6th Meeting of the Montreux Collaborative on Fiscal Space, Public Financial Management and Health Financing
The 6th meeting of the Montreux Collaborative will take place from 13-17 November 2023, with the theme Adjusting Public Financial Management (PFM) for better health: new evidence to shape next-generation reforms.Since 2014, WHO has convened biennial meetings of the...
HGF Webinar on health systems strengthening: Lessons from small island developing states
The WHO Health Systems Governance and Finance Webinar Series presents a webinar titled, 'Health systems strengthening: Lessons from small island developing states' on Wednesday, July 5, 2023 at 8 PM CET (July 6 2023, 6 AM Fiji Time).Health System strengthening,...
The Successes of Strategic Purchasing in Thailand
The Southeast Asia Regional Collaborative for Health (SEARCH) is a regional learning network focusing on strategic purchasing for universal health coverage (UHC) in Southeast Asia. The network is housed at Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health, National University of...
South Africa national department of health mandates free health services for pregnant women including foreign nationals
The national department of health has taken decisive action by issuing a circular to all health facilities, mandating the provision of free healthcare services to all pregnant women and children under the age of six, regardless of their nationality or status in South...
Event: National high level dialogue on health financing
The countdown to the high-level dialogue on health financing for universal health coverage (UHC) in Kenya has begun! Join us as we pave the way towards sustainable health financing and UHC. Mark your calendars for June 26th-28th June 2023. The meeting will bring...
The Estonian Health Insurance Fund changed its name from “sick” fund to “health” fund
The change of the Estonian name of the Health Insurance Fund from Haigekassa to Tervisekassa is a necessary change of direction in our health care, says Rain Laane, Head of the Health Insurance Fund. In recent years, the Health Insurance Fund has funneled more and...
The Use of Evidence-Informed Deliberative Processes for Health Benefit Package Design in Kazakhstan
Authors Wija Oortwijn 1 , Gavin Surgey 1 , Tanja Novakovic 2 , Rob Baltussen 1 , Lyazzat Kosherbayeva 3 published an open access article titled “The Use of Evidence-Informed Deliberative Processes for Health Benefit Package Design in Kazakhstan” in the...
Latvian Minister of Health says new budget does not meet previously outlined public health priorities
The present state budget project for 2023 does not meet the funding amounts outlined for public health priorities listed last year, admits Latvian Minister of Health Līga Meņģelsone. She stressed that funding of the healthcare system and development is the...
Côte d’Ivoire-Free healthcare: anti-racket committee created!
Despite the fact that health care is provided free of charge in community-based health establishments and community-based urban health facilities, some users are victims of racketeering for services that are in principle free of charge. ESCOMs sound the alarm!Speaking...
Kazakhstan is merging the two benefits packages introduced in 2020 with SHI
Historically, Kazakhstan has adopted two benefits packages with the launch of the Mandatory Social Health Insurance reform nationally in January 2020. One was the guaranteed volume of free medical care, universally accessible by all regardless of the insurance...
President Japarov amended the Health Insurance Law to expand coverage by mandating SHI
After approval by the Parliament, President of Kyrgyzstan Sadyr Zhaparov signed the Law "On Health Insurance of Citizens in the Kyrgyz Republic", enforced immediately. This law has been introduced since 1990’s and has been amended with the purpose to make health...
Promoting Access to Health Care for Women and Child Migrants in Latin America / Promoviendo el acceso a la atención de salud de mujeres y niños migrantes en América Latina
Women and children in contexts of high migration in Latin America and the Caribbean lack sufficient social protection in health and face barriers to accessing health care when they need it / Las mujeres y los niños en contextos de alta migración en América Latina y el...
African countries are making the transition from donor-funded HIV programmes to government-led initiatives
African countries are witnessing a transition from donor funding to domestic resource mobilization for their response to HIV. This article summarizes various studies on the public financing of HIV programmes in many African countries to explain the shift from...
Ethiopia’s Minister of Health calls for sustainable health financing to address demands in health systems
Dr. Lia Tadesse emphasizes adequate health financing and solidarity for universal health coverage, highlighting the interconnectedness of health and the need for global prioritizationThe Minister of Health in Ethiopia, Dr. Lia Tadesse has stressed the importance of...
South Africa National Health Insurance bill slated
Despite facing strong opposition from various stakeholders, the National Health Insurance (NHI) bill has been considered and approved by the Portfolio Committee on Health in South Africa. The bill was initially presented to Parliament in August 2019 and subsequently...