Lebanon: the health sector in the grip of the economic crisis
The economic crisis, which has plunged a large part of the population into poverty, has also had a devastating impact on the healthcare sector. Hospitals are underfunded, medicines are in short supply, and access to healthcare has become a major challenge for many...
Mauritania: 10,000 health insurance cards distributed
The Caisse nationale de solidarité sanitaire (CNASS) continues to expand throughout the country. On November 5, the municipality of Arafat launched the distribution of 10,000 health insurance cards to vulnerable groups. The mayor of the Arafat commune, Mr. Mohamed...
Memorandum signed between Azerbaijan’s State Agency on Mandatory Health Insurance and the Ministry of Health of the Czech Republic
A delegation led by Zaur Aliyev, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the State Agency for Compulsory Health Insurance (CHIA) of Azerbaijan, conducted a working visit to Prague, Czech Republic, from November 24 to 28. The visit aimed to strengthen international...
Celebrating resilience: a sustainable primary health care model in Côte d’Ivoire
In November, the Ministry of Health, Public Hygiene and Universal Health Coverage, the Senate of Côte d’Ivoire, community associations, health care workers and patients celebrated 30 years of their resilient primary health care model. Forty community health centres in...
P4H Coordination Desk attends Fudan University School of Public Health forum in Shanghai
P4H academic member Fudan University School of Public Health in Shanghai, China, held a subforum on 13 November 2024 as part of the Eighth International Forum on the Belt and Road Initiative & Global Governance. The P4H Coordination Desk attended the subforum and...
Health crisis in Yemen: the Government warns
The Yemeni government issued an official warning of an impending health crisis on Sunday, August 4, 2024, as a threat to close key medical facilities across the country follows a severe reduction in international funding.Yemeni Prime Minister Ahmed Awad bin Mubarak...
Free CMU for Ivorian cocoa and coffee producers
Producers of coffee and cocoa, the two main agricultural products in the Ivorian economy, now benefit from health insurance fully paid for by the state, to the tune of 12 billion CFA francs (US$20 million) a year."From now on, all coffee and cocoa growers holding a...
Towards a sustainable financing strategy for health and immunization
On Thursday October 31 in Abidjan, the Association de soutien à l'autopromotion sanitaire urbaine (ASAPSU), in collaboration with the Global Health Advocacy Incubator (GHAI) and GAVI, organized a co-creation workshop on the study of health and vaccination financing in...
Soubré workers learn about social protection and health insurance
A workshop on social protection and health insurance brought together workers from the public and private sectors on Saturday November 16, 2024 in Soubré, under the initiative of the Friedrich Ebert Stiftung foundation aimed at enhancing their knowledge of these...
New members elected to head CANAM
Mr. Houd BABY is the brand new Chairman of the Board of Directors of Mali's National Health Insurance Fund (CANAM). He was elected on November 19 at the 28th ordinary session of the Board of Directors, chaired by the Minister of Health. In her address, the Minister of...
The World Bank praises CANAM’s performance in Mali
The Sector Director for Health, Nutrition and Population for West and Central Africa led a delegation to the Caisse Nationale d'Assurance Maladie (CANAM) in Bamako on November 14. The meeting focused on the performance and prospects of Mali's health portfolio. Moulay...
Tackling the impact of cancer on health, the economy and society
The OECD report "Tackling the Impact of Cancer on Health, the Economy and Society" published on 21 November 2024, highlights the substantial burden that cancer imposes on public health systems, economies, and societies across OECD countries. Cancer accounts for one...
Proposals to improve access to medicines
The State has tried to boost the generic drug market as a way to contain the increase in out-of-pocket health care costs for Peruvian households.The author refers to research conducted by Videnza Consultores that analyzes four key processes of the health system in...
CCMSA presents its “Charges et Produits 2025” report
On June 25, the Board of Directors of the Caisse centrale de la mutualité sociale agricole (CCMSA) approved the annual report on the Agricultural Scheme's Income and Expenses for 2025. The report is based on a number of studies designed to shed light on the public...
Summary of the Cades 2023 annual report on social issues
Against a backdrop of heightened financial market volatility and rising central bank interest rates, Caisse d'Amortissement de la Dette Sociale (Cades) has continued its program of social security issues. Its annual report details the initiatives taken to refinance...