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...
CHAD: AFD prepares phase 3 of the Health Sector Support Project (PASST3) in Chad
The project manager in the health division of Agence Française de Développement (AFD) carried out a mission to evaluate PASST2 activities and prepare a PASST3 in Chad from 31.01 to 12.02.2022. During her stay, she met with those involved in implementing PASST2...
Chad: National Health Development Plan evaluation process launched
The thematic evaluation workshop of the national health development program phase 3 was held in N'Djaména from 22-25.02.2022. The four-day workshop is organized by the Ministry of Public Health in partnership with the World Health Organization in Chad. Over the course...
Чад: начат процесс оценки Национального плана развития здравоохранения
Семинар по тематической оценке фазы 3 национальной программы развития здравоохранения проходил в Нджамене с 22 по 25.02.2022 г. Этот четырехдневный семинар организован Министерством здравоохранения в партнерстве с Всемирной организацией здравоохранения в Чаде. В...
Advancing universal health coverage in the COVID-19 era: an assessment of public health services technical efficiency and applied cost allocation in Cambodia
"This study assesses Cambodia’s public health services technical efficiency, unit costs, and utilization rates to quantify the extent to which current health financing can accommodate the expansion of social health protection coverage."
Chad: Pre-dialogue on maternal, neonatal, child and adolescent health, Mara 27-30.01.2022
The national pre-dialogue workshop on maternal, neonatal and infant mortality took place from 27-30.01.2022 in Mara. During the conference, health professionals, partners and stakeholders will spend four days working on the themes selected for discussion, identifying...
Payment mechanism for institutional births in Nepal
Since 2005, Nepal government has implemented Maternity Incentive Scheme (MIS) to reduce out-of-pocket expenditure (OOPs) for institutional birth. This study aimed to assess MIS coverage in Nepal and OOPs among women who had institutional births. Findings showed that...
How costly is the first prenatal clinic visit? Analysis of out-of-pocket expenditure in rural Sri Lanka – a country with free maternal health care
Sri Lanka provides health care service free-of-charge, including maternal health care. This study aimed to examine the magnitude of and factors associated with out-of-pocket expenditure (OOPs) during the first prenatal clinic visit by pregnant women in Anuradhapura...
Payment mechanism for institutional births in Nepal
Since 2005, Nepal government has implemented Maternity Incentive Scheme (MIS) to reduce out-of-pocket expenditure (OOPs) for institutional birth. This study aimed to assess MIS coverage in Nepal and OOPs among women who had institutional births. Findings showed that...
Accessible and affordable COVID-19 self-test kits in Thailand
To ensure affordable and accessibility of the COVID-19 testing, the National Health Security Office (NHSO) board has decided to introduce an option by which health units can purchase the self-test kits and claim the cost from the NHSO. They can request 55 baht per...
New document on analysis of out-of-pocket expenditure in rural Sri Lanka is now available
Sri Lanka provides health care service free-of-charge, including maternal health care. This study aimed to examine the magnitude of and factors associated with out-of-pocket expenditure (OOPs) during the first prenatal clinic visit by pregnant women in Anuradhapura...
New document on payment mechanism for institutional births in Nepal is now available
Since 2005, Nepal government has implemented Maternity Incentive Scheme (MIS) to reduce out-of-pocket expenditure (OOPs) for institutional birth. This study aimed to assess MIS coverage in Nepal and OOPs among women who had institutional births. Findings showed...
Mapping of the national social protection system in Ethiopia, including social health protection
The mapping of the national social protection system in Ethiopia, including social health insurance, is carried out as part of a joint technical study by the International Labour Organization and partner United Nations agencies.