CSU law enacted
The President of the Republic has promulgated, on August 05, 2019, Law n°35 instituting Universal Health Coverage in Chad. The country has thus taken a decisive step towards Universal Health Coverage.
The technical committee on universal health coverage begins its analysis of the situation
During her second mission, the P4H technical assistant is focusing on reviewing existing documentation and studies to be launched to feed into the analysis of the health financing situation in Chad.
Health accounts in Niger – 2018
Never let a good crisis go to waste . . . is COVID-19 an opportunity to align health financing systems in Burkina Faso?
The COVID-19 crisis offers Burkina Faso the chance to land on a more coherent approach to health financing. All sights are trained on the health system right now because of the COVID-19 crisis, and within the COVID-19 response lies Burkina Faso’s best chance at...
COVID-19 situation report for WHO Africa Region – June 2020
How COVID-19 is reshaping priorities for both domestic resources and development assistance in the health sector
This is a joint blog written on behalf of the UHC 2030 Core Team, as well as the partners engaged in the Sustainable Health Financing Accelerator (SHFA) The COVID-19 pandemic has swept across the world, reshaping the global health landscape and sparking an economic...
COVID-19 situation report for WHO Africa Region – June 2020
You will find in the related document the COVID-19 situation report (June 12th 2020) for WHO Africa Region produced by the TIBA COVID-19 Pandemic Response Unit.
Notification: Prevention and containment of COVID-19 in Bhutan
With the first confirmed case of COVID-19 reported in Bhutan on March 5th 2020, the containment and prevention of the virus became the government´s priority. The Ministry of Finance in keeping of the Public Finance (Amendment) Act 2012 and of the Disaster Management...
Measures announced by the Belgium Government against COVID-19
Taking account the measures announced in Belgium, as of 15 April 2020, the stimulus is estimated at EUR 55.1 billion or 11.4% of GDP (excluding the impact of deferrals of taxes and social contributions). The majority of these measures (EUR 51.8 billion) were to...
Plan de riposte au COVID-19 au Burkina Faso : Le gouvernement a besoin de près de 178 milliards de FCFA (USD 306 million)
Le montant total des financements du Plan de riposte du COVID-19 est désormais connu. Pour faire face à l’épidémie, le gouvernement a besoin de 177 900 426 041 francs CFA (USD 306 million). Le montant a été dévoilé ce mardi, 7 avril 2020 par la ministre de la Santé,...
Brazil government to inject USD 30 billion into economy to combat COVID-19
Brazil’s government on Monday announced emergency measures to inject nearly 150 billion Reais (USD 30 billion) into the economy to soften the blow from the COVID-19 pandemic. The fiscal boost represents a rapid turnaround for Economy Minister Paulo Guedes who, as...
Ukraine: review of health financing reforms 2016-2019
In 2015, the Government of Ukraine initiated transformative reforms of its health system to improve population health outcomes and ensure financial protection from excessive out-of-pocket payments. This was to be achieved through increasing efficiency, modernizing the...
Reforming public hospital financing in China: progress and challenges
In 2019, Chinese researchers described the effects of the financing reforms of public hospitals and suggests steps to further progress towards equitable, efficient, and good quality care by reviewing China's health system financing reform over 10 years. Key messages:...
Organization and financing of public health services in the Republic of Moldova
In 2018, the European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies produced a report on organization and financing of public health services in Europe. Each country chapter captured the historical background of public health services and the context in which they...
Health financing and integration of urban and rural residents’ basic medical insurance systems in China
China is in the process of integrating the new cooperative medical scheme (NCMS) and the urban residents’ basic medical insurance system (URBMI) into the urban and rural residents’ basic medical insurance system (URRBMI). However, how to integrate the financing...