Medical insurance to be expanded for family use
China has expanded medical insurance accounts to cover their immediate family members: spouses, parents, and children. They will be able to use the personal account of the insured. Previously, only insured employees can use their personal accounts to...
Mitigating financial risk under national health insurance: Changes in Integrated Shield Plan
There is an ongoing debate on recent changes to the national health insurance, Medishield life that covers all Singaporeans and permanent residents paying for large medical bills if they stay in designated wards of government-run...
Public-Private Sector partnership in Philippines leads to immunization programme success
On April 30, The Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PCCI) and the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) organized a Vaccine Summit that discussed the need to prepare for the next pandemic, particularly in the areas of vaccine security and...
WHO is looking for a Consultant in Health Financing
WHO published, on 05 May 2021, a request for proposals for a Consultant to work on strategic purchasing and digital technologies for health financing The Request for proposals is published on the United Nations Global Market website:...
Assistance Technique en appui à la mise en place de la CMU au Niger : Rapport de cadrage de la mission Octobre 2019
The Ministry of Public Health, with the support of financial and technical partners, has the ambition to work towards moving Niger towards achieving the goals of the CSU and the SDGs. The "Stratégie de la Couverture Sanitaire Universelle au Niger - 2021/2030" document...
Technical Assistance to support the implementation of CMU in Niger: Progress report September 2019-March 2020
Main activities between September 2019 and March 2020: Support for the implementation of a management system for free healthcare; Contribution to the strategic steering of the CMU implementation process, with a view to the CSU (National Strategy for the CSU, political...
Technical Assistance to support the implementation of CMU in Niger: Progress Report June 2020
The following activities were carried out: Project for the implementation of a new system for the management of free health care through : CSU National Strategy Definition of an architecture for Universal Health Coverage (CMU) in Niger CSU leadership team RWG/CSU...
Technical Assistance to support the implementation of CMU in Niger: Progress Report July-December 2020
1. Project for the implementation of the renovated free healthcare management system The process that led to the free health care reform project is described below: - The scoping report for the October 31, 2019 mission (first deliverable); - the deliverable defining...
Why PFM is Key for the Effective Roll Out of COVID-19 Vaccines
Written by Hélène Barroy, Federica Margini, Triin Habicht, Tomas Roubal, Peter Cowley and Joseph Kutzin As COVID-19 vaccines are rolled out globally, the number one question for many low-and-middle income countries is how much it is going to cost to procure...
Fighting malaria in Burkina Faso: free treatment alone is not enough!
Measures are being taken by the government to facilitate access to care for patients. The aim is to eliminate the disease by the end of 2030. How are these measures perceived by the local population, and what is their assessment of the measures put in place ? A...
Caisse nationale d’assurance maladie du Mali: Numerous cases of fraud exposed
The Caisse nationale d'assurance maladie au Mali (CANAM) has drawn up an action plan to combat health insurance fraud. It focuses on fraud prevention, detection and prosecution. This need for accountability has revealed among other frauds: the cost of services...
Габон: CANAMGS вводит в действие карту здоровья
По итогам двухдневного семинара при поддержке Национальной кассы страхования от болезней и социальных гарантий (CNAMGS) была принята "дорожная карта", призванная сделать качественную медицинскую помощь эффективной в глубинке. В целях оперативного управления...
Gabon: CANAMGS operationalizes the health card
At the end of a two-day workshop, a roadmap was adopted, with the support of the Caisse national d'assurance maladie et de garantie sociale (CNAMGS), to make quality medical care effective in the hinterland. In view of the operationalization of the health...
Increased public funding despite fall in revenues
Budget execution reports issued in April 2021, both at Health and Finances level, show that while revenue collection decreased in 2020, global spending increased, while debt operations remained equal. The role of external funding in this case, especially the EU grant...
On/05/10 Azerbaijan started mass vaccinating all citizens over 18 against COVID-19
On May 10, 2021, Azerbaijan has started mass vaccination of all citizens over 18 years old. COVID-19 vaccination in Azerbaijan was launched on January 18, 2021, but until now it was limited to certain populations, such as health care workers. In support of moving to...