The United States will allocate up to $ 45 million to restore the health care system in Ukraine
The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) plans to launch a new project to rebuild the health care system in Ukraine. The department is ready to spend up to $ 45 million on this purpose. “The main goal of activities to restore and ensure...
Ministry of Healthcare and the Federal Health Insurance Fund are increasing salaries of doctors in Russia
After an external review by the Accounts Chamber that oversees the appropriate use of budgetary funds across government agencies, the Ministry of Healthcare of Russia (MoH) and the Federal Mandatory Health Insurance Fund (MHIF) identified specific measures to increase...
Sustainedly high levels of COVID-19 vaccine acceptance in Ethiopia and other sampled SSA countries
How stable have the high levels of COVID-19 vaccine acceptance in Ethiopia and other countries in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) been now that acceptance needs to translate into active demand? To answer this question, the World Bank has analyzed comparable cross-country...
Qatar mandates private health insurance for expatriates
Employers in Qatar will be required to provide health insurance coverage for expatriates and their families under a new law issued by the emir this week. The huge number of foreign workers in the small but wealthy Gulf natural gas producer means Qatari nationals...
Qatar’s health insurance program Seha is being suspended
Qatar’s plans to roll out a country-wide healthcare scheme have been put on hold indefinitely after a call from the Cabinet to freeze National Health Insurance Co. (Seha) services by December 31. During its weekly meeting, the cabinet decided to support...
WORKSHOP FOR STAKEHOLDERS IN THE IMPLEMENTATION OF UNIVERSAL HEALTH COVERAGE, WITH A VIEW TO IMPROVING THE INTEGRATION OF FREE HEALTHCARE INTO THE UNIVERSAL HEALTH INSURANCE SCHEME IN MALI
Within the framework of universal health coverage, a social protection system with three mechanisms has been set up in Mali : Compulsory Health Insurance (AMO), the Medical Assistance Scheme (RAMED) and mutual health insurance schemes. In addition to these...
President of Kazakhstan met with WHO Director General and proposed promoting PHC together with universal health coverage
President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev had an official visit to the Swiss Confederation and met with the Director General of the World Health Organization Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus November 29, 2021. During the meeting, the Head of state described measures...
Belarus is changing its Constitution to enhance the right to free, state-funded access to medical care
Belarus is changing its Constitution. In March, the President of Belarus signed a decree on the creation of a Constitutional Commission of 36 people, which gave a start to practical work on changing the basic law of the country. Now, as of November 28, 2011, Head...
Viet Nam Social Security News VSS to enhance customer care capacity
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Total Health Expenditures in Philippines increased to 5.6 percent of GDP during the COVID-19 pandemic
National Health Accounts (NHA) provide the information on flows of health financing and resource allocation of the country's health system from both public and private health spending. Philippines NHA showed that share of total health expenditures significantly...
COVID-19 patients in Oman to be covered by insurance
The Capital Market Authority in Oman has launched an initiative to cover medical tests and treatment costs for COVID-19 infected insured members (nationals and expatriates) under their medical insurance coverage, according to a circular issued by the authority. The...
Speed up for realization of 2021 regional budget in Indonesia
Budget realization shows the actual spending and allocation of the budget. Indonesia government emphasizes the necessity to speed up of budget realization at the regional level to raise the household consumption as well as to recover the economy from the COVID-19...
China plans to improve elderly care services nationwide in 2023
A rise of population ageing leads to increase medical and care needs among older population in China. Local governments will start to pilot programmes next year to improve medical and care services for the elderly, with the goal of rolling out the scheme...
New Zealand invests in maternal mental health services
Perinatal depression could occur during and after pregnancy leading to long-term effects on mental and physical well-being of mothers. Mental health and child wellbeing has been prioritized in New Zealand. As a results, expansion of maternal mental health services...
Health Expenditures in Oman rises as compared to previous three years
Oman's Annual Health Report 2020 highlights the main services provided by the health sector in 2020 along with health & vital indicators and the sustainable development goals indicators. The report contains a brief for the most important Ministry of Health studies...