Expanding Health Equity Fund Coverage for People Living with HIV in Cambodia. Costing and Policy Options
"The National AIDS Authority required evidence on the cost implications of expanding HEF - Health Equity Fund - coverage to more people living with HIV in Cambodia in order to determine the most effective and sustainable approach. This analysis, conducted by Health...
Côte d’Ivoire: Summary of BPF knowledge-sharing workshop on CSU
Supporting Country Progress Towards Better Health Budget Execution – The LHSS-JLN Health Budget Execution Learning Exchange
Public budgets continue to make up the vast majority of government funding for health, making them a cornerstone of financing for universal health coverage (UHC). Even for countries that have contribution-based insurance systems, government budgetary support...
Expanding Health Equity Fund Coverage for People Living with HIV in Cambodia. Costing and Policy Options
"The National AIDS Authority required evidence on the cost implications of expanding HEF - Health Equity Fund - coverage to more people living with HIV in Cambodia in order to determine the most effective and sustainable approach. This analysis, conducted by Health...
Кот-д’Ивуар: Обмен знаниями по использованию финансирования, основанного на результатах деятельности (PBF), для ЦСУ
С 10 по 11 февраля 2022 года в отеле Silver Moon в Абиджане прошел семинар по обмену знаниями об использовании финансирования на основе результатов (PBF) для обеспечения всеобщего охвата населения услугами здравоохранения при поддержке Глобального финансового...
Côte d’Ivoire: Sharing knowledge on the use of Performance-Based Financing (PBF) for the CSU
A knowledge-sharing workshop on the use of Performance-Based Financing (PBF) for Universal Health Coverage took place at the Silver Moon Hotel in Abidjan from February 10-11, 2022 ; with the support of the Global Financing Facility (GFF)the World Bank, P4H, WHO...
Health systems development in Thailand: a solid platform for successful implementation of universal health coverage
Despite its low gross national income per capita in Thailand, a bold decision was made to use general taxation to finance the Universal Health Coverage Scheme without relying on contributions from members. Thailand’s health development since the 1970s, focusing on...
Forgone healthcare and financial burden due to out-of-pocket payments in Bangladesh: a multilevel analysis
This study aimed to examine the burden of out-of-pocket payment and forgone healthcare in Bangladesh, and further explores the inequalities in catastrophic health expenditures (CHE) and forgone healthcare at the national and sub-national levels. Data came from the...
Assessment of health insurance options for Sierra Leone
Health insurance fund control through medical technology assessment
https://vss.gov.vn/english/news/Pages/vietnam-social-security.aspx?ItemID=10194&CateID=198
Viet Nam’s COVID-19 fight costs over US$$3.2 billion
https://en.baochinhphu.vn/vgp-news-viet-nams-covid-19-fight-costs-over-us32-billion-111220107094251985.htm
Thai cabinet approved 209 billion for the UCS budget in the fiscal year 2023
The Thai cabinet has approved 209 billion baht for the Universal Coverage Scheme in the fiscal year 2023, which increases by 4.12% from the previous year. The newly added services are mainly related to COVID-19, such as expenses for RT-PCR tests, antigen test...
New document on out-of-pocket payments in Bangladesh is now available
This study aimed to examine the burden of out-of-pocket payment and forgone healthcare in Bangladesh, and further explores the inequalities in catastrophic health expenditures (CHE) and forgone healthcare at the national and sub-national levels. Data came from the...
New document on Thailand’s universal health coverage is now available
Despite its low gross national income per capita in Thailand, a bold decision was made to use general taxation to finance the Universal Health Coverage Scheme without relying on contributions from members. Thailand’s health development since the 1970s, focusing on...
President Koroma launches social health insurance scheme
The president of Sierra Leone, Ernest Bai Koroma launched the Sierra Leone Social Health Insurance Scheme(SLeSHI) on Friday, 16 February. The scheme is meant to provide Universal Healthcare Coverage for all and sundry across the country. While...