Niger: FBR strategic plan enrichment workshop
On March 8 and 9, 2021, a workshop to enrich the strategic plan for results-based financing (RBF) and free healthcare in the health sector is being held at the Radisson Blu Hotel in Niamey. The meeting will be attended by the technical and financial partners of the...
Ethiopia’s 2nd Health Financing TWG of 2022
Focus of the discussion: Research findings of "Understanding the drivers of efficiency among public health facilities in Ethiopia - Finding of Study by Harvard Fenot Project" Event Time : 10 Mar 2022 1:00 pm to 10 Mar 2022 2:00 pmTimezone: Event is...
Ethiopia’s 1st Health Financing TWG of 2022
Focus of the discussion: Bilateral Cooperation in Health Manual Draft Event Time : 03 Feb 2022 1:00 pm to 03 Feb 2022 2:00 pmTimezone: Event is Conference : No
The Minister of Health shares Ethiopia’s experience on enhancing primary health care
The Health Minister of Ethiopia, Dr. Lia Tadessem participated in the 4th Dubai Health Forum where she shared Ethiopia’s experience on enhancing primary health care access and quality as a core foundation for the realization of Universal Health Coverage (UHC). To read...
$663mln spent to combat COVID-19 pandemic in Bahrain
Bahrain spent an estimated BD250 million on healthcare measures related to the coronavirus (Covid-19) in the last two years. It includes the amount for treatment, testing, facemasks, gloves and vaccines among others. The country is working towards achieving the...
Two documents added to the Jordan country page
The Jordan country page has recently added two new strategy papers. A high-level review by USAID’s Health Finance and Governance Activity, of the process in the public health system in Jordan, identify key areas such as benefits package design and mixed provider...
What the 620 million UAD increase in the Israeli budget will contribute to
Health Minister Nitzan Horowitz received his requested boost of two billion shekels ($621 million) for the Health Ministry budget, amounting to a total of 45 billion shekels ($13.9 billion) next year. The budget increase will not bring Israel’s health system...
Webinar: Health financing in FCAS: when humanitarian concerns dominate
Many regions and countries are now facing emergencies, acute and chronic, with challenges to security, political settlements and health security. These demand new approaches to health financing that learn from developmental and humanitarian approaches and explore...
Mandatory for employers to buy primary care plan for migrant workers in Singapore from Apr 1
To enable affordable health care and financial risk protection among migrant workers in Singapore, employers are mandated to buy primary care plans for migrant workers as part of their work pass requirements, effective on April 1. The new regulation will be applied to...
Brunei’s health budget in the financial year 2022/23 has increased by 1.2%
Brunei’s Legislative Council members have approved BND 391,937,883 for the Ministry of Health (MOH) in the financial year 2022/2023. The allocated budget has increased by 1.2% from the previous year. The budget theme for MOH in the financial year 2022/2023...
WEBINAR #1 on social health care reforms and health care financing in the CIS
March 16, 2022 - 10:00 - 11:30 a.m. Central European Time We invite you to share knowledge and regional perspectives on reforms in social protection of health care and health financing in CIS countries . Our speakers will share lessons learned,...
WEBINAR #1 on Social Health Protection and Health Financing Reforms in the CIS
Join us as at we exchange knowledge and regional perspectives of Social health protection and health financing reforms in Commonwealth of Independent States. Our panelists will exchange lessons learned, key achievements, and progress made toward social health...
Video recording now available: Financing Universal Health Coverage despite instability – a webinar organized by WHO and AFRAFRA
In many countries, instability is undermining the state's ability to exercise its sovereign functions and provide basic services to its population, to the point of undermining its legitimacy. These "fragile" situations raise major challenges for progress towards...
Tchad: sensibilisation et mobilisation des populations en faveur de la vaccination contre la Covid19
Le ministère de la santé publique et de la solidarité nationale a lancé le samedi 12.02.2022, les activités de sensibilisation, de mobilisation et d’information en faveur de la vaccination contre la pandémie de covid-19 partenariat avec l’ONG Albarka qui a obtenu, à...
Chad: Restitution des travaux de confection des Comptes Nationaux de Santé de l’année 2018, N’Djaména 01.02.2022
A meeting to present the final report on Chad's national health accounts was held with the Minister of Public Health and National Solidarity on 01.02.2022. The National Health Accounts for the year were drawn up by the technical departments of the Ministry of Public...