Analysis of Botswana’s health financing structure
Health financing remains one of the top issues among policymakers and continues to lead in public discourse as countries implement health systems reforms to achieve equity in health and universal health coverage. In this peer reviewed article, the authors analyse the...
Policy implications of implementing health financing reforms in Botswana: a qualitative study
In low -income countries, health systems face a multitude of competing priorities amidst limited resources and Botswana is no exception. To ensure sustainable health financing, the expansion of health insurance coverage offers promise for many health systems in low...
Perspectives on financing population-based health care towards universal health coverage (UHC) among employed individuals in Ghanzi district, Botswana
Although health care in Botswana is highly subsidized and mainly financed through government taxes (68 %), 4.2% of the households still pay out of pocket exposing them to the risk of catastrophic health expenditures. In Botswana, 83% of the general population and 58%...
Botswana receives 108,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccine
On the 12th of August, 2021 Botswana received a shipment of 108,000 doses of Johnson & Johnson single-shot vaccine which the country ordered through the African Vaccine Acquisition Trust (AVAT). Vice President of the Republic of Botswana, His Honour Slumber...
Botswana pays equivalent of $15 a dose for Sinovac’s COVID-19 vaccine
As most African countries struggle to procure enough vaccines in the global scramble for vaccines, Botswana’s health minister Edwin Dikoloti (30th of July, 2021) said that the government was paying the equivalent of $15 a dose for the COVID-19 vaccine developed by...
The P4H Coordination Desk is looking for a P4H CFP support and Covid-19 & Health Financing Consultant
The consultant will participate in two set of workstreams of the P4H network workplan that are a/ the deployment and continuation of the P4H Country Focal Persons (CFP) and b/ the one on “Health Financing and pandemic preparedness and response”. His / her functions...
Botswana takes bold steps to address health and wellbeing of the older population
The government of Botswana began developing the national healthy ageing strategic programme in 2019. The strategy’s goal is to ensure comprehensive public-health response to meet the needs of older population in line with universal health coverage (UHC). Given that...
Covid-19 Mustn’t Derail Ethiopia’s Quest for Universal Health Coverage, WHO says
President Sahlework Zewde met with UN’s Assistant Secretary-General and WHO Regional Director for Africa, Dr. Matshidiso Moeti, in Addis Ababa where they discussed the status of Universal Health (UHC) coverage in Ethiopia. Read more here.
TOGO/Gulf Region: Nearly 1,000 women treated with WEZOU
The Wezou program complements CARMMA (Campaign for Accelerated Reduction of Maternal Mortality in Africa), whose scope of action is limited to Caesarean sections. This program will progressively integrate all services for pregnant women, from confirmation of...
TOGO: Draft law establishing AMU adopted
In Togo, the government is taking a decisive step towards making universal health insurance a reality. After several reviews, the draft bill instituting the measure was adopted by the Council of Ministers on Thursday September 09. This draft bill sets out the legal...
BENIN/Projet ARCH: free health care for children in reception centers
Good news for children in Benin's reception centers. They can now look forward to adequate, free health care, in line with the provisions of the decree of November 06, 2012 on norms and standards applicable to child care and protection centers in Benin. On Monday, the...
Mali: ICP and CANAM equip journalists to combat AMO fraud
To inform the Malian press about the reform of the Universal Health Insurance scheme (Ramu) and the problem of fraud in the Compulsory Health Insurance scheme (Amo), the Information, Communication and Advocacy initiative sur la protection sociale au Mali...
MALI/AMO: CANAM reassures its users
The Caisse Nationale d'Assurance Maladie (CANAM) reassures its users that the compulsory health insurance service (AMO) continues throughout the country, despite the threat of suspension announced by the Syndicat National des Pharmaciens du Mali (SYNAPHARM)....
GABON/Finance bill: The government forecasts a drop in resources
The process of drafting the 2022 Finance Bill (PLF), which began on August 5 with the opening of the budget conferences, is set to continue with a technical phase to establish the exact figures for the expected funding. But already, at the close of this financial...
Chad: Training Session on Performance-Based Financing, NDJAMENA 13-25.09.2021
The Ministry of Public Health in partnership with the World Bank is organizing a training course on performance-based financing (PBF) from September 13 to 25, 2021, for 170 agents from various ministries and national institutions. The first session, which started on...