Guatemalan Health Code
The Political Constitution of the Republic recognizes that the enjoyment of health is a fundamental human right without discrimination of any kind, and obliges the State to ensure it. The Guatemalan Health Code defines the responsibility of citizens and obligations of...
Decree 11-2021 Emergency Law COVID-19 Guatemala
The emergency decree-law establishes the legal provisions for the acquisition in the national and international market of medicines, goods, supplies, services, medical and surgical material; works for the expansion and conditioning of public health services; the...
WHO published a technical note on health financing in Ukraine in the context of war
On August 14, 2022, WHO-Europe published a technical note titled "Health financing in Ukraine: resilience in the context of war". This technical note provides tailored advice on further adjustments in health financing policy in the context of war based on principles...
Guatemalan regulations guarantee free access to vaccination against COVID-19
One of the fundamental pillars for the approval of Decree 1-2021, Law for the Financing and Acquisition of Vaccines against the Covid-19 Coronavirus, was to guarantee access to health care for Guatemalans in the face of the latent threat of the new coronavirus, for...
In Guatemala, the 2022 Budget Bill will strengthen the Ministry of Health.
In order to continue strengthening the public health system, the 2022 Budget Bill contemplates an increase in resources for the Ministry of Public Health and Social Assistance, in order to comply with the coverage plans. Read the complete article in the following link
Part-time workers will have health coverage
The board of directors of the Guatemalan Social Security Institute approved the regulatory modifications for affiliating and receiving contributions from part-time workers. Thus, when the new regulations come into force, some 25,000 workers will have access to health...
Decree extending the Social Security Law of Honduras
This extension of the law includes the decree that specifies the benefits covered by the Honduran Social Security Institute and describes how this institution should operate.
Expanding social health protection for women at risk of migrating in Honduras
This report, available in English and Spanish, presents the findings of a literature review conducted to inform a better understanding of the Honduran context for expanding social health protection to women at risk of migration, as well as other vulnerable populations.
Expanding Social Health Protection for Women at Risk of Migration in Honduras Desk Review and Regional Stakeholder Engagement Report
This report, available in English and Spanish, presents the findings of a literature review conducted to inform our understanding of the context in Honduras to expand social protection in health to women who are at risk of migration, as well as other vulnerable...
General Budget of Honduras 2022, prioritizes purchase of vaccines and education
The draft of the General Budget of the Republic for the fiscal year 2022 prioritized an increase of funds to the Secretariat of Health to face the purchase of vaccines (from COVID-19) and the hiring of health personnel, detailed the...
8% of the population in Honduras has no access to health care
In Honduras there is a health system integrated by the public and private sectors. The public sector is composed of the Ministry of Health (financed with resources from the national budget), which provides services to 60% of the population, and the Honduran...
New documents available on the Honduras country page
New documents available on the Honduras country page.
Honduran Social Security Institute seeks to expand coverage with new law
The executive director of the IHSS, Adriana Zúñiga, proposes to the health commission of the National Congress that the institute joins the efforts for the creation of the new Social Security Law, allowing the expansion of coverage based on updated actuarial studies....
Colombia: Constitutional Ruling 760
In this judgment, the Constitutional Court addresses several cases in which the protection of the right to health is invoked. These cases refer to various situations in which the required access to health services was denied.
En route to CSU: Cameroon and Chad share experiences
Exchanges and sharing of experiences on strategies for moving towards Universal Health Coverage (UHC): Cameroon receives a delegation from Chad from September 05 to 09, 2022 . This mission will provide an opportunity to present the progress made by each country,...