COVID-19 vaccines, medicines, test kits added in Thailand Universal Coverage Scheme
In Thailand, the National Health Security Board has approved new benefits packages under the Universal Coverage Scheme that consist of COVID-19 vaccines, medicines, test kits, and medical supplies. The new benefits packages enable the National...
Kiribati: National Health Strategic Plan 2020 – 2023
The National Health Strategic Plan (NHSP) for Kiribati outlines a vision of "A Healthy Population Supported by Accessible, Equitable, and Quality Health Care Services." It prioritizes non-communicable diseases, maternal and child health, and health system...
Support for frontline workers urgently needed in Viet Nam
https://vietnamnews.vn/society/1027817/support-for-frontline-workers-urgently-needed.html
Promoting solutions to develop participants of social and health insurance in the last months of the year
https://vss.gov.vn/english/news/Pages/vietnam-social-security.aspx?CateID=198&ItemID=9988
An assessment of financial catastrophe and impoverishment from out-of-pocket (OOP) health care payments in Swaziland
Financial health protection is one of the priority areas in the move towards universal health coverage (UHC) (WHO, 2010). As the drive towards UHC is gaining momentum globally, the need for assessing levels of financial health protection in countries, particularity...
Is universal health coverage (UHC) via social health insurance financially feasible in Swaziland?
Most African countries have committed to attaining (UHC, with millions of households struggling with high out-of-pocket (OOP) expenditures for health services. Generally speaking, tax-based health financing and social health insurance (SHI) are among the domestic...
Swaziland essential health care package: A case study
An essential health benefit (EHB) is a policy intervention designed to direct resources to priority areas of health service delivery to reduce disease burdens and ensure equity in health. Many low income countries introduced or updated EHBs in the 2000s. In Swaziland...
Swaziland second national health sector strategic plan (NHSSP II) 2014- 2018: Towards attainment of universal health coverage (UHC)
The Swaziland’s NHSSP II represents the medium-term strategic focus for the health sector to support attainment of the national development agenda. It is designed around the need to attain UHC with health and related services as defined in the country’s essential...
Eswatini COVID-19 response gets a boost
The Kingdom of Eswatini’s response to COVID-19 got a boost following the approval of US$5 million loan in additional financing on the 16th of April, 2021. The added funds were expected to assist the Government of Eswatini accelerate its ongoing efforts to purchase and...
Universal health coverage (UHC) in the Kingdom of Eswatini: Leaving no one behind
The Kingdom of Eswatini is working towards achieving UHC as highlighted in the national health policy 2018 and the national health sector strategic plan 2014-2018. A country is said to have attained UHC when all people and communities have access to quality and...
The P4H Coordination Desk is looking for a consultant: Francophone Africa Platform Contributor
The individual consultant will participate in the knowledge management workstream of the P4H network workplan. His / her functions will include the documentation of health financing and social health protection reforms and processes through the P4H digital platform....
COTE D’IVOIRE: LINKS BETWEEN COMPLEMENTARY MUTUAL SCHEMES AND CMU
The implementation of Universal Health Coverage (CMU) in Côte d'Ivoire means that social mutuals have to adapt to this new national policy for financing healthcare. The competence of mutuals' managers is an important issue, given their responsibility for ensuring the...
African Vaccine Acquisition Trust delivers 108,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccine to Ethiopia
African Vaccine Acquisition Trust (AVAT) is pleased to announce the shipment of 108,000 vaccine doses of the Johnson & Johnson single-shot vaccines to Ethiopia on 6th September 2021. This is part of a total of 6.4m vaccine doses to be shipped to African...
Tech platforms key in taking on Covid-19
https://en.vneconomy.vn/tech-platforms-key-in-taking-on-covid-19.htm
The P4H Coordination Desk is looking for a consultant: P4H Asian network community manager
The individual consultant will participate in the knowledge management workstream of the P4H network workplan. His / her functions focus on the documentation of health financing and social health protection reforms and processes through the P4H digital platform. This...