New payment rate for continuous renal replacement therapy in Thailand
The National Health Security Office has increased hospital reimbursement rates for continuous renal replacement therapy (CRRT), aiming to increase access to treatment among people with acute kidney injury. Following this payment policy, hospitals providing CRRT to...
New document on the political economy of health financing reform in Malaysia is now available
There is growing evidence that political economy factors are important for adopting health financing reforms, but there is little consensus about which political and institutional factors determine the results of reform proposals. This study examined efforts at health...
Health Economics and Financing Workshop in Kuwait, 30-31 March 2022
The Kuwait Ministry of Health (MOH) and WHO Regional Office and Kuwait Country Office are jointly organizing a capacity building workshop on 30-31 March 2022, as part of an overall effort to strengthen capacity in health financing to support progress towards universal...
More than 21 million people have received at least one dose of vaccine in Ethiopia
One year ago, Ethiopia received its first COVID-19 vaccine doses from the COVAX with a total of 2.2 million doses and lunched the COVID 19 vaccination on 13 March 2021. To date, more than 21.5 million people received at least one dose and more than 20.5 people have...
Progress in health among regions of Ethiopia, 1990–2019: a subnational country analysis
New article published in Lancet: Previous Global Burden of Diseases, Injuries, and Risk Factors Study (GBD) studies have reported national health estimates for Ethiopia. Substantial regional variations in socioeconomic status, population, demography, and access to...
Chad: Meeting of TFP/Health Technicians, N’Djaména, March 02, 2022
As part of their regular meetings, technicians from Development Partners active in the health sector in Chad met on March 02, 2022 in the UNICEF meeting room. During the meeting, representatives from WHO, Unicef, the World Bank, AFD, UNFPA, UNAIDS and the P4H Focal...
Social Protection System Review of Cambodia, OECD Development Pathways
"The Social Protection System Review is intended to contribute to the implementation of the Social Protection Policy Framework. It provides analysis and recommendations to lay the foundations for a comprehensive and sustainable social protection system."
Toward Strategic Purchasing: Management of multiple schemes and purchasing decisions by the Cambodian national Security Fund
"This document presents the findings from an assessment of the co-management of different social health insurance schemes by the Cambodian National Social Security Fund, with a focus on the strategic purchasing of health services from public and private health...
Vietnam Social Security: Ready for the pilot implementation of chip-based ID cards in medical treatment with health insurance
https://vss.gov.vn/english/news/Pages/vietnam-social-security.aspx?ItemID=10300&CateID=198
Viet Nam: Covid patients struggle to get documents to make social insurance claim
In Vietnam social security claims for COVID 19 treatment require sick leave certificates that are delayed due to multiple and cumbersome procedures. The Law on Social Insurance provides that an employee who falls ill and must temporarily leave work is entitled to a...
Alignment Webinar No. 3: Bilateral Collaboration In Support Of Alignment
Oman government meets COVID 19 healthcare challenge by procuring private sector services
Oman’s public health sector partnered with private healthcare institutions that helped in lessening the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the country. Private sector participation increased the country’s hospitalization capacity, handled the overflow of patients from...
Burundi: Meeting of the Coordination Framework of Partners for Health and Development
On February 17, 2022, the quarterly meeting of the Coordination Framework of Partners for Health and Development was held in Bujumbura. The meeting was chaired by the Minister of Public Health and attended by representatives of the European Union and WHO. The status...
Cameroon: CSU tested in 5 regions of the country
To get the ball rolling towards CSU, the Government of Cameroon and its partners have drawn up the terms of reference for the project to set up the experimental phase of CSU in 05 regions, starting at 2023. This experimental phase will focus on reproductive,...
Burkina Faso: a specialist in health systems policy and management heads up the Ministry
The Minister of Health and Public Hygiene, Robert Lucien Jean Claude Kargougou, took up his duties in Ouagadougou on Wednesday March 9, 2022. Dr Kargougou is no stranger to Burkina Faso's healthcare sector. He has practiced in Burkina Faso and worked for international...