WHO is looking for a Consultant in Health Financing in Namibia
WHO/AFRO is looking for a Consultant to support the Ministry of Health and Social Services, Health Financing Strategies in the context of UHC Contract duration: 5 months In line with the UHC Policy Framework, the WHO Global Programme of Work (GPW)...
Learning Brief No.7 on Strategic Purchasing in Myanmar by PSI
Stakeholder engagement
Learning Brief No.8 on Strategic Purchasing in Myanmar by PSI
Incentivizing private provision of Primary Health Care in a remote area (Initial Phase)
Learning Brief No.9 on Strategic Purchasing in Myanmar by PSI
Adding hospital-based child delivery care services to the benefit package
A 2018 assessment on UHC progress in Myanmar
Progress towards universal health coverage in Myanmar: a national and subnational assessment The article was published in The Lancet in 2018. https://www.thelancet.com/journals/langlo/article/PIIS2214-109X(18)30318-8/fulltext
A guideline issued for a COVID-19 vaccine side effects fund
Thailand's National Health Security Office (NHSO) issues a guideline for compensation claims of COVID-19 vaccine recipients who experience adverse effects. Only the Thai recipients of the COVID-19 vaccine provided by the government are eligible to submit...
The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Social Health Insurance Claims for High-Burden Diseases in the Philippines
Abstract In the Philippines, anecdotes on the dwindling use of essential healthcare services as an indirect consequence of the COVID-19 pandemic are mounting, but compelling evidence remains scarce. In this study, we examined the magnitude of decline in insurance...
Covid-related insurance claims could hit 3bn baht as cases continue to rise
Thai General Insurance Association (TGIA) said that the total amount of Covid-19 insurance premiums received as of May 15 stood at 3.5 billion baht from 9 million policies. This could lead total claims from Covid-19 insurance to soar to 3 billion baht this year...
New Report on Indonesian Health Financing and Social Health Protection available
We are pleased to draw your attention to a submission to our Indonesia Country page on maximizing the participation of private midwives in the National Health Insurance (JKN) Scheme . The report, and associated brief, explore the challenges of bringing more...
Indonesia’s COVID-19 vaccine drive gets a shot in the arm with private sector plan
Private sector companies in Indonesia began inoculating employees against COVID-19 with a paid-for vaccine plan aimed at boosting productivity and accelerating the government’s free, nationwide vaccination drive. Registered private companies are allowed to...
Indonesia to boost 2021 COVID-19 recovery budget to $44 Billion
Indonesia will expand its COVID-19 recovery budget this year from earlier targets to 619 trillion rupiah ($44.20 billion) to provide better support for the health sector as well as to help businesses, Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati said. The latest increase...
Bangladesh Prime Minister assures adequate supply of Covid 19 vaccines irrespective of procurement costs
Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina has assured that her government will procure COVID-19 vaccines at any cost, and has also allocated financial help for marginalized families. An amount of over 1,500 crore Bangladeshi Takas has been allocated to ease the sufferings of...
Malaysia boosts healthcare funding to fight surge in COVID-19 cases
Malaysia's government will increase COVID-19 healthcare spending by another 200 million ringgit ($48.3 million) to help tackle a surge in cases during recent weeks, the state news agency reported on Saturday. The funding boost brings the government's total healthcare...
Social Health insurance scheme reaches all 77 districts in Nepal
Social Health Insurance Scheme of the government initiated in 2015 has been implemented in all 77 districts in Nepal. The objective of the programme is to ensure people's access to quality health care services. Under this scheme, a family with up to five...
Singapore forms 12-member Multilateral Healthcare Insurance Committee
Singapore’s Ministry of Health (MOH) has announced that it has formed a 12-member Multilateral Healthcare Insurance Committee (MHIC) officially established on April 27th April 2021. The purpose of the committee is to manage the increasing healthcare costs in the...