Bangladesh’s Health Budget during the Pandemic
Bangladesh has had less than 1% share of the annual budget for the health sector for over a decade now. The Covid 19 crisis has only made it more important to invest more in health services, infrastructure and personnel. This opinion piece by Dr Fahmida Khatun gives...
Niger: Restitution of the I3S project and presentation of INAM
A number of players were in conclave on May 19, 2021 at Centre International des Conférences Mahatma Gandhi in Niamey. For this reason, they took part in the restitution workshop of the Initiative Solidarité Santé Sahel (I3S) project, followed by the...
Senegal: Data analysis workshop as part of the study on catastrophic healthcare expenditure 2014-2019
In Thiès, where the workshop was held, the aim was to analyze secondary data following the methodology adopted in the 2014-2019 Catastrophic Health Expenditure Study . More specifically, the work involved : share the methodological orientation report (ROM) for...
Meeting of the technical committee for the evaluation of the CMU program
It was held in virtual mode on May 19 and covered the following two items : pre-validation of the report on basic CMU through mutual health insurance ; pre-validation of the report on the link between the CMU program and other health...
Сенегал: журналисты знакомятся с программой обязательного медицинского страхования работников
Инициатором виртуальной встречи выступил , Институт координации обязательного страхования от несчастных случаев (ICAMO). Цель семинара заключалась в том, чтобы вооружить журналистов знаниями, необходимыми для понимания ключевых концепций и проблем, связанных с...
Senegal: The technical committee for the evaluation of the CMU program validates important reports
Two items were on the agenda of this meeting of the technical committee for the evaluation of the universal health coverage program in Senegal: Pre-validation of the report on the CMU program's service billing system ; the pre-validation of the ...
Senegal: Meeting of the Social Protection Thematic Group
The members of the Social Protection in Senegal thematic group met on May 25 to take stock of the situation. Participants took it in turns to catch up on the activities of their respective organizations. They then followed a presentation by the World Bank...
Senegal: journalists learn about the compulsory health insurance scheme for workers
The virtual meeting was initiated by , the Institution de Coordination de l'Assurance Maladie Obligatoire (ICAMO). The aim was to equip journalists with the knowledge they need to understand the key concepts and challenges of compulsory health insurance, so that...
Viet Nam: Officially using HI card’s image on VssID for medical treatment from June 1, 2021
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VN successfully negotiated to buy 170 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines
Thai Cabinet approves 311.6 million baht to fund efforts to address Covid 19 outbreaks in prisons
311.6 million baht, to be taken from the Thai government's central budget, was approved to cover the cost of Covid-19 containment measures adopted by prisons and correctional facilities in the country. The money will be used to buy 100,000 sets of RT PCR Covid-19 test...
Govt to borrow additional THB500 billion to aid Covid-19 response
The Royal Gazette website on Tuesday published an emergency decree allowing the Ministry of Finance to borrow money to tackle the health crisis caused by the Covid-19 outbreak among other things Of the THB 500 billion THB 30 billion will be allocated for...
Budget FY 2021-22: Covid-19 vaccination to get priority
Keeping the mass vaccination in mind, the revenue target for the next fiscal has been set Tk 389,078 crore, which is 11.02% of the GDP, according to the finance ministry and National Board of Revenue (NBR) sources. There will be Tk 10,000 crore special allocation for...
NIGER: Scoping meeting on health financing
A scoping meeting on health financing in Niger brought together experts working on the issue on a virtual platform. Below is a summary of the main points from the June 3 meeting: A presentation of the steps involved in setting up the National Health Insurance...
Sri Lanka to receive aid from Australia as part of the latter’s new Health Security Initiative
Australia’s Minister for Foreign Affairs, Marise Payne, announced that Australia will provide AUD 5.5 million in funding to Sri Lanka as part of a new Health Security initiative to support the Sri Lankan Government’s COVID-19 response. The new initiative will assist...