Burkina Faso inaugurates its first radiotherapy center
With a capacity to treat 1,500 patients a year, the center will be able to treat a number of cancers on site, including cervical, prostate, lung, rectal, esophageal and stomach cancers, according to the Ministry of Health. A radiotherapy center built by the State of...
Preventing Fraud and Deficit Through The Optimization of Health Insurance In Indonesia
The Badan Penyelenggara Jaminan Sosial Kesehatan, commonly known as the BPJS Kesehatan, Indonesia’s public health Insurance agency was established as a public legal body to provide universal healthcare to its citizens. However, the financial deficit in the system...
Over $ 1.1 bn to Extend Australia’s Covid 19 Health Response
The Australian Government invests more than $1.1 billion to extend their successful national COVID-19 health response and suppression strategy until 31 December 2021. This $1.1 billion is in addition to more than $22 billion spent in these areas to date,...
Deferment of Labour Codes delays health & income security to gig workers in India
Furthering the agenda of labour empowerment, India consolidated 29 central labour laws into four codes - The Industrial Relations Code, 2020, the Code on Social Security, 2020, the Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Code, 2020, and the Code on Wages,...
Right based approach to UHC in Rajasthan, India
In the last decade, the increasing cost of care and consequent impoverishment of those seeking medical treatment added momentum to the debate on ‘Right to Health’ by demanding universal health coverage (UHC) to build societal resilience to the devastating impacts of...
2021 Health sector gets 32 percent more budget compared to previous year
The Nepal government has allocated Rs 90.69 billion for the health sector for the upcoming fiscal year, around 32 percent more than previous fiscal when Rs 68.78 billion was set aside under the heading. Although the health sector’s share of the pie has increased to...
Budget 2021: Rs 18Bn to be allocated for Maintaining Health Services
Sri Lankan Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa announced a boost to the public health sector in light of the extended needs demanded by the COVID-19 Pandemic. He allocated an additional Rs. 18bn for expansion of health facilities to tackle COVID-19 and resultant health...
Thailand: B205bn health budget agreed
The Thai cabinet approved an increase in the universal healthcare budget for 2022 to 205 billion baht, 4.4% higher than this year. Under the new budget, health coverage will reach 47.9 million people in the universal healthcare scheme, meaning an increase to just...
Millions of Australians facing another private health insurance price hike
Almost 14 million Australians with private health insurance will face a price hike come April 1 – the second in just six months. The federal government will also decrease its rebate slightly from 25.059 per cent for under 65s on the base tier...
Bangladesh’s journey with health in the past 50 years
Bangladesh has one of the best health networks in the public sector. However, shortage and skill-mix imbalance of human resources, limitations in equipment, medicines and other supplies deter obtaining adequate benefits from these resources. Public expenditure on...
Impact of Indonesia’s national health insurance scheme on inequality in access to maternal health services: A propensity score matched analysis
Reducing inequality in maternal, neonatal and infant mortality are key targets in the Sustainable Development Goals. This study evaluates the impact of Indonesia's national health insurance scheme, Jaminan Kesehatan Nasional (JKN), on access to maternal health...
WHO publication on value-based health services
From value for money to value-based health services: a twenty-first century shift Overview: Health policy makers around the world have long shown interest in the value created by health systems and this preoccupation will likely only intensify in the current context...
How Japan’s Universal Health Care System led to COVID 19 Success
Japan has seen very low mortality rates due to COVID 19 despite a rapidly ageing population owing to universal health insurance, a uniform fee schedule and a no-gatekeeping system. The combination ensures affordable access to health services for everyone...
A Review of the Impact of Financing Mechanisms on maternal health in Australia
Australia’s maternal health system financing is inequitable, resulting in those that cannot afford private obstetric care subjected to little to no care at all. For a developed nation Australia’s Out-of-pocket expenditure is one of the highest despite Medicare, their...
Health Financing in Bangladesh: Scarcity and its impacts
As Bangladesh shows a decreasing trend in healthcare budget over the years, the lack of healthcare services to the vast majority of its financially disadvantaged population becomes more and more evident. The government has consistently been allocating about 5% of the...