Health Insurance State Agency appointed the CEO of Healthcare Providers’ Management Union
Azerbaijan’s recently implemented Social Health Insurance Reform might present a special interest to policy-makers because its model is unique and different from all other Post-Soviet countries’ health financing and governance model. Azerbaijan’s Agency for Mandatory...
Chad: Final report of the study on the institutional and functional framework of the Medical Assistance Scheme (AMED) under construction
The republic of South Sudan’s essential package of health services (EPHS): A snapshot
An effective health system is one that meets the health needs of its population by providing equitable access to affordable, high-quality health care including treatment and preventive services (WHO, 2005). To meet such a mandate, most countries have defined an...
South Sudan health system assessment
South Sudan is committed to attaining universal health coverage and this commitment is emphasized in the national constitution. Despite the commitment, the country has yet to make strides to achieve its health goals. This health system assessment was conducted to...
South Sudan national health policy: 2016-2026
The constitution of the Republic of South Sudan recognizes health as a basic human right to be respected, promoted, and protected. The 2006-2011 national health policy provided guidance on how to implement the mandate of the constitution and work toward attaining...
Willingness to pay for national health insurance fund (NHIF) among public servants in Juba City, South Sudan
The NHIF is the proposed health insurance scheme for South Sudan and aims at achieving universal health coverage. One challenging compounding issue however, is that over the years, governments’ spending on healthcare has been decreasing from 8.4% of national budget...
Public financial management (PFM) in a pandemic: What can the experiences of Bangladesh and Indonesia during their COVID-19 response teach us about the importance of PFM?
Shamima Akhter (ThinkWell Bangladesh), Anooj Pattnaik (ThinkWell), Callum Pierce (ThinkWell), Afroja Yesmin (ThinkWell Bangladesh), Pak Trihono (ThinkWell Indonesia) In the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, Dr. Helal, the manager of a busy health facility in...
South Sudan secures US$ 174.2 million to address the COVID-19 pandemic
On 30th March, 2021, South Sudan received US$ 174.2 million to help finance the country’s urgent balance of payments needs and provide critical fiscal space to maintain poverty-reducing and growth-enhancing spending. A sharp decline in international oil prices...
South Sudan implements a road map to introduce and institutionalize national health accounts (NHA)
In South Sudan, the Ministry of Health (MoH) with support from other international partners in 2017, commenced the implementation of a road map to introduce and institutionalize the NHA. The NHA is a framework for consistent tracking of resource flows within the...
South Sudan-Strengthening primary health care (PHC) in fragile settings
South Sudan gained independence in 2011, and in recent years the government has been working to transition from a focus on humanitarian relief to longer-term development of the health sector, as reflected in the Health Sector Strategic Plan (HSSP) 2017–2022. The HSSP...
The Republic of Korea’s Coronavirus Disease Pandemic Response and Health System Preparedness (September 2021)
ADB’s report, the Republic of Korea’s Coronavirus Disease Pandemic Response and Health System Preparedness, comprehensively covers several aspects that were crucial to the success of the ROK, such as effective resource mobilization, coordination, and timely social...
All About Korea’s Response to COVID-19 (October 2020)
The "All About Korea's Response to COVID-19" booklet provides an interim overview of Korea's COVID-19 response efforts up to September 2020 in various areas including: - Epidemic response system - Testing, tracing, and treatment - Entry screening measures - Social...
Discussion for public consensus begins to introduce sickness benefits in Korea
The Ministry of Health and Welfare (Minister Kwon Deok-chul) announced on 15 April 2021 the establishment of the “Sickness Benefits System Planning Advisory Committee” (hereinafter referred to as the “Advisory Committee”) and held the first meeting. Except for...
P4H members ILO and WHO met to discuss social health protection in Ethiopia
In August, representatives from WHO and ILO met to discuss their work to support Universal Health Coverage (UHC) and strengthen social health protection in Ethiopia. The ILO team gave an overview of the PROSPECTS project, a new Partnership on Inclusive Jobs and...
COVID-19: Maldives begins administering second vaccine dose to children
Maldives has started inoculation of the second dose of the COVID-19 vaccine among children age between 12 and 17 years in September. Maldives has vaccinated the COVID-19 vaccine to students in this age group since August 15. Over 40,000 school students will...