Extra-Budgetary Funds for COVID-19: Evidence from two years of implementation
By: Justine Hsu (World Health Organization); Hélène Barroy (World Health Organization); Richard Allen (Global Consultant on Public Finance); Fazeer Sheik Rahim, (International Monetary Fund); Tsolmon Tsilaajav (World Health Organization Regional Office for South-East...
Malawi proposed health allocation increases to 12.2%
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...
Purchasing arrangements to strengthen quality health services for chronic diseases
The WHO Centre for Health Development and the Department of Health Financing and Economics produced a body of work on enhancing quality healthcare for chronic diseases through purchasing arrangements between November 2021 to December 2023.Led by WHO Kobe Centre in...
Vacancy: GIZ seeks Specialist in Health Financing (with a P4H role) in Tashkent, Uzbekistan
Join Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH in Tashkent as a Specialist in Health Financing and actively engage in the P4H Network as a Coordination and Technical Exchange Team member.Are you passionate about advancing global health...
Mexico: Discussion on tobacco taxes
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
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
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
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...
Argentina: As of March, Instituto de Obra Médico Asistencial to charge co-payments for medical consultations
The entity in charge of providing health insurance to public employees will start charging co-payments for medical consultations in the province of Buenos Aires. Due to the need to make adjustments for inflation, the president of the public employees' welfare fund...
Free of Charge Program: More than 700 thousand patients were treated at the General Hospital of Mexico.
According to the 2019-2024 Management Report of the General Hospital of Mexico "Dr. Eduardo Liceaga", the free medical care program was able to eliminate economic barriers and also ensure that more people could receive quality medical care. The hospital's general...
Current situation and recommendations for healthcare facilities
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
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...
National Health Security Office of Thailand shares experience on implementation of UHC with the Government of Odisha, India
Thailand's National Health Security Office (NHSO) facilitated a knowledge exchange session with the Government of India during 29th to 31st, January 2024, as reported by the NHSO. The session involved participation from eight delegates representing the Health and...
Philippine Health Insurance Corporation increases contribution to 5% percent in 2024
Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) increases contribution from 4 % to 5 %, starting in 2024. The contribution increase is in line with the Universal Health Care (UHC) law in Philippines.Luisa Cabato reported in Cebu Daily News that PhilHealth...
Disappointment and reaction of healthcare actors to the financial framework
The Social Security Financing Bill for 2024 was adopted on Wednesday September 27 by the Council of Ministers.The hospital federations (FHF, FHP, Fehap, Fnehad and Unicancer) agree that the level of inflation was "notoriously underestimated" when drawing up the 2023...