Inclusive social protection in Mali: launch of the WSM-DGD 2022 2026 program
On June 17, 2022, the international Network for Social Protection Rights (Insp!r-Mali), in partnership with Belgian organizations, officially launched the WSM/DGD program for the period 2022-2026 in the area of the right to social protection. The INSPIR-Mali network,...
Saudi Arabia: Saudi National Health Insurance Center offers free insurance coverage to all citizens
Saudi Arabia's National Health Insurance Center will provide free insurance for those covered by government health services in the Kingdom, said Mohammed Al-Abdulaali, spokesperson for the Ministry of Health. Al-Abdulaali said that the health transformation and the...
WEBINAR – Extending financial protection to underserved and socially excluded populations
Health inequalities are systematic differences in the health status of population groups; social factors such as education, employment status, income level, gender and ethnic origin influence an individual's health[1]. It is important to address health inequalities,...
Mali-RAMED: 3 million people to be registered by 2022
After Bamako and Sikasso, the Minister of Health and Social Development Mrs Dieminatou SANGARÉ proceeded, in the town of Kayes, this Friday June 17, 2022 to the the launch ceremony for the enrolment of three (3) million indigents. This policy of helping the needy part...
Qatar Healthcare Services Law No. 22 of 2021 effective as of 4 May 2022
In Qatar, the Healthcare Services Law No. 22 of 2021 (the Insurance Law) has become effective as of 4 May 2022. The Insurance Law is of material significance to companies established in the State of Qatar seeing that it introduces a mandatory health...
Government says new taxes are needed to fund South Africa’s coming National Health Insurance
The National Health Insurance (NHI) Deputy Director General Nicholas Crisp presented the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) Bill to the Parliament the first week of June, 2022. In his speech he indicated that the government will ultimately need to collect...
Singapore’s COVID-19 treatment subsidies to be scaled back in July
Due to a progressively return to normal, from July 1, Singapore will scale back the government subsidies for COVID-19 treatment and return to previous health financing schemes: Government Subsidies, MediSave, MediShield Life and MediFund (S+3Ms). The subsidized...
Bangladesh’s health budget will be increased 13% for fiscal year 2022-23
To ensure healthcare access during the pandemic and strengthen the vaccination system, Tk 36,863 crore (USD 3,966 million) will be funded to the health sector for fiscal year 2022-23. The allocation of the health budget will be increased approximately 13 percent from...
It takes two to tango: enabling public facilities to participate in purchasing arrangements in Kenya
Low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) across the world are embracing purchasing reforms that, at their core, involve payers reimbursing providers based on outputs. Some have adopted free care policies wherein facilities are compensated for user fees forgone. Others...
Review meeting of the working group on health financing in Niger
The month of June marks the end of the first half-year and the he meeting of Niger's health financing working group was intended as a stock-taking meeting on current issues, with a view to updating the work plan for the 2nd half of the year, taking into account...
WEBINAR – Expanding Financial Protection to Underserved and Socially Excluded Populations
Health inequities are systematic differences in the health status of population groups; social factors, such as education, employment status, income level, gender, and ethnicity influence an individual’s health.[1] Addressing health inequities is important...
Health system performance assessment: new framework for policy analysis
The World Health Organization, UHC2030, the European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies, and the UHC Partnership cordially invite you to the launch of the book ‘Health system performance assessment: a framework for policy analysis’ which introduces a new...
Chad: Workshop to finalize the 2022-2026 national social protection strategy document
The workshop was organized to finalize the SNPS 2022-2026 document, which will be submitted to the Government for adoption. The workshop will provide an opportunity to : Incorporate relevant comments made during the Steering Committee meeting held on February...
Conference on Digital Health in Chad
The conference is organized under the aegis of the Ministry of Health by the Telemedicine Program, Swiss TPH and the World Bank, with technical support from the SysRef and PADS teams, in partnership with the Centre de Support en Santé Internationale (CSSI) and the...
Malaysia will allocate the largest expenditures to health in Budget 2023
The Ministry of Health will continue to receive the largest budget allocation in Budget 2023. This reflects the government priorities on universal access to quality healthcare and prevention of non-communicable diseases. In addition, the budget will be funded to...