Social Protection for Health and Wellbeing
Universal health coverage (UHC) and universal social protection (USP) are complementary objectives embedded in the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. With only few years left to meet the SDG targets, it is urgent to strengthen those synergies. Health and...
World Bank supports health Investment in East Asia and Pacific for economic resilience
The COVID-19 pandemic highlighted deficiencies in health systems, prompting significant reforms. The World Bank supports these efforts in East Asia and the Pacific by improving healthcare quality, expanding coverage, and preparing for future pandemics. In response to...
The WHO mission studied the state health insurance system in Syrdarya region
A WHO mission, along with specialists from the Ministry of Health, visited the Syrdarya region to study and analyze the implementation of the state medical insurance system, launched as a pilot in the region. The mission met with Yusuf Mirkhanov, Deputy Head of the...
Climate Change and Global Health: Moving From Rhetoric to Action
WHO and the global community must integrate climate change into health priorities, develop climate-resilient health systems, and mobilise sustainable financing to address significant gaps and protect vulnerable populations.The World Health Organization (WHO)...
Refining primary health care financing in Ukraine: examining provider costs and impact of war
WHO/Europe released two reports highlighting the need to adjust primary health care (PHC) provider payments in Ukraine to better meet population needs and address the war's impact. The report "Results of costing for provider payments in PHC" offers a cost analysis to...
Realising sustainable financing for primary health care in Tanzania
Tanzania prioritizes primary health care for Universal Health Coverage, achieving progress in reducing under-five and maternal mortality. However, neonatal mortality stagnates. Despite financing challenges, Tanzania progresses towards sustainable health financing,...
The Climate Change-Public Health Nexus in Nepal
Nepal's vulnerability to climate change has significant implications for public health, particularly for vulnerable demographics such as the elderly and those with pre-existing health conditions. The intersection of climate change and public health in Nepal...
African region launches its first health workforce investment charter
The World Health Organization Regional Office for Africa and partner organizations launched the region’s first-ever health investment charter that aims to align and drive sustainable investment in the health workforce.The Charter aims to halve the region's 6.1 million...
Strengthening PHC Financing through Ministries of Health and Finance collaboration
Botswana's Interministerial Meeting held on 15-18 April 2024, supported by PROPEL Health and AERC, prioritizes primary healthcare (PHC) financing for Universal Health Coverage, fostering collaboration for sustainable health systems. The Botswana Interministerial...
May 2024 issue of the World Health Organization bulletin
The May 2024 Bulletin of the World Health Organization focuses on the report of the WHO Council on the Economy of Health for All, covering topics of the social, commercial and environmental determinants of health that are crucial for healthy societies, a shift from...
The Compulsory Health Insurance Fund of Azerbaijan cooperates with the State Health Insurance Fund of Uzbekistan
A memorandum on cooperation and mutual activity was signed between the State Agency for Compulsory Health Insurance (the Agency) of Azerbaijan and the State Health Insurance Fund of the Republic of Uzbekistan (the Fund). The memorandum was signed by the first leaders...
BPJS Kesehatan’s strategy to protect 275 million Indonesians with health insurance
BPJS-Kesehatan is a social security administering body for health which manages the national health insurance called Jaminan Kesehatan Nasional (JKN) in Indonesia. In an interview with in the GovInsider, Ghufron Mukti, President Director of BPJS Kesehatan outlined how...
Consultation for International dialogue on sustainable financing for NCDs and mental health begins
WHO and the World Bank are collaborating to organise the second International dialogue on sustainable financing for NCDs and mental health on 20–21 June 2024. To prepare for this, they are taking feedback through a consultation period from 1 May to 26 May 2024.To...
Canada launches dental care plan for uninsured citizens
The Canadian Dental Care Plan (CDCP) is a new initiative from the Liberal government designed to provide dental care insurance to uninsured Canadians with a household income of less than $90,000.Officially launched in May, the program aims to cover up to nine million...
Comprehensive changes to Mongolia’s Law on Medicines and Medical Devices include price regulation and other advances
On May 2, 2024, the standing committee on social policy and the general session of the Parliament of Mongolia approved the draft revision of the Law on Medicines and Medical Devices, which was submitted to the Parliament for urgent review. Minister of Health S....