Action agenda on universal health coverage from the UHC movement
The UHC 2030 Action Agenda from the UHC movement is a set of action-oriented policy recommendations that country leaders should implement to strengthen resilient and equitable health systems, advance universal health coverage and health security, and deliver health...
NHIF contributions for low income earners in Kenya to drop by 40% starting July, 2023
The government of Kenya announces a reduction in monthly NHIF contribution for low-income earners by 40% and establishes a volunteer program to enhance healthcare access for marginalised communities. President William Ruto announced changes to the National Health...
Social protection expenditure in Pacific Island Countries and Timor-Leste
This paper by Partnerships for Social Protection (P4SP) seeks to support analysis of social protection financing by providing an overview of the size, composition, and historical evolution of social protection expenditure in Pacific Island Countries and...
The road to Universal Health Coverage in Egypt: New expectations and hopes
This article originally featured in International Health Policies, discusses Egypt’s healthcare system, the universal health insurance law (2017) that exhibited Egypt’s political will to work towards universal health coverage, and the implementation of the law in the...
WHO launches the Health Inequality Data Repository
On 20 April WHO launched the Health Inequality Data Repository, the most comprehensive global collection of publicly available disaggregated data and evidence on population health and its determinants.The Health Inequality Data Repository (HIDR) contains datasets of...
Research | Out‐of‐pocket fees for health care in Australia: implications for equity
Article examines the current provision of health care and out‐of‐pocket fees within Australia through a micro‐economic lens, identifying the access and equity implications of the dual public–private system, and considers potential systems‐level options for a way...
The Southeast Asia strategic health purchasing registry launched
Developed by the National University of Singapore, the Southeast Asia strategic health purchasing Registry gives an overview of the current landscape of healthcare purchasing in Southeast Asia. Through literature reviews and expert stakeholder interviews, the Registry...
Mali-RAMU: Stakeholders mobilized for effective implementation
Health and Social Protection Month is currently being held throughout Mali. December 10 marked the 3rd week of the initiative, with a press conference on the theme: "The role of mutuality in the management of universal health coverage in Mali". Hosted by the Director...
VACANCY | Technical Officer, Health and Social Protection, P3 at ILO
The International Labour Organization is looking for a technical officer for its Social Policy unit under the Social Protection Department (SOC/POLICY) in Geneva.The technical officer will contribute to the extension of social health protection in developing...
Ivory Coast: Poste and CNAM join forces to promote CMU
The top managers of Poste CI and the Caisse nationale d'assurance maladie (CNAM) affirm their common ambition to implement the government's social program. To achieve this, the two institutions will have to work in perfect synergy through concrete actions to be...
CMU Côte d’Ivoire: the government expands the range of healthcare services on offer
Abidjan, March 22, 2023: Specialties such as cardiology, diabetology, anesthesia and intensive care have been added by the government to the list of conditions covered by the Universal Health Coverage (CMU).The decision to add cardiology, diabetology, anesthesia and...
The Minister of Health of Belarus approved Workplan for 2023, aiming for more efficient financing
The Minister of Health of Belarus Dmirtii Pinevich approved the Workplan for the Ministry of Health (MoH) for 2023. The workplan summarized current projects and activities performed in 2022 and outlined the work priorities for 2023.Among ongoing activities, the...
Mali: threats in the fight against compulsory disease insurance
Syndicates of pharmacists and laboratories for medical analysis of malignant neoplasms are demanding the suspension of Amo's compulsory malignant neoplasms insurance services. En cause : les retards de paiement de l'État malien.If the problem is not fixed by now,...
The Global Tax Program Health Taxes Knowledge Note Series
The Global Tax Program Health Taxes Knowledge Note Series, produced by the Global Tax Program’s Health Tax Workstream, focuses on topics linked to implementation of health taxes, or excise taxes on tobacco, alcoholic drinks and sugar-sweetened beverages. The purpose...
Locking eyes on recovery by elevating the UHC financing agenda
This blog is from the World Bank blog series, ‘Investing in Health’. Investing in health develops human capital and promotes a quicker, more inclusive economic recovery. It argues that progressing universal health coverage (UHC) by elevating health financing in the...