Government sets conditions for opening and operating private healthcare establishments
The Head of State, Mr. Ismaiïl Omar Guelleh, chaired the 8th session of the Council of Ministers on May 14, 2024, during which the Djibouti executive examined a draft decree on the conditions for opening and operating private health establishments.This text adopted by...
Law on the orientation of health policy
Health is a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being, and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity.Djibouti adopts and supports the principle of solidarity and the equality of all in the face of public health costs: everyone must contribute, to...
Law setting up a Universal Health Insurance system
The Council of Ministers heard in its meeting of September 10, 2013 adopted the insitutionalization of a universal health insurance system (AMU) which includes on the one hand the compulsory health insurance scheme (AMO) and on the other hand the social health...
Assessing the performance of the public finance management system
This assessment of the Republic of Djibouti's public financial management system is the first to use the PEFA methodology.This assessment covers the seven pillars of public financial management and measures its impact on the following three main objectives of public...
Domestic resource mobilization for primary healthcare in West Africa
The document titled "Domestic Resource Mobilisation for Primary Healthcare in West Africa" discusses the health financing and domestic resource mobilisation (DRM) challenges faced by Cameroon, Côte d’Ivoire, Mauritania, and Togo. While these countries often focus on...
UK sugar tax leads to significant reduction in children’s sugar consumption
Sugar tax led to a 50% reduction in children's sugar consumption from soft drinks within three years of its announcement in the UK.A recent study has revealed that sugar consumption among children from soft drinks in the UK halved within three years following the...
Introduction to estimated changes in free sugar consumption post-UK soft drinks industry levy
The document titled "Estimated changes in free sugar consumption one year after the UK soft drinks industry levy came into force: controlled interrupted time series analysis of the National Diet and Nutrition Survey (2011–2019" presents a controlled interrupted time...
Global Financing Facility investments for vulnerable populations
The document titled "Global Financing Facility investments for vulnerable populations: content analysis regarding maternal and newborn health and stillbirths in 11 African countries, 2015 to 2019," authored by Mary Kinney et. al., provides a detailed analysis of the...
AFD-Supporting the strengthening of Djibouti’s healthcare system
The project aims to improve maternal and child health by targeting 2 specific objectives: (i) Improve the use of quality healthcare services in Djibouti, (ii) Strengthen the steering, regulatory and planning capacities of the Ministry of Health.The main expected...
CSU-Tchad: Targeting the poor launched
As part of the operationalization of Universal Health Coverage (UHC), the Ministry of Public Health, through the National Health Insurance Fund, launched data collection operations for the economically deprived on July 3, 2024. At the launch ceremony, Chad' s Minister...
Use of Cost-Effectiveness Thresholds in Healthcare Public Policy: Progress and Challenges
The article offers a comparative analysis of the influence of cost-effectiveness thresholds in the decision-making processes in financing policies, coverage, and price regulation of health technologies in nine countries.
Leveraging universal health coverage to leave no one behind in tackling AMR
In "Leveraging Universal Health Coverage to Leave No One Behind in Tackling AMR," authors Pamela Cipriano, James Chau, Mariam Jashi, Ilona Kickbusch, Justin Koonin, Tlaleng Mofokeng, Joy Phumaphi, Magda Robalo, and Akihisa Shiozaki emphasize the critical role of...
WHO report: Results of costing for provider payments in primary health care in Ukraine
Between 2021 and 2023, Ukraine conducted a comprehensive costing analysis for primary health care (PHC) provider payments. Using 2021 retrospective cost data, the study applied a bottom-up approach to capture all PHC expenses, considering both payer and provider...
Handbook for conducting assessments of barriers to effective coverage with health services
The "Handbook for conducting assessments of barriers to effective coverage with health services," authored by the World Health Organization (WHO), serves as a comprehensive guide to identifying and addressing the obstacles that prevent equitable access to essential...
New legislative initiative to tackle NCDs and mental health announced at H20 summit
A collaboration between the G20&G7 Health and Development Partnership and the UN NCD Task Force was unveiled at the 2024 H20 summit in Geneva, aiming to strengthen global efforts to combat NCDs and mental health challenges through legislative action and increased...