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Morocco Overhauls Health Insurance System with New Unified Structure

Morocco Overhauls Health Insurance System with New Unified Structure

Morocco

Morocco has passed major reforms to unify its basic health insurance system under the National Social Security Fund (CNSS), aiming to improve efficiency, transparency, and access to healthcare as part of King Mohammed VI’s broader vision for universal social...

Vietnam seeks WHO assistance in disease response, universal health care

Vietnam seeks WHO assistance in disease response, universal health care

Vietnam

The WHO Director-General praised Vietnam’s strong health policies and affirmed continued support in strengthening grassroots healthcare and public health systems. Prime Minister Chinh highlighted Vietnam’s shift toward prevention-focused healthcare and called for...

Proposed inclusion of new benefits in Uruguay

Proposed inclusion of new benefits in Uruguay

Uruguay

Uruguay's Minister of Public Health is proposing the inclusion of new benefits in the National Resources Fund basket. These include medical equipment and medicines for heart disease and cancer treatments. In June 2025, the Minister of Public Health, Cristina...

INSLA applauds Ghana Cabinet for approving Mahama Care Fund Bill

INSLA applauds Ghana Cabinet for approving Mahama Care Fund Bill

Ghana

The Institute of Leadership and Development (INSLA) has commended Ghana’s government for approving the National Medical Trust Fund Bill, which aims to provide sustainable financing for the treatment, management, and prevention of noncommunicable diseases while...

Thai UHC journey workshop in November 2025

Thai UHC journey workshop in November 2025

Thailand

The Thai UHC Journey Workshop 2025, themed ‘Sustainable UHC for Better Health: The SAFE Path—Sustainability, Adequacy, Fairness, and Efficiency,’ will take place in Bangkok from November 24–28, 2025. Applications are open until September 19.The Thai UHC Journey...

A Comparative Look at Healthcare Sector in Armenia and Azerbaijan

A Comparative Look at Healthcare Sector in Armenia and Azerbaijan

Azerbaijan, Armenia

Armenia’s social health insurance model focuses on universal coverage and vulnerable groups but faces challenges in funding sustainability and healthcare quality, while Azerbaijan’s state-funded system benefits from oil revenues to modernize infrastructure but...

Alliance between ADRES-Colombia and FONASA-Chile on health financing issues

Alliance between ADRES-Colombia and FONASA-Chile on health financing issues

Colombia, Chile

The Administradora de los Recursos del Sistema General de Seguridad Social (ADRES) and the Chilean Health Fund (Fonasa) have formalized a strategic alliance. This collaboration will strengthen financing and health systems in general. In Bogota, Colombia in June 2024,...

Modernising and expanding healthcare in Uzbekistan

Modernising and expanding healthcare in Uzbekistan

Uzbekistan

The BMZ is assisting the Uzbek government in implementing its national health strategy and reforming its social protection system. The aim is to provide comprehensive access to health services for all people in Uzbekistan in a system that discriminates against no-one....

Innovative health financing in Congo: a tax on harmful products

Innovative health financing in Congo: a tax on harmful products

Congo (Democratic Republic of)

The private sector at DRC is involved in discussions on an innovative financing mechanism, a specific tax earmarked for health promotion. The revenue from this tax on harmful products is intended to feed the Health Promotion Fund on a permanent basis. On June 11,...