New report from IOM: Impact of COVID-19 Movement Restrictions on Migrants along the Eastern Corridor
The COVID-19 outbreak has restricted global mobility, whilst heightening the risk of exploitation of vulnerable populations. A new report from IOM provides a snapshot of the COVID-19 epidemiological situation and mobility restrictions, and of the current migration...
Korea to shorten wait for COVID-19 boosters as breakthrough hospitalizations rise
South Korea will shorten the wait for COVID-19 booster shots as the daily count of new cases rose above 3,000 and breakthrough infections continued to send people to hospitals. Prime Minister Kim Boo-kyum told a government meeting on Wednesday that the six-month wait...
New documents on Bhutan National Health Accounts (2018-2020)
National Health Accounts (NHA) provide the information about the flow of resources and funds of the country’s health system. NHA illustrates national health spending of the country from public and private sector, including household spending. Thus, NHA is useful for...
New documents on national health insurance scheme (NHIS) in Ghana have been added to the document section
Four documents on Ghana's NHIS have been recently uploaded to the documents section of the Ghana country page. The documents can be downloaded from the related documents below.
WHO and the EU supplied modern X-ray equipment to hospitals in Armenia
According to news on WHO Armenia country page, with financial support from the European Union, WHO supplied X-ray equipment to seven hospitals for COVID-19 treatment in capital city Yerevan and in six other cities in Armenia. New X-ray machines will help control the...
Azerbaijan strengthens health workforce to develop national primary health care
According to WHO country page for Azerbaijan, a new pilot project demonstrated that when primary health care prioritizes the training of health workers and the empowerment of local communities to take charge of their health, the national health system can become...
Togo: A budget of 1760 billion FCFA for 2022
On Friday, the Togolese government adopted the Finance Bill for the 2022 financial year at the Council of Ministers. The budget is projected at 1,760 billion CFA francs in resources and expenses, against FCFA 1,521.3 billion for 2021, an increase of 15.7%. This...
Côte d’Ivoire: health insurance contracts in deficit by 43 billion Fcfa
The Association des Sociétés d'Assurances de Côte d'Ivoire (ASA-CI) is organizing a conference on health insurance from November 16 to 19. These The symposium will focus on issues relating to third-party payment, with a view to ensuring the development of...
Laos has authorized home recovery for mild COVID-19 patients
In Laos, the Ministry of Health has authorized Covid-19 patients who have mild symptoms to recover at home, aiming to secure the hospital beds for COVID-19 patients with severe conditions. The criteria for home recovery patients are as follows: Fully Covid-19...
Timor-Leste shared COVID-19 experiences on public finance
In Timor-Leste, Minister of Finance, Rui Gomes, participated in the high-level meeting of Portuguese-Speaking Countries in Africa – East Timor (PALOP-TL) on public finance “Transform the State”. The two high-level personalities were invited to participate, the former...
Japan plans to increase wage for care workers and nurses
Japan plans to increase wage for care workers, nursery school staffs, and nurses under the new stimulus package. The expected total budget for the stimulus package is greater than 30 trillion yen, aiming to alleviate the impact of COVID-19 through boosting economic...
Regional Conference on Extending Social Health Protection in the Asia Pacific Region towards Universal Health Coverage
Background: Over the past decades, many countries in Asia and the Pacific have rapidly expanded social health protection coverage. Despite laudable progress, the effective realization of the human rights to health and social security is not yet a reality for all....
Ensuring employees who lost jobs or quit jobs enjoy health care following health insurance scheme
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Turkey provides COVID 19 treatment and medicine free of charge
Coronavirus treatment and medicine for patients in public hospitals in Turkey has been made free of charge following a presidential decree. It says that all patients, even if they failed to pay state insurance, will be granted protective gear and testing, as well as...
Turkey’s Health spending reaches over $35.4B in 2019
Turkey's health expenditure posted a year-on-year rise of 21.7% to reach 201.3 billion Turkish liras ($35.44 billion) in 2019. Health expenditure per capita reached 2,434 Turkish liras ($428.5) with an increase of 19.9% while out of pocket health expenditures...