Seventy-seventh World Health Assembly passes a resolution on the economics of health for all
The World Health Assembly has passed a landmark resolution to align economic policies with health and well-being, emphasising multi-sectoral collaboration and shifting focus from the financing of health services to the social determinants of health. Last week, the...
77th World Health Assembly: Ivorian experience brought to the Tribune
Pierre Dimba, Minister of Health, speaking at the 77th World Health Assembly, declared that Côte d'Ivoire is committed to working towards an infrangible, efficient health system that serves the population without discrimination.The Minister of Health, Public Hygiene...
Health insurance: contribution rate set at 4,000 FCFA per month
The Burkinabe government has set the contributions for universal health insurance at 5% of gross monthly salary for salaried employees and assimilated workers, 2% for pensioners, and 15,000 FCFA and 4,000 FCFA per month for self-employed workers and workers in the...
INSP!R-Burkina Faso advocates the continuation of UHIP
The International Network for the Right to Social Protection, Burkina Faso section (INSP!R-Burkina Faso) has called for the process of making the Universal HealthInsurance Scheme (RAMU) operational to continue. She made this known at a press conference held in...
Congo calls for an international primary healthcare day
At the 77th World Health Assembly in Geneva, the Republic of Congo, through its Minister of Health, recommended the establishment of an " International Primary Health Care Day " to be celebrated on September 12 each year. Gilbert Mokoki, the Republic of Congo's...
Kenya joins $15 million regional health emergency preparedness programme
Kenya has signed up for the Health Emergency Preparedness, Response, and Resilience Programme, a $15 million initiative funded by the World Bank. The program aims to bolster regional health emergency responses in collaboration with the Intergovernmental Authority on...
Kazakhstan opened a national center for orphan diseases
The Republican Center for Orphan Diseases (RCOD) started its work on June 1st of 2024, marking a contribution to children's health on the International Childrens' Day. The main goal of the center is to improve medical care and quality of life for patients with rare...
France introduces P4H to Health Development Partners’ Meeting in Guinea
Chaired by the WHO representative, the meeting gathered several P4H members. Representatives from the European Union and the United States Agency for International Development said they were preparing an important health system programme with a health financing...
The Russian Federation and Kazakhstan offer guidance on rare, or orphan, diseases
Rare, or orphan, diseases are a terrible burden for children and families. They present national challenges for financial protection. Information provided by some P4H Coordination Team members on how the Russian Federation and Kazakhstan address these diseases...
Supportive care, the cornerstone of the end-of-life bill
Following the submission of the report by the Citizens' Convention on the End of Life, the French President announced the creation of a ten-year palliative care strategy and a bill on the end of life. The latter should include the possibility of administering a lethal...
Health: public authorities open discussion on long-term conditions
The French government will be reviewing the relevance of the current system for covering long-term illnesses (ALD). The latter concerns 20% of the French population, and accounts for two-thirds of health insurance reimbursements. Frédéric Valletoux, le ministre...
Supplementary health insurance: the CNLE gives its opinion
In accordance with the law, the French government asked the CNLE (Conseil national des politiques de lutte contre la pauvreté et l'exclusion sociale) to issue an opinion appended to the annual report on supplementary health insurance. This year, the Board welcomes the...
NHIMA expands free health insurance to vulnerable groups under cash transfer
Under Zambia's Ministry of Health, the National Health Insurance Management Authority (NHIMA) has begun extending free NHIS coverage to poor and vulnerable populations. This aims to provide financial risk protection to those who can't afford the scheme and are at risk...
Video – Mr Abdelsalam Hammad Djamouss at the World Health Assembly
Watch the video of Mr. Abdelsalam Hammad Djamouss, Deputy General Manager of Chad's National Health Insurance Fund (CNAS), at the World Health Assembly.
ILO report reveals significant social protection funding gap for low-income countries
The ILO report reveals a massive US$1.4 trillion funding gap needed for universal social protection in low- and middle-income countries, with low-income nations facing the most severe challenges. A new International Labour Organization (ILO) working paper, "Financing...