The Malawi parliament’s cluster committee on Health, HIV and Aids, and Nutrition pushes for an increase in health budget to ensure adequate financing for Universal Health Coverage.
In the budget presented by the Minister of Finance and Economic Affairs Sosten Gwengwe at the parliament earlier in March this year, the health sector was allocated the third-highest sectoral allocation behind education and agriculture, which amounts to about US$349...
Honduran Social Security Institute seeks to expand coverage with new law
The executive director of the IHSS, Adriana Zúñiga, proposes to the health commission of the National Congress that the institute joins the efforts for the creation of the new Social Security Law, allowing the expansion of coverage based on updated actuarial studies....
Health insurance engagement in Sierra Leone: Project memo
The International Growth Center (IGC) Sierra Leone has been heavily involved in working with the Directorate of Policy, Planning and Information (DPPI) at the Ministry of Health and Sanitation in providing technical input into the design of the insurance programme as...
WEBINAR 2: Social Health Protection and Health Financing Reforms in the CIS
Join us as at we exchange knowledge and regional perspectives of Social health protection and health financing reforms in Commonwealth of Independent States.Our panelists will exchange lessons learned, key achievements, and progress made toward social health...
Strategy for free healthcare services for pregnant and lactating women and young children in Sierra Leone
This strategy describes the implementation process of the free healthcare initiative as announced by the Sierra Leone President at the 2009 United Nations General assembly. The full document can be accessed using the link below
Decision time: Cost estimations and policy implications to advance Universal Health Coverage in Cambodia
"The authors developed a modeling tool to facilitate the simplie, interactive estimation of cost and coverage for three policy alternatives, enabling decision-makers to simultaneously adjust for scenario options currently under consideration."
2nd meeting of the coordination framework for health TFPs in Cameroon
Event Time : 27 Apr 2022 1:00 pm to 27 Apr 2022 3:00 pmTimezone: Event is Conference : No
Cameroon: 1st meeting of the health TFP coordination framework
The 1st meeting of the coordination framework of PTFs in health in Cameroon was held on March 30, 2022 in virtual between 15:00 and 17:00 with the following adopted agenda: Main themes Cholera epidemic situation Pandemic update from Covid in Cameroon Activities...
Camerún: 1ª reunión del marco de coordinación del PTF sanitario
La 1ª reunión del marco de coordinación de los PTF sanitarios en Camerún se celebró el 30 de marzo de 2022 en virtual entre las 15:00 y las 17:00 horas con el siguiente orden del día aprobado: Temas principales Situación de la epidemia de cólera Información...
Does geographic spending variation exacerbate healthcare benefit inequality? A benefit incidence analysis for Indonesia
Indonesia has introduced the National Health Insurance System or Jaminan Kesehatan Nasional (JKN) in 2014 to achieve universal health coverage by 2024. This study aimed to assess the benefit incidence of healthcare funding after the JKN implementation and its...
Out-of-pocket payment for healthcare among urban citizens in Dhaka, Bangladesh
Out-of-pocket (OOP) payment is the major source of finance for healthcare in Bangladesh, and the share of OOP expenditure has increased significantly. This study aimed to capture the self-reported illnesses among urban citizens and to identify whether and to what...
Report Launch & Panel Discussion: Accessing Health Benefits under the ESI Scheme: A Demand side perspective
Join us for the launch of the ILO Report, ‘Accessing Health Benefits Under the ESI Scheme: A Demand-side Perspective’, and a panel discussion on the views of the direct stakeholders of the ESI Scheme, on the incentives and obstacles that presently...
Singapore approves S$6 billion to continuously support the COVID-19 public health expenditure
Singapore approves S$6 billion from past reserves to fund a “multi-pronged approach”, aiming to continue supporting COVID-19 public health expenditure for financial year 2022. Despite preparing for a new normal transition, Singapore still considers that it is not yet...
BPJS Kesehatan adopts performance related capitation to boost promotional-preventive services in Indonesia
In Indonesia, BPJS Kesehatan, a Social Security Agency, committed to optimize promotional and preventive services at public primary health care centers. To incentive them, capitation payment is aligned to promotional-preventive service performance of the primary...
New document on benefit incidence analysis in Indonesia is now available
Indonesia has introduced the National Health Insurance System or Jaminan Kesehatan Nasional (JKN) in 2014 to achieve universal health coverage by 2024. This study aimed to assess the benefit incidence of healthcare funding after the JKN implementation and its...