UHC day in Myanmar
UHC day is a venue when countries and partners reaffirm their commitment to UHC. UHC advocates in Myanmar also join this important global movement every year. To assist partners in Myanmar prepare for the coming UHC day using consistent and focused messages, P4H...
Oman’s health endowment fund’s remit transcends COVID-19 fight
In the week since it was rolled out, Oman’s first endowment fund dedicated to public healthcare services has garnered several millions of Omani riyals in contributions from government, public and private sector organisations, and growing numbers of individuals as...
CANAM Mali: The 2022 budget amounts to more than 87 billion FCFA
On Thursday November 25, 2021, the Conseil national du Patronat du Mali (CNPM) hosted the opening ceremony of the 23rd ordinary session of the Board of Directors of the Caisse Nationale d'Assurance Maladie (CANAM). In his opening speech, the Chairman of the Caisse's...
Compulsory health insurance in Benin: in the face of concerns, the Government reassures
From January 2022, health insurance will be compulsory for all Beninese. The subject has raised many questions, and the Minister of Health, Benjamin Hounkpatin, has given an interview to the national and international press in order to reassure them of the steps being...
Togo: INAM to manage the roll-out of Universal Health Insurance
The universal health insurance (AMU) project will be managed by the Institut national d'assurance maladie (INAM). So says the Togolese government, following its latest cabinet meeting on Saturday November 27. A decree was adopted during the council meeting, bringing...
Diabetes in Niger: A plea for access to care
" Access to care to fight diabetes ", this is the theme chosen for the 2021 commemoration of the International Diabetes Day. In Niamey, the International Diabetes Federation (IDF) once again sacrificed itself to tradition, this time placing the...
Oman rolls out mandatory health insurance in private sector
Oman's Capital Market Authority (CMA) is currently drafting plans to introduce mandatory health insurance for all residents in the country after the Council of Ministers made recommendations to do so. “The decision aims at meeting the needs of the employees of the...
CSU au TCHAD: Promulgation of law n°026 creating the National Health Insurance Fund (CNAS)
On 31/12/2020, the Chadian National Assembly unanimously adopted the law creating the National Health Insurance Fund. This law was promulgated on the same day by the Head of State, the Marshal of Chad, Idriss Déby ITNO. Passage and promulgation of the...
Lebanon receives support for first COVID 19 vaccine rollout
Lebanon has received US$34 million under the World Bank's Lebanon Health Resilience Project to support vaccine procurement. The financing will provide vaccines for over 2 million individuals. The vaccines are expected to arrive in Lebanon by early February...
The Lebanese National Social Security Fund, explained
The National Social Security Fund was founded in 1963 under the (then joint) Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs via the Lebanese Social Security Law, with the aim of creating universal insurance. It is primarily funded by the contributions of private companies...
The Lebanese National Social Security Fund requests increased financing
The Lebanese National Social Security Fund (NSSF) serves a particularly important role in the wake of the current crisis engulfing the country, as medical bills have significantly inflated and even the most prominent hospitals are struggling to maintain their...
Lebanon health sector receives international support
Lebanon is recieving more than 1.7 million US dollars aimed at strengthening the health sector by enhancing its operational capacity to provide essential health services and to contribute to the national response to the COVID-19 pandemic through a UNOPS project funded...
Ethiopia launches a COVID-19 vaccination campaign targeting the 12 years and above population
On 16 November 2021, the Federal Ministry of Health (MoH) launched a COVID-19 vaccination campaign aiming to vaccinate people aged 12 years and above. The Ministry has deployed over 28,000 vaccinators and more than 6.2 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines for the...
Viet Nam Social Security News VSS’ branches told to develop suitable solutions to increase health insurance participants
https://vss.gov.vn/english/news/Pages/vietnam-social-security.aspx?ItemID=10106&CateID=198
Malaysia budget 2022 prioritizes to support the low-income households and businesses affected by COVID-19
The COVID-19 pandemic negatively affects Malaysia’s economy and household income, especially lower income families. To minimize the impact of economic recession and alleviate the poverty from the pandemic, Malaysia approved budget for 2022 with priorities to support...