examine the informal workforce and review the efforts of the health and non-health sectors to provide...
mission BM / GFF Burkina Faso
Monday: series of meetings with MINEFID, civil society, the private health sector, the WB Tuesday, February 20, 2018. 12:00-12:45pm: Courtesy call on the Minister of Health. Location: Minister of Health's audience room. Content of hearing: Courtesy call and discussion...
Cambodia: The P4H International Consultation Workshop
Date: 6 February 2018 Venue: Himawari Hotel, Phnom Penh, Cambodia The morning of this entire-day-event is an opportunity for P4HC+ partners to gather with network representatives working in other countries, mainly Africa, and steering the initiative from various...
Hot off the press – Benefit package design and pharmaceutical policy report. The case of Indonesia by GIZ
“Financial Sustainability and Coverage Effectiveness of the Indonesian Health Insurance System - The role of benefit package design and pharmaceutical policy”. The assessment is part of the German contribution to the European Union Social Protection Systems...
The Phnom Penh Post: Employers required to pay more into NSSF for workers
The Phnom Penh Post, 9 January 2018: "According to a prakas and a sub-decree released last year by the Ministry of Labour, as of January 1, 2018, all businesses hiring one or more employees are now required to pay 3.4 percent of each employee’s average salary each...
The Phnom Penh Post: Hun Sen promises new fund to keep Kantha Bopha hospitals running
The Phnom Penh Post, 15 January 2018: "Prime Minister Hun Sen yesterday announced plans to form a second foundation to raise funds to keep the Kantha Bopha children’s hospitals afloat, though with the government poised to take over management of the hospitals, one...
Khmer Times: Decree reviewed for loopholes
Khmer Times, January 12, 2018: "The Interior Ministry yesterday created a working group to review possible loopholes in a royal decree establishing a social security healthcare fund for public officials, civil servants and veterans. Interior Minister Sar Kheng...
Khmer Times: Free state healthcare extended
Khmer Times, January 3, 2018: "The Health Minister has ordered civil servants to prioritise the implementation of new social security services for public officials, former government workers and veterans, which came into force at the start of this year. Mam Bun Heng...
The path to longer and healthier lives for all Africans by 2030: the Lancet Commission on the future of health in sub-Saharan Africa
Executive summary (extract) Sub-Saharan Africa's health challenges are numerous and wide-ranging. Most sub-Saharan countries face a double burden of traditional, persisting health challenges, such as infectious diseases, malnutrition, and child and maternal mortality,...