“Demand Side” Health Insurance in India: The Price of Obfuscation
In this article, Prof Stefan Ecks argues that the new Government Financed Health Insurance schemes (GFHIs) in India are part of a neo-liberalization move toward “demand-side” healthcare which is shifting more decision-making responsibilities onto individuals rather...
The relationship between health expenditure, CO2 emissions, and economic growth in the BRICS countries
In this study, the researchers used Fourier autoregressive distributed lag (ARDL) model to study the correlation between health expenditures, CO2 emissions, and GDP fluctuations in BRICS countries from 2000 to 2019. The study presents some interesting findings and...
Health budget in light of pandemic
This paper is an attempt to demonstrate the planned reforms in the health budget, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic. It is to be seen how the financial allocation for the health sector impacts the health of the Indian people. Access this paper here
Intersection of class, caste, gender and unmet healthcare needs in India: Implications for health policy
This study identifies the factors contributing to unmet healthcare need and investigates the intersectionality of class with caste and gender in determining unmet need. The analysis informs that class inequality is fundamental to having unmet needs with the limited...
A systematic review on the impact of public-funded health insurances in India on health care utilisation and financial risk protection
This review identified and provided information on the impact of different PFHI schemes on healthcare utilisation, Willingness to Pay and financial risk protection of the beneficiaries. The study suggests that various central and state schemes increased the...
Healthcare now, pay later: A new way for distress financing in India
Chris George explores an innovative health financing model - embedded finance wherein healthcare services can be availed using a credit card with Zero Percent Interest Rate, thereby addressing the challenges of distress financing for health. Read more about it...
How philanthropic collaboratives can help the vulnerable
Since the pandemic, the number of India’s philanthropic collaboratives has more than doubled. These collaboratives mobilise funding from foreign and domestic philanthropy, high-net-worth individuals, corporate social responsibility funders, bilateral and multilateral...
The pandemic’s hidden cost: Much-hyped health insurance scheme failed to cover hospital bills
Tabassum Barnagarwala writes about the poor coverage of PMJAY, India's largest government-financed health insurance scheme, the reasons for poor coverage and the health impacts. Read more here
Singapore’s health care expenditure is expected to significantly increase by 2030 due to population ageing
Due to population ageing, healthcare will account for the bulk of increases in government social spending by 2030 as it is predicted that the older population will account for 25 percent of Singaporeans. It is estimated that if the current healthcare spending,...
Uzbekistan adopted a roadmap of projects with UNICEF worth 102.5 mln USD
Ministry of Health of Uzbekistan, together with UNICEF, agreed to implement a set of projects worth $102.5 million. The Minister of Health of Uzbekistan B. Musaev and the head of the UNICEF country office M. Mammadzade signed the Road Map of activities between MoH and...
The Government of Uzbekistan appointed the Executive director of the State Health Insurance Fund
By the relevant decision of the Government of Uzbekistan, Dr Farrukh Rakhimovich Sharipov has been appointed as the Executive Director of the State Health Insurance Fund. Farrukh Sharipov was born in 1969 in the Samarkand region. He started his career as a...
Russia is strengthening primary care as means of efficient resource management in health care
The Ministry of Health of Russia held a Board meeting (Collegium meeting) dedicated to primary health care in the Russian Federation. “Improvement of public health indicators, prevention of premature mortality, increase in life expectancy of citizens are largely...
Digital healthcare 2022-2025 plan will help decrease disparities and strengthen health care for the vulnerable
Kyrgyzstan is implementing digitalization of the healthcare system to help decrease disparities for the vulnerable and strengthen the health care system. On March 18, 2022, the Ministry of Health of the Kyrgyz Republic held a round table to discuss Digital...
Islamic Development Bank invested into health care of Kyrgyzstan through mobile medical centers (health centers on wheels)
On March 28, 2022, the Minister of Health of the Kyrgyz Republic Alymkadyr Beishenaliev, as part of a working visit to the Issyk-Kul region, got acquainted with the preparatory work for the launch of a mobile multi-diagnostic complex -- the "health centers on wheels"....
New Zealand has allocated $22 million to fund health services for Māori
The New Zealand Government has allocated $22 million for the interim Māori Health Authority to begin funding health services for Māori population. The Māori Health Authority is the lead commissioner of health services targeted at Māori and the co-commission for other...