China plans to improve elderly care services nationwide in 2023
A rise of population ageing leads to increase medical and care needs among older population in China. Local governments will start to pilot programmes next year to improve medical and care services for the elderly, with the goal of rolling out the scheme...
New Zealand invests in maternal mental health services
Perinatal depression could occur during and after pregnancy leading to long-term effects on mental and physical well-being of mothers. Mental health and child wellbeing has been prioritized in New Zealand. As a results, expansion of maternal mental health services...
Health Expenditures in Oman rises as compared to previous three years
Oman's Annual Health Report 2020 highlights the main services provided by the health sector in 2020 along with health & vital indicators and the sustainable development goals indicators. The report contains a brief for the most important Ministry of Health studies...
Free vaccination campaign launched for expats in North Al Sharqiyah governorate
Oman's Ministry of Health (MOH) launches free COVID-19 vaccination campaign for expats in North Al Sharqiyah Governorate for two days from November 1 to November 2, 2021. "The Directorate General of Health Services in North Al Sharqiyah Governorate is pleased to...
Presenting documents on Oman’s healthcare system, progress towards universal health care and health financing vision for the future
Two research articles and one policy document have been recently uploaded to the Oman country page documents section. The articles give insight on the Omani healthcare system, access to free primary health care and its goal of universal health coverage. The policy...
Ensuring universal access to primary health care in Oman
This case study focuses primarily on how Oman used various strategies for improving access to and quality of their primary health care system thus contributing to universal health care. The focus on primary health care as the fundamental tool to advance the health of...
Oman’s health care system increasingly ready to meet the population’s needs
This article provides an assessment of the cost of the public health care sector in Oman. Costs are increasing steadily as the country has a universal health care system continues to expand free primary health care to Omanis and subsidized care for the foreign...
Social mutuality in the UEMOA region: Senegal, Côte d’Ivoire and Mali share experiences
From December 8 to 15, 2021, a study tour will take place to set up the instruments for implementing the WAEMU Regulation on the regulation of social mutual societies (Administrative Body of Social Mutual Societies and National Guarantee Fund for Social Mutual...
UHC day in Myanmar
UHC day is a venue when countries and partners reaffirm their commitment to UHC. UHC advocates in Myanmar also join this important global movement every year. To assist partners in Myanmar prepare for the coming UHC day using consistent and focused messages, P4H...
Oman’s health endowment fund’s remit transcends COVID-19 fight
In the week since it was rolled out, Oman’s first endowment fund dedicated to public healthcare services has garnered several millions of Omani riyals in contributions from government, public and private sector organisations, and growing numbers of individuals as...
CANAM Mali: The 2022 budget amounts to more than 87 billion FCFA
On Thursday November 25, 2021, the Conseil national du Patronat du Mali (CNPM) hosted the opening ceremony of the 23rd ordinary session of the Board of Directors of the Caisse Nationale d'Assurance Maladie (CANAM). In his opening speech, the Chairman of the Caisse's...
Compulsory health insurance in Benin: in the face of concerns, the Government reassures
From January 2022, health insurance will be compulsory for all Beninese. The subject has raised many questions, and the Minister of Health, Benjamin Hounkpatin, has given an interview to the national and international press in order to reassure them of the steps being...
Togo: INAM to manage the roll-out of Universal Health Insurance
The universal health insurance (AMU) project will be managed by the Institut national d'assurance maladie (INAM). So says the Togolese government, following its latest cabinet meeting on Saturday November 27. A decree was adopted during the council meeting, bringing...
Diabetes in Niger: A plea for access to care
" Access to care to fight diabetes ", this is the theme chosen for the 2021 commemoration of the International Diabetes Day. In Niamey, the International Diabetes Federation (IDF) once again sacrificed itself to tradition, this time placing the...
Oman rolls out mandatory health insurance in private sector
Oman's Capital Market Authority (CMA) is currently drafting plans to introduce mandatory health insurance for all residents in the country after the Council of Ministers made recommendations to do so. “The decision aims at meeting the needs of the employees of the...