NIger: World Bank injects funds into maternal and child health
Niger's healthcare system is facing major difficulties. Despite the progress made in recent years, the country still has a high mortality rate among children under five (77 deaths per 1 000 live births in 2020), while stunted growth continues to have a...
Niger- I3S project: 157 million CFA francs in medicines and consumables for women and children in the Dosso region
On Wednesday September 29 in Niamey, the Minister of Public Health, Population and Social Affairs, Mr Illiassou Idi Maïnassara, took delivery of medicines and medical consumables donated by the Initiative Santé Solidarité Sahel (I3S) project for children aged 0-5 and...
Mulitisectoral collaborration in addressing priority health issues in Bhutan
Bhutan prioritizes the mass screening program for cervical, breast, and gastric cancer as national issues and plans to achieve 100 percent coverage. Early detection through the screening program could save lives as well as cost of treatment. To achieve the mass...
In Thailand, Social Security Scheme continues the reduction of contribution rates for three months
Thai Cabinet has approved an extension of the Social Security contribution reduction for both employers and workers for another three months, from September to November, aiming to assist businesses and employees affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. Following the...
Employers to receive more than S$900 million in Jobs Support Scheme payouts in Singapore
Over S$900 million in Jobs Support Scheme (JSS) payouts will be disbursed to employers from Sep 30, aiming to subsidize the salaries of Singaporeans and permanent residents to help firms affected by the COVID-19 pandemic More than 43,900 employers in...
New Report on Assessment of Social Health Insurance Scheme in Selected Districts of Nepal
Nepal has implemented the Social Health Insurance (SHI) scheme in February 2015, aiming to enhance financial protection through the pre-payment approach as well as risk pooling in the health sector This study assessed the performance of the SHI scheme in terms of...
Burkina Faso-public spending: A workshop brings together stakeholders in Manga
(...) More than ever, we need to be rigorous in spending public money. Despite our limited resources, with sound management we are able to achieve our (...) This statement was made by Pr Charlemagne Ouédraogo, Minister of Health, at the end of a meeting...
Burkina Faso-Free health care: a positive assessment according to SPONG
The Permanent Secretariat of NGOs (SPONG) and its members take stock of the year 2020 of citizen monitoring of the free healthcare measure for pregnant women and children under 5. The results are being presented this Friday, July 23, 2021, in Ouagadougou during a...
Namibia receives 100,620 doses of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine
As part of efforts to increase coverage of COVID-19 vaccination in Namibia, the Government received a donation of 100,620 doses of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine. The donation is part of a collaboration between the U.S. government, the African Union, the Africa Centers...
Thai government plans to spend 170 billion baht to save 400,000 jobs
The Thai cabinet has approved a framework for spending 170 billion baht, aiming to kick-start the economy and minimize severe social impacts due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The spending comes from the second 500 billion baht borrowed to finance pandemic relief projects...
Kenya’s COVID-19 budget: Funding for health and welfare
As the impact of Covid-19 continues to escalate, accountable public budgets that are aligned to the needs of people living in poverty and vulnerable populations are more crucial than ever. In the 2020/21 fiscal year, Kenya will not only be dealing with the social,...
Enhancing the competitiveness of the health sector in Jordan
The paper aims to identify and elaborate on the main challenges facing the private sector’s participation in the Health Sector in Jordan, in wake of the COVID 19 pandemic. It entails an exploration of the structure, governance and finance of the Kingdom’s Healthcare...
Actuarial Cost and fiscal impact of expanding the Jordan Civil Insurance Programme for health coverage to vulnerable citizens
This study analyses the cost of increasing health insurance coverage to vulnerable Jordanians (for Jordan’s public health exchequer). It estimates the percentage of Jordan’s population that is not insured and thus does not access as many services as those insured by...
Determinants of health insurance coverage and out of pocket payments for health care in Jordan
The Government of Jordan’s 2016-2020 National Strategy for Health Sector set out a vision of high-quality lifelong health care for the whole population, with a focus on financial protection. This report presents findings on health insurance coverage and out-of-pocket...
Determinants of health insurance ownership in Jordan
The peer-reviewed article assesses the proportion of the population covered by any health insurance and their social determinants drawing from the Jordan population and family health survey. The study found that more than one-quarter of the population in Jordan were...