Burkina Faso-tobacco consumption: ACONTA sounds the alarm
Afrique contre le tabac (ACONTA) launched the report on the tobacco industry's interference index in Burkina Faso. It was on Monday, October 25, 2021 in Ouagadougou, in the presence of several institutions partners in the fight against this public health phenomenon,...
Mali: an information day on the fight against insurance fraud
With the theme "Fighting health insurance fraud: tools, roles and responsibilities of stakeholders (policyholders, delegated organizations and healthcare providers) ", the union committee of the Caisse Nationale d'Assurance Maladie (Canam) organized ...
Mali Mutuality: Segou gets involved!
Based in Ségou since 2002, the mutualité is a voluntary health insurance organization that works to improve the quality of healthcare and access to health services for non-civil servant populations. Based on the principles of solidarity, non-profit and social...
Côte d’Ivoire: CNAM creates a stir in Bingerville
On Tuesday, October 26, 2021, the Caisse Nationale d'Assurance Maladie (CNAM) organized the second awareness and prevention day called " Les évènements de la CNAM " at the foyer des jeunes in Bingerville, with a view to raising local awareness of the need...
The Philippines established the cancer assistance fund
In Philippines, the Department of Health has established the cancer assistance fund to support the Cancer and Supportive-Palliative Medicines Access Program (CSPMAP). The CSPMAP will provide free medicines to cancer patients, aiming to reduce the out-of-the pocket...
Government subsidies target senior citizens to join PhilHealth
In Philippines, Filipinos aged 60 years old and above who currently are not covered by the PhilHealth and do not have a regular source of income are now mandatorily covered under PhilHealth. While their annual premium contributions will be subsidized by the government...
New Zealand is committed to support the pacific neighbors
The New Zealand government has signed a purchase agreement with Pfizer for 4.7 million doses of the COVID-19 vaccine for delivery in 2022. These vaccines will be vaccinated to those who didn’t get the vaccination in 2021. In addition, New Zealand is committed to...
Health is second largest in 2022 budget in Malaysia
In Malaysia, the government has allocated RM32.4bil to the Health Ministry, which is the second largest allocation. The additional budget has been allocated as follows: RM4bil has been allocated for COVID-19 management, including the national vaccination program....
A quarter of Moldova’s population is fully vaccinated against COVID-19
A quarter of the population of the Republic of Moldova was immunized with the full scheme against COVID-19. The data were made public today by the leadership of the Ministry of Health. Secretary of State Svetlana Nicolaescu mentioned that the highest immunization rate...
Russia launched a hotline “AntiFakeCovid” to battle infodemia
The Russian "Public Chamber on countering dissemination of inaccurate information, public control and Internet security" is launching an online hotline "AntiFakeCovid" aimed at increasing the effectiveness of countering the spread of fake information about the...
Kazakhstan’s President instructed re-vaccination against COVID-19 with a booster dose
"The epidemiological situation remains unstable - up to 30 deaths are recorded daily" - said Head of State Kassym-Jomart Tokayev on November 4, according to Kazinform news agency. “All of this is happening while the rate of vaccination is decreasing. Coverage of the...
Leaving no one behind: COVID-19 vaccine equity and universal health coverage (UHC) in Ghana
How does the rolling out of COVID-19 vaccines relates to UHC and its vision of leaving no one behind? What could be the key lessons? Ghana was the first country to receive COVID-19 vaccine through COVAX in February 2021. On 29 March, 2021, UHC2030 in joint...
Four donor countries support Ghana with Astrazeneca vaccines
On 6th October, 2021, Ghana received over 500,000 doses of Astrazeneca vaccines from Germany, Denmark, Norway and Iceland through the COVAX facility to assist its vaccination programme. Receiving the vaccines, chairman of the health commodity group...
We need US$200 Million for the national vaccine institute- Committee
Following the global shortage of COVID-19 vaccines, the government of Ghana planned to establish a national vaccine institute. The mandate of the institute would include establishing local vaccine manufacturing plants, deepening research and development for vaccines....
Ministers of Health of Azerbaijan and Russia signed an agreement on health collaboration
First Deputy Minister of Healthcare and Acting Minister of Healthcare Teymur Musayev received a delegation led by Russian Healthcare Minister Mikhail Murashko. The event was attended by Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Russian Federation to...