BURUNDI: Groupe des Partenaires Financiers en Santé (GPFFS) meeting October 2021
Minutes of the Health Funding Partners Group meeting on October 18, 2021. Agenda: 1. Adoption of last meeting's minutes 2. Review of action points from last meeting 3. Epidemiological update (WHO) 4. CPDS debriefing and actions for next CPSD meeting 5. Miscellaneous
BURUNDI: Groupe des Partenaires Financiers en Santé (GPFFS) meeting November 2021
Minutes of the Health Funding Partners Group meeting on November 17, 2021. Agenda: 1. Adoption of last meeting's minutes 2. Review of action points from last meeting 3. Epidemiological update (WHO) 4. Presentation of the conclusions of the workshop on the development...
Reforming the public service medical aid scheme (PSEMAS) in Namibia
The Government of Namibia provides a significant proportion of funding to subsidize the PSEMAS for public servants. As part of efforts to ensure value for money, the Government is pursuing reforms to the scheme. A technical committee was set up early in 2021 to...
7th General Assembly of the National Commission for Social Protection chaired by the President of the Republic of Burundi
Ahead of the CNPS AGM scheduled for December 20, 2021 in Bujumbura, the Technical Committee of the Commission's Permanent Executive Secretariat will be held this Wednesday, December 15. Topics to be submitted to the AGM will include the move towards Universal Health...
BURUNDI: WORKING WITH FINANCIAL PARTNERS
Through the CFP, P4H takes part in the monthly meetings of partners supporting the health sector in Burundi, chaired by the European Union. Together with the World Bank, P4H coordinates the working group on health financing, which includes other partners such as...
Saudi Arabia to invest USD66 billion in healthcare by 2030
Saudi Arabia has set out plans to invest $66 billion in healthcare infrastructure and boost the private sector participation by 2030. The Kingdom plans to boost private sector participation from 40% to 65%. This comes after the Saudi Council of Cooperative...
From telemedicine to manufacturing, a look at the growth opportunities in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s top priorities in the healthcare sector are enhancing the role of the private sector through privatisation of government healthcare services, increasing public-private participation (PPP) healthcare delivery models, scaling up education...
Saudi Arabia plans to attract 7.3bn USD into health from private investors
The Saudi Ministry of Health aspires to increase the private sector’s participation in the sector from to 35 percent by 2030 from 25 percent. The ministry is working with partners in the private sector and across government to implement a package of initiatives...
A new document summarising the reforms in the public service medical aid scheme (PSEMAS) in Namibia has been posted in the document section
An article providing a summary on reforming the public service medical aid scheme (PSEMAS) in Namibia has been posted in the document section. The link can be found below.
The Global Survey on HTA and Health Benefit Packages: Interactive Database and Findings
Developing systematic decision-making processes for health that are fair and transparent is an important step towards achieving universal health coverage (UHC). However, having such decision-making processes alone is not enough. These processes should have clear...
UNICEF creates fund to support low- and middle-income countries’ access to COVID-19 health supplies
UNICEF invites contributions to support its ACT-A Supplies Financing Facility (“ACT-A SFF”), a newly launched pooled fund that will enable us to mount the largest health and logistics operation ever seen. ACT-A (Access to COVID-19 Tools Accelerator) is a global...
Social protection – Developing countries should invest US$1.2 trillion to guarantee basic health
A new study by the International Labour Organisation (ILO) has recommended that developing countries invest roughly US$1.2 trillion – on average 3.8 per cent of their gross domestic product (GDP), to guarantee at least basic income security and access to essential...
Extending social health protection: Accelerating progress towards Universal Health Coverage in Asia and the Pacific
Check out the new ILO publication on Extending social health protection: accelerating progress towards Universal Health Coverage in Asia and the Pacific. It includes cases studies produced under P4H collaboration! This regional report documents and analyses country...
Nepal expanded health services in villages
Universal health coverage can be reached when all people can access quality health services. Nepal allocated the budget to establish new health centers, aiming to increase access to health care for the people living in the remote villages. To read more, please click...
Brunei started administering the second dose to adolescents
Vaccination is an important public health measure against COVID-19 pandemic. It is necessary to allocate budget and resources to support vaccine administration to all age groups, including adolescents. To read more, please click here. Source: Borneo...