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Malawi proposed health allocation increases to 12.2%

Malawi proposed health allocation increases to 12.2%

Malawi

Malawi's proposed health budget increase to 12.2% of the national budget has garnered excitement among stakeholders as the country moves closer to the Abuja Declaration target.Malawi's health sector budget of K729.47 billion which represents 12.2% of the national...

Mexico: Discussion on tobacco taxes

Mexico: Discussion on tobacco taxes

Mexico

In Mexico, the specific taxes levied on tobacco to mitigate the negative externalities and internalities caused by tobacco consumption are still below the minimum recommended by the World Health OrganizationBoth the Value Added Tax (VAT) and the Special Tax on...

Bolivia: 7.4 million people enrolled in the Unified Health System

Bolivia: 7.4 million people enrolled in the Unified Health System

Bolivia (Plurinational State of)

Children, women, young people and adults in Bolivia who do not have health insurance can register with their identity card and receive the benefits of the Unified Health System.According to statements made by the Deputy Minister of Health Insurance and Management of...

Making AMU operational: NGOs lobby parliamentarians

Making AMU operational: NGOs lobby parliamentarians

Burkina Faso

On February 28, 2024, the Permanent Secretariat of Non-Governmental Organizations (SPONG), with the support of UNICEF, held a meeting to inform, raise awareness, mobilize and engage parliamentarians in the operationalization of universal health insurance in Burkina...

National dialogue on health financing in Burundi

National dialogue on health financing in Burundi

Burundi

From February 12 to 14, 2024, the Economic Community of East African States organized a high-level national dialogue on health financing in Bujumbura. This dialogue mobilized stakeholders around the theme: "Increasing public resources for health financing in...

Current situation and recommendations for healthcare facilities

Current situation and recommendations for healthcare facilities

France

On October 12, 2023, the Cour des Comptes published two reports on healthcare institutionsThe first report focuses on the financial situation of public hospitals, which, although in a dilapidated state, are said to have improved after the health crisis thanks to...

Thailand launches a new medical coverage scheme for tourist accidents

Thailand launches a new medical coverage scheme for tourist accidents

Thailand

The Nation reported that Thailand has introduced a health insurance coverage scheme for tourists in case of accidents subsidized by the government, starting from January 2024. Furthermore, the article adds, Tourism and Sports Minister Sudawan Wangsuphakijkosol said at...