Cambodia’s central registry enhances access to social services
Cambodia is advancing its efforts toward universal health coverage by implementing a central registry that links various social health protection programs, improving access to essential services for citizens.Cambodia is addressing challenges in its social health...
World Health Organization supports Indonesia’s national health insurance expansion
The end of biennium results report 2022-2023 showed the significant outcomes of national health insurance expansion in Indonesia and highlighted contribution of Word Health Organization (WHO) in support this transformation. Since 2014, Indonesia has introduced a...
Health insurance is essential, but too much can rack up prices: Ministry of Health
The Singapore government is reviewing current health insurance schemes. The review indicated a rise of hospital bills and health insurance claims and needs to strike a balance between adequate coverage and cost control. According to the Insurance Asia, Singapore...
Financial integration of local health systems as envisioned in the UHC law
The Philippines Universal Health Care (UHC) Law mandates that province- and city-wide health systems must implement financial integration, starting in 2023.This policy brief outlines how policies on financial integration will alter the financing of health services at...
Indonesia’s new health law: lessons for democratic health governance and legislation
This correspondence discusses a new law on Health (No. 17 of 2023), which was enacted following the Indonesian Health Transformation Plan. The Plan consists of six key pillars: the transformation of primary health care, referral health care, health resilience, health...
Nearly 40 new medicines to be reimbursed to patients from early 2023
Each year, dozens of new medicines are added to Lithuania’s reimbursable list, ensuring patients receive modern treatments. Faster inclusion is enabled by quicker evaluations and more efficient use of the Compulsory Health Insurance Fund (CHIF), improving access to...
Algeria Finance Law 2024
Law no. 23-22 of 11 Joumada Ethania 1445 corresponding to December 24, 2023 on the Finance Act for 2024. The President of the Republic, Having regard to the Constitution, in particular Articles 139, 141, 143 (paragraph 2) and 148; Having regard to Organic Law No....
Capitalization study on improving healthcare affordability
In terms of health risk coverage, Mali has opted for three mechanisms: AMO, RAMED and mutual health insurance for the vast majority of the population. This led AFD, after preliminary studies, to initiate joint multi-stakeholder meetings. The project has three...
Increasing COVID-19 vaccination in remote Sierra Leone
A recent study in Sierra Leone's remote areas used mobile vaccination teams and community mobilization to improve COVID-19 vaccine access. Conducted in 150 communities, the intervention increased immunization rates by 26 percentage points within 48-72 hours and...
Recommendations for setting up a mixed provider payment system
The Health Policy Plus project assessed the strengths and weaknesses of CANAM's current provider payment system in light of the opportunities presented by the introduction of RAMU to harmonize the various health insurance schemes consolidated under this insurance...
Synthesis of documented international pricing experiences for CANAM
The Caisse Nationale d'Assurance Maladie (CANAM) remunerates its service providers on a fee-for-service basis, according to an established fee schedule. Users pay a co-payment (ticket modérateur) of 20% for hospitalization and 30% for outpatient care and medication....
Social safety net program 2022-2026
The aim of the program is to increase the productive capacities of the most vulnerable households through a range of interventions, and to strengthen the national social safety net system to ensure greater social inclusion of poor and vulnerable populations. The...
Gbessokè social program: 34,000 beneficiaries receive their identifiers
As part of the implementation of the "GBESSOKE" productive social safety net program, 34,000 Personal Identification Number certificates were handed over to the program's Implementation Support Unit (CAMO) on June 13 in Cotonou.The Government of Benin, through the...
Health sector strategic plan 2014-2019
Mozambique's "Plano Estratégico do Sector da Saúde (PESS) 2014-2019" outlines the goals, priorities, and actions needed to improve the country's health system over five years. It includes an assessment of Mozambique's current health situation, sets a clear vision and...
A study assessed the potential cost-effectiveness of HPV vaccination among girls in Mongolia
As reported by the study titled "The Potential Cost-Effectiveness of HPV Vaccination Among Girls in Mongolia" , HPV vaccination has not been introduced nationally and Gavi co-financing support is not available in Mongolia. To inform introduction decision-making, study...