Vietnam’s Healthcare System Decentralization: how well does it respond to global health crises such as covid-19 pandemic?
This article discussed Vietnam’s ongoing efforts to decentralize the health system and its fitness to respond to global health crises as presented through the Covid-19 pandemic. We used a general review and expert’s perspective to explore the topic. We found that the...
Cameroon: CSU trial project in 5 regions
Mozambique: Domestic expenditure stagnates in 2021
Data of the Budget Execution Report 2021 shows a stagnation of the domestic expenditure of the health sector, even with a light decrease from previous year. Execution is composed by two nearly equal parts: Domestic expenditure (408M$) and external funding on-budget...
Niger: SRMNIA-Nut investment file validation workshop
The members of the technical committee responsible for developing and monitoring the implementation of the SRMNIA-Nut project will meet this Thursday, March 10, 2022 at the Radison Blu Hotel in Niamey. The meeting is also available online (see link and code) in the...
Mali: Presentation on UAR 2021
A meeting of the dialogue framework for technical and financial partners in Mali's healthcare sector was held. The meeting, which was attended by the P4H Focal Point, was the occasion for a presentation on the work being done to implement UHIP in Mali. The...
Budget to finance Social Health Insurance benefits is defined for 2022
As part of regular communication with the public, the Social Health Insurance Fund of Kazakhstan publishes explanatory materials for the purpose of awareness building. A ecent publication reminds readers that mandatory social health insurance system was...
Технико-экономическое обоснование эффективного объединения средств, включая использование единой системы управления финансами для финансирования здравоохранения в Бурунди
Feasibility study for an effective pooling of funds, including the use of a single financial management system for health financing in Burundi
To reduce OOP, cancer care to be covered by mandatory health insurance starting from next year
"In the future, all medical services should be covered by the mandatory health insurance," said Chairman of the Parliamentary Health Committee Ahliman Amiraslanov during the discussion of the proposed amendments to the law on "Medical Insurance" at today's meeting of...
Social health insurance-reimbursed CT, MRI scans tripled in 2021 as a result of better access
A significant increase in healthcare financing through the introduction of mandatory social health insurance in Kazakhstan imroved access to many types of highly demanded medical services. For example, consultations by specialist doctors, CT/MRI, X-ray and other types...
Co-financing mandatory health insurance in Azerbaijan postponed for another year
The introduction of co-financing within the mandatory health insurance in Azerbaijan has been postponed for another year, Report news agency informs. Originally, it was planned to introduce co-financing starting from January 1, 2022. Examples when...
State Agency for Mandatory Health Insurance made some organizational restructuring
Some organizational changes were made in the Azerbaijani Management Union of Medical Territorial Units, called TABIB for short in the local language. TABIB is the subsidiary organization of the State Agency for Mandatory Health Insurance. So the unique structure...
Strategic purchasing in Jordan’s Health Sector, opportunities for impactful change
Improving the strategic purchasing of health services can contribute to improving health system performance and making progress towards universal health coverage. This high-level review by USAID’s Health Finance and Governance Activity, of the process in the public...
National social protection strategy (2019-2025), Jordan
The Jordanian National Social Protection Strategy articulates the Government’s commitment to break the intergenerational cycle of poverty and provide a social protection floor in the context of the Kingdom’s vision for a state that has social justice, equity, and...
Health Financing for UHC training in Ethiopia
WHO/P4H and WB are co-organizing a one-week training for the Ethiopian Health Insurance Agency and Ministry of Health, focusing on the key concepts of health financing for UHC. The training takes place in Bishoftu, Ethiopia. Event Time : 14 Mar 2022 8:00 am to 18 Mar...