Bolivia moves towards universal health care
In 2019, it is established that the Unified Health System in Bolivia is the mechanism that allows granting access and health coverage to the population free of charge, and that it will be implemented in a gradual and concerted manner. Read the full article here
PNG’s new health plan: “Leaving no one behind is everybody’s business”
Papua New Guinea’s PNG) new health plan should receive more attention. The plan is well-rounded and very realistic in terms of what it hopes to accomplish, but it is also “home-grown” instead of being drafted by international experts. National health planning is an...
“Extending social protection in Guinea-Bissau”
Guinea-Bissau has taken important steps towards the consolidation of the Social Protection system through the implementation of a National Poverty Reduction Strategy in the last decade. Two initiatives have been developed to reduce poverty. The Second National Poverty...
South African government using COVID-19 as a jump pad for the National Health Insurance, says the Minister of Health
The Minister of Health, Joe Phaahla said that the Ministry has set aside funds for national health insurance infrastructure projects in the coming year. Although spending on the National Health Insurance (NHI) decreased over the last two years as the government...
South Africa’s new National Health Insurance is set to be implemented in stages says the health minister
The Minister of Health, Joe Phaahla recently participated in a written parliamentary Q&A where he said that the South Africa’s new National Health Insurance (NHI) scheme is set to be introduced in several stages and not all at once. The minister said, It is...
Cameroon: Training workshop on gender budgeting for social and financial protection in healthcare
The P4H Focal Person in Cameroon, in collaboration with the Ministry of Finance and the Ministry for the Promotion of Women and the Family, is building the capacity of the Ministry of Health on the theme of gender-sensitive budgeting, with a view to taking into...
Cameroon: Workshop on free malaria care
A workshop on the feasibility and sustainability of a financing mechanism for free malaria care in Cameroon was held from July 19 to 22, 2022 in Kribi, Cameroon. The workshop had three objectives, broken down into the following expected results :...
Cameroon: Minutes of the TFP health meeting of June 29, 2022
Introductory remarks by the WHO representative Follow-up to last meeting's recommendations Update on a global background mission Current status of CSU implementation and next steps Presentations on the Urban Governance for Well-Being Project Above is the agenda...
A health financing system assessment for Papua New Guinea is available
This assessment evaluates the financial and institutional sustainability of health financing in Papua New Guinea.
President of Turkmenistan opened a 400-bed hospital funded by the state
On April 15, President of Turkmenistan Serdar Berdimuhamedov took part in the opening ceremony of a 400-bed multidisciplinary hospital in the city of Turkmenbashi, located in the western part of the country in Balkan velayat (the name of the region). The new health...
President of Turkmenistan opened new hospitals financed from state budget
President of Turkmenistan Serdar Berdimuhamedov took part in the opening ceremony of two new hospitals - the Multidisciplinary and Cancer Hospitals, built in the administrative center of the northern region of the country - the city of Dashoguz on Friday. The opening...
World Bank funds COVID-19 response project in Turkmenistan
The United Nations Development Program (UNDP) in Turkmenistan on Wednesday handed over another batch of test systems for PCR diagnostics of COVID-19 to the Ministry of Health and Medical Industry of Turkmenistan. According to a UNDP press release, the consignment was...
UNDP funded medical supplies worth over $969,000 USD for Turkmenistan
Turkmenistan received medical supplies worth more than $969,000 US dollars this week to as part of fight with COVID-19. The United Nations Development Program (UNDP) funded the purchase of and handed over medical goods worth more than 969 thousand US dollars to the...
By changing the Tax Code, Turkmenistan raised excise duty on tobacco by 25%
Turkmenistan has raised excise rates on tobacco products, as well as on other manufactured tobacco and industrial tobacco substitutes. Changes to the excise rates were made in accordance with the Law of Turkmenistan “On Making Addenda and Amendments to the Tax Code of...
ICU equipment worth $222 300 USD was funded by the World Bank for Turkmenistan
The United Nations Development Program (UNDP) donated medical equipment for intensive care units to the Ministry of Health and Medical Industry of Turkmenistan, as announced by UNDP this Monday. The batch was donated as part of the “COVID-19 response in...