DSS publishes key Social Security figures for 2023
In its annual edition of Key Social Security Figures, the Social Security Department (DSS) presents a panorama of indicators on the financing and performance of the social security system's public service for the year 2023.The report published in June 2024 indicates...
Public funding and young children vaccination coverage: Evidence from Socialist-Oriented Market Economy
Tri-Duc Luong and Dao Le-Van’s study, published in Health Economics Review (Volume 14, Article 95, 2024), examines the relationship between public funding and vaccination rates among children under one year old in Vietnam from 2014 to 2019. The research provides...
Decree setting the conditions and procedures for affiliation and registration with RAMO
This decree sets out the conditions and procedures for affiliation to the compulsory health insurance scheme, in accordance with Articles 4 and 5 of Law N°2021-022 instituting Universal Health Insurance in the Togolese Republic. All natural or legal persons, public or...
Decree establishing the terms and procedures for concluding, suspending and terminating agreements between management bodies and healthcare and service partners
This decree sets out the terms and procedures for concluding, suspending and terminating agreements between management organizations and health care and service providers. Only guaranteed services provided by a public or private health care provider that has signed an...
Decree on the powers, organization and operation of the appeals committee of the universal health insurance management body.
This decree sets out the powers, organization and operation of the appeals committee of the universal health insurance management body. Claims lodged against decisions taken by the universal health insurance management body, with the exception of medical disputes,...
Decree defining the values and nomenclatures of pharmaceutical procedures and products covered by the universal health insurance scheme
This decree defines the values and nomenclatures of pharmaceutical procedures and products covered by the universal health insurance scheme. The Minister of Health and Public Hygiene, the Minister of the Civil Service, Labor and Social Dialogue, the Minister of the...
Health needs of internally displaced people remain a neglected global crisis
A Nature article highlights the dire health crisis faced by 68M internally displaced people, urging global action to address disparities in aid, research, and healthcare access compared to refugees. A new article published in Nature highlights the stark disparities in...
Decree establishing the terms and conditions of medical control in universal health insurance
The AMU management organization is required to organize a medical inspection to verify the necessity and appropriateness of the care and treatment provided or prescribed for the insured's state of health, and to identify any abuses or fraud in the prescription and...
Decree laying down the conditions and procedures for membership, affiliation and registration with the universal health insurance medical assistance scheme.
This decree lays down the conditions and procedures for enrolment, affiliation and registration under the universal health insurance (AMU) medical assistance scheme (RAM), in accordance with articles 16, 20 and 45 of law no. 2021-022 of October 18, 2021 instituting...
WHO published Health Financing Progress Matrix assessment for Tajikistan
As described here by WHO, this report summarizes the findings of the Health Financing Progress Matrix assessment, WHO’s standardized assessment of a country’s health financing policies, for Tajikistan. The report highlights both strengths and weaknesses in...
Decree establishing the powers of the Minister and the organization and operation of the Ministry of Universal Access to Healthcare
The creation of a new ministerial department essentially dedicated to Universal Access to Health Care was formalized by the present decree N° 2024-029/PR of 09/04/24, which sets out the Minister's remit and the organization and operation of the said ministry in Togo.
Decree setting out the contractual framework between the managing body and AMU’s delegated managing bodies
This decree sets out the contractual framework between the managing body and the delegated managing bodies (DMOs) of universal health insurance, in accordance with article 52 of law no. 2021-022 of October 18, 2021 instituting universal health insurance in the...
The Austrian Health Care System: Key Facts (2019)
The overview of the Austrian health care system developed by the Federal Ministry of Labour, Social Affairs, Health and Consumer Protection of Austria (the Ministry), was edited by a team from the Ministry's subordinate agency Gesundheit Österreich GmbH (Healthy...
Climate and health: a path to strategic co-financing?
The article Climate and health: a path to strategic co-financing? by Josephine Borghi and colleagues, published in the Journal of Health Policy Planning, examines the integration of health and climate financing to address the interconnected challenges posed by climate...
National Health Insurance Policy
The Rwanda National Health Insurance Policy aims to achieve universal health coverage by 2020 through equity, solidarity, and risk-sharing principles, ensuring access to quality health care for all citizens. With over 92% of the population already insured through...