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...
Senegal: Workshop to validate the 2014-2019 catastrophic expenditure study
In Senegal, healthcare financing is still characterized by the predominance of direct household payments and the inadequacy of prepayment mechanisms such as taxes and health insurance. Indeed, in light of the 2014-2016 health accounts, households, as the financing...
Vietnam risks ‘growing old before becoming rich’
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Telemedicine services save lives at grassroots-level hospitals
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Malaysia will not hike charges for Covid-19 treatment at private hospitals
Association of Private Hospitals Malaysia (APHM) president Datuk Dr Kuljit Singh said hospitals do not have the prerogative to raise admission charges and direct deposits solely due to shifting demands. Private hospitals have been admitting Covid-19 patients...
Côte d’Ivoire: Trade unions provide information on CMU in the public arena
From June 1 to July 6, several trade union centers will be crisscrossing the markets of Abidjan with the same message: to raise awareness of universal health coverage. The campaign is led by the Comité Intersyndical pour la Transition vers l'Economie Formelle (CITEF),...
Constant development in Thailand to make Universal Coverage Scheme on par with other health schemes
One of the most sought-after health coverage schemes in Thailand is the Civil Servant Medical Benefit Scheme (CSMBS) which, among other things provides the freedom of choice when choosing a hospital where they seek services. Thus it is seen as a benchmark by many...
Thailand announces new benefits package for VITT diagnosis and treatment under Universal Coverage Scheme
The National Health Security Board has approved laboratory testing and medication for treating vaccine-induced immune thrombotic thrombocytopenia (VITT) under the Universal Coverage Scheme (UCS)'s benefits package. The introduction of VITT laboratory testing and...
Japan Sets New Prices on Majority of Pharmaceutical Products Sold in Country
The cost of the majority of pharmaceuticals sold in Japan will undergo major revisions April 1, when the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (MHLW) sets new prices on more than 69% of drugs marketed in the country. The revisions mean the national health insurance...
Burkina Faso: a high-level plea for the effectiveness of AMU
On June 14, 2021, the NGO HELP initiated a workshop to advocate for the effectiveness of Universal Health Insurance (UHI) and the promotion of community watch throughout Burkina Faso. This workshop is part of the health sector policy support program, phase II...
For Universal Healthcare, the Philippines Tries “Sin Taxes”
Rising healthcare costs in The Philippines owing to inadequate public investment prevents citizens from going for regular checkups and the country from achieving Universal Health Coverage (UHC). To address this, three laws that have come into legislation in the recent...
Tchad : Lancement effectif de la campagne de vaccination anti-covid
Le Tchad a lancé le vendredi 04 juin 2021 la campagne de vaccination contre la Covid-19, au lendemain de l’arrivée de 200.000 doses du vaccin Sinopharm offertes par le gouvernement chinois. Pour rassurer les populations cibles sur la fiabilité des vaccins, c’est le...
Monthly meeting of TFP health technicians on March 10, 2021 in NDJAMENA
The first monthly meeting of TFP/health technicians in Chad was held on Wednesday, March 10, 2021 at the Radisson Blu Hotel in N'Djaména (see agenda items in the attached document. During the meeting, the P4H Focal Point reported on four studies currently being...
Chad: validation of the study report on the development of the CSU’s nomenclature of healthcare services
The Cellule Interministérielle de la CSU organized in Mara from March 11 to 13, 2021, the validation workshop of the study report on the development of the CSU nomenclature of care services. The meeting, held in Mara, was attended by ministerial...