Collaboration between Viet Nam social security and ILO
Although so far Viet Nam did not experience a Covid-19 “health” crisis as the rest of the World, it has suffered from the social and economic impact of the global pandemic. The economic slow-down has translated into reduced availability of work opportunities, for a...
Congo: In front of the National Assembly, the Head of Government promises better healthcare investment
Extract from the speech presenting the government's action program delivered by the Congolese Prime Minister to the nation's elected representatives on Monday, June 21, 2021: The government's strategic objective is to make quality basic healthcare available...
Côte d’Ivoire: MUGEFCI to hold talks soon on increasing contributions
On June 22, the Secretary of State for Social Protection, Clarisse Kayo Mahi, promised high-level discussions in the next few days on increasing contributions to the Mutuelle générale des fonctionnaires et agents de l'Etat de Côte d'Ivoire (MUGEFCI). In an audience...
Côte d’Ivoire: Séguéla cotton growers invited to enroll en masse in the CMU scheme
From June 1 to August 31, cotton growers and members of their families throughout the Côte d'Ivoire cotton-growing basin are being registered. The operation is being carried out using a methodology designed to identify the players in this sector in order to qualify...
Social protection in Africa: Extension strategies at the heart of a regional workshop in Cotonou
A regional workshop opened on Monday June 21 in Cotonou, on the involvement of social movements and other civil society players in the effective extension of social protection in Africa. This is a joint learning process involving the Inspir-Afrique network, technical...
Health system (in Morocco): A greater role for the Sheikh Zaïd and Sheikh Khalifa Foundations
The Government Council, meeting on Thursday June 17, adopted two bills. The first relates to the Sheikh Zaïd Ibn Soltan Foundation and the second to the Sheikh Khalifa Ibn Zaïd Foundation. Here are the details of the changes.
Health system (in Morocco): A greater role for the Sheikh Zaïd and Sheikh Khalifa Foundations
The Government Council, meeting on Thursday June 17, adopted two bills. The first relates to the Sheikh Zaïd Ibn Soltan Foundation and the second to the Sheikh Khalifa Ibn Zaïd Foundation. Here are the details of the changes.
ESI Fact Sheet 2021
P4H India presents a fact sheet on the Employees' State Insurance (ESI) Scheme, a social insurance scheme in India, aimed at providing social security benefits to workers, including sickness and medical benefits. Access it here...
Tools to help civil society actors understand public financing for health in the context of UHC
Understanding public financing for health is critical to effective advocacy to advance efforts to implement universal health coverage (UHC). A new toolkit developed by UHC2030 and PMNCH aims to give civil society and other stakeholders a better understanding of the...
South Korea to begin inoculating younger population in July, allow ‘mix and match’ jabs
South Korea plans for third-quarter vaccine recipients by administering COVID-19 vaccines to 22 million people of the general population aged between 18-59 years, starting from July, as part of the inoculation campaign. People in their 50s...
Burkina Faso: a report sounds the alarm on difficult access to healthcare
The security and protection crisis has had an impact on the continuity of reproductive health and gender-based violence (RH/GBV) services, with a considerable drop in coverage indicators. Indeed, the healthcare system continues to come under attack, with 76 health...
Korea considers another extra budget without debt sale: Finance minister
Korean government is planning for another extra budget without issuing government bonds as it is expected to collect more tax revenue this year amid an economic recovery. The extra budget, if created, will be used to accelerate the COVID-19 vaccine rollout,...
Mauritania: 100,000 low-income families to benefit from health insurance
This was an election promise by the President, and it has been kept. The first health insurance cards have been allocated to vulnerable families, in line with the commitment made by Mohamed Ould Cheikh El Ghazouani, who was elected two years ago. This initiative paves...
TOGO: Holding of the 1st meeting of the Steering Committee of the Health Coverage project
Chaired by the Head of Government Victoire Tomégah-Dogbé, the first meeting of the steering committee for quality essential health services for universal health coverage, held on Thursday June 3, was attended by the World Bank's Director of Operations for Benin, Côte...
Côte d’Ivoire: artists now benefit from health insurance
The Caisse nationale de prévoyance sociale (CNPS) is now providing social cover for artists from the Bureau ivoirien des droits d'auteurs (BURIDA) through its "Régime social des travailleurs indépendants" (RSTI) presented, Wednesday June 16, 2021, in Abidjan. As part...