Ukraine is planning to launch a health insurance system in 2023
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky instructed the Government to develop a health insurance model of health care, the introduction of which was promised in his election program. According to the orders given by the President, the Law on Health Insurance should be...
Uzbekistan is to localize the production of SPUTNIK V vaccine to maximize population coverage
On April 1, a campaign to vaccinate the population against the COVID-19 was launched in Uzbekistan. Uzbeks started the vaccination campaign with the AstraZeneca vaccine, and a recombinant drug from the Chinese Anhui Zhifei Longcom Biopharmaceutica. Last...
Eliminating user fees for family planning services in Burkina Faso: evaluation of the free pilot program
Briefing: Burkina Faso’s no-cost policy to replace user fees
ThinkWell’s presentation of Burkina Faso’s gratuity policy
Burkina Faso: free food policy reviewed
In collaboration with the Ministry of Health (MOH) and a team of local consultants at RESADE, ThinkWell carried out a detailed review of the free-of-charge policy. This review is part of ThinkWell's Strategic Purchasing for Primary Healthcare (SP4PHC) project to...
Australia’s Medicare Benefit Schedule changes form 1 July 2021
From July 1 this year, more than 900 Medicare Benefits Schedule (MBS) items for rebates for private surgery are set to change as part of the MBS Review of all 5,700 Medicare rebates. The latest changes will affect rebates for orthopaedic surgery, general surgery...
Gratuité in Burkina Faso, English version report
In 2016 the Government of Burkina Faso introduced Gratuité, a user fee replacement policy, to increase access to and use of health care services for women and for children under 5 years of age. ThinkWell and its learning partner Recherche pour la Santé et le...
ThinkWell’s report on Burkina Faso’s gratuity policy
On March 2, 2016, Burkina Faso's Council of Ministers, enshrined the implementation of free healthcare measures for women and children under the age of five. ThinkWell and its research partner RESADE carried out a detailed analysis of the policy in collaboration with...
WHO welcomes the establishment of Viet Nam’s National Medical Council
https://www.who.int/vietnam/news/detail/19-05-2021-who-welcomes-the-establishment-of-viet-nam-s-national-medical-council (Photo:VNA, January 15, 2021)
PM calls for action to control Covid-19 and ensure social security
https://vss.gov.vn/english/news/Pages/vietnam-social-security.aspx?ItemID=9870&CateID=198
Free health care in Burkina Faso: an analysis
Since 2016, Burkina Faso has introduced a policy of free healthcare for pregnant women and children under five. ThinkWell and its research partner RESADE have conducted a detailed analysis of the free healthcare policy in collaboration with the Ministry of...
Niger: Validation and alignment of the national CSU strategy
On Tuesday, May 25, 2021, the workshop for consistency, consolidation and validation of the national strategy for universal health coverage (UHC) opened in the meeting room of the NGO LIBO in Liboré. The meeting, which lasted four (4) days, was organized by the DEP of...
Senegal: Explanations for the rise in the price of medicines and nutritional supplements
Since May 24, pharmaceutical news has been marked by a pricing change for a category of products with hybrid status, half-drug and half-nutritional supplement. This increase follows a reclassification in the customs nomenclature of this category of products,...
Bangladesh’s Health Budget during the Pandemic
Bangladesh has had less than 1% share of the annual budget for the health sector for over a decade now. The Covid 19 crisis has only made it more important to invest more in health services, infrastructure and personnel. This opinion piece by Dr Fahmida Khatun gives...