Belgium’s support for social health protection in sub-saharan Africa: A case study
Belgium is supporting social health protection in sub-Saharan Africa, particularly in Senegal, by establishing insurance systems that aim to improve healthcare access for informal sector workers even in challenging low-income settings.Belgium, through its development...
Member State Session on Revising SDG UHC Indicators 3.8.1 & 3.8.2
WHO reviews proposed revisions to SDG UHC indicators 3.8.1 & 3.8.2, potentially altering a decade of financial protection data. On 21 August 2024, the World Health Organization (WHO) organised an information session for Member States to discuss the revision of...
R4D strengthens health policy and systems research ecosystem in Asia
R4D's Health Systems Strengthening Accelerator is enhancing health policy and systems research (HPSR) in Asia by building a stronger ecosystem to translate evidence into policy action. R4D, through the Health Systems Strengthening Accelerator, is working to empower...
A flourishing social security system in Monaco
Monaco enjoys particularly advantageous social protection thanks to the Caisse de Compensation des Services Sociaux (CCSS), financed entirely by employers. This scheme, inspired by the French social security model, was introduced after the Second World War, in 1944....
Joint SDG Fund: Social health protection in Albania and Cambodia
Albania and Cambodia are advancing social health protection and employment initiatives through joint programmes supported by the Joint SDG Fund, with a focus on fostering inclusion and universal health coverage.In Cambodia, the Joint SDG Fund is driving key reforms to...
Extension of free health care in Burkina Faso
The Minister of Health, Robert Jean-Claude Lucien Kargougou, announced on Monday August 12, 2024 that in addition to pregnant women and children under five, treatment for serious accidents, chronic and severe illnesses will be free in Burkina Faso by 2025. " In...
Workshop on the implementation of collective action initiatives as part of the implementation of the CSU
From August 21 to 22, 2024, a workshop was held to assess the implementation of Collective Action Initiatives (CAI) in Cameroon as part of the implementation of Universal Health Coverage (UHC). The conclave brought together members of the L4UHC group in Mbankomo in...
Bujumbura International Mutualist Conference: February 3-4, 2025
The Bujumbura International Mutualist Conference will be held on February 3 and 4, 2025. A number of experts will be meeting to discuss the theme: "Objective of universal health and social protection in Africa - Relying on mutuals as key players in the social and...
US government program potentially saves Medicare program billions in pharma
In August, 2024 Centers for Medicare and Medicaid finalized negotiations to reduce the prices paid for 10 pharmaceuticals. Price negotiations with pharmaceutical companies focused on 10 of Medicare’s costliest drugs. Medicare provides health insurance coverage for...
Additional health budget approved
The Congress of the Republic approved additional resources to be allocated to the Ministry of Health for the strengthening of the national network of oncology services.Within the framework of Article 38 of the Law for Comprehensive Cancer Care in Guatemala of March...
New Public Health Law enacted
The National Assembly of People's Power approved this new law that seeks to develop the constitutional postulates and reinforce the responsibilities of the State with regard to Public Health.The main objective of the new law is to reinforce the responsibilities of the...
Preliminary draft of the Public Health Law
The draft public health law proposes an update of Law 41 of 1983, incorporating the One Health approach as one of its principles.The draft bill is based on Article 46 of the current Cuban Constitution and recognizes that health is a fundamental right. It is also based...
Public Health is historically prioritized in State Budget
The State has prioritized public health in Cuba, allocating 23% of the total budget to this sector.It was established that the public health financing proposed for 2023 would be used for the acquisition of "medicines, consumables and reagents; the repair and...
PROTECT project receives grant to strengthen pandemic response in South America
Under the One Health approach in Latin America and the Caribbean, the Pan American Health Organization and the World Bank launched the PROTECT project.The PROTECT Project was launched by PAHO and the World Bank with funding from a nearly $17 million grant from the...
More funding approved to care for dependent persons
In Thailand, the National Health Security Office (NHSO) has increased funding allocated to care dependent persons in response to a rise of care needs from population ageing.According to Bangkok Post, the NHSO has approved nearly doubling the capitation budget for...