Khmer Times: “Tens of millions spent on healthcare”
Khmer Times, 27 December 2019: " The National Social Protection Council yesterday reported the government has spent $43.8 million to provide healthcare services to impoverished citizens and government officials this year through its Health Equity Fund. " Read more
Study visit to Thailand on monitoring and promoting evidence-based policy making for UHC (November 20-22)
P4H facilitated a study tour to Thailand with representatives of the Cambodian National Institute of Public Health, the General Secretariat to the National Social Protection Council and the Department of Planning and Health Information, Ministry of Health. Together...
The Phnom Penh Post: PM calls on doctors to follow ethics and act professionally
The Phnom Penh Post, 16 December 2019: "Prime Minister Hun Sen on Monday called on doctors to respect the honour and dignity of the medical profession and ensure they were always professional with patients and abided by ethics. He made the call at a graduation...
All together now: Extending social protection in Cambodia
Until recently there was no overarching platform for coordinating social protection schemes across ministries and agencies in Cambodia. With support from Germany and the United States, the General Secretariat of the National Social Protection Council is now playing...
Global Fund Governance Mission
Global products : Project plan for execution Contribution to the finalization of the methodology and tools used to carry out the evaluation Submission of a final report incorporating detailed methodology and overall conclusions and recommendations PowerPoint...
5th CSU free health care and progress review meeting
Burkina Faso regularly reports on the status of its free healthcare system for pregnant women and children under 5. This year's presentations on November 28 and 29, 2019 also focused on the CSU in general. All presentations can be downloaded here :...
NATHEALTH Summit 2019: REIMAGINING COLLABORATION TO STRENGTHEN INDIA’S HEALTHCARE GROWTH TRAJECTORY
"The Summit will revolve around the pillars of healthcare - Investment in Healthcare, Digital Health, Skill Development and Mainstreaming Health Innovations. It will offer a unique platform conducive to meaningful dialogue that will pave the way for collaborations,...
P4HC+ Special Meeting: H-EQIP Implementation Support Mission at World Bank Office
The next H-EQIP Implementation Support Mission is scheduled from November 25 to December 6, 2019. During this mission, the H-EQIP pooling partners wish to engage with the other development partners through the P4HC+. The H-EQIP pooling partners will (1) present a...
The Phnom Penh Post: New law set to benefit those working in the private sector
The Phnom Penh Post, 20 November 2019: "Workers and employees in the private sector will receive the same benefits as those in the public sector if they pay their income tax and fulfil other legal requirements.The recently passed Law on Social Security Schemes states...
L4UHC Coaching Workshop in Islamabad, 12-13 Nov 2019
The P4H Leadership Program for UHC (L4UHC) is getting increasing popularity because of its focus on developing personal and collective skills in understanding and addressing non-technical aspects of UHC. It is a year long program consisting of 3 modules. Pakistan is...
L4UHC Cameroon impregnation workshop
The main aim of the CSU Leadership Group's impregnation workshop was to provide its members with information on CSU concepts in general, and CSU processes in the country in particular. It was initiated at the request of L4UHC group members, who, following their...
Development partners and civil society contribute to the final Draft of the Health Financing Strategy
In the period from 11 - 30th October, 2019, the Ministry of Health of Mozambique has led different meetings to streamline its propostal of Health Financing Strategy. These meetings have gathered National and Provincial Directorates (both Directive and technical...
Document sharing : newsletter GFF Burkina Faso Août-Sept 2019
News from GFF in Burkina Faso with the new Newsletter.
SUPPLEMENT LAUNCH: Transforming health systems financing in Lower Mekong: making sure the poor are not left behind
By Augustine Asante, Ir Por, Bart Jacobs and Virginia Wiseman Universal health coverage (UHC) appears to be on everybody’s agenda these days, especially low- and middle- income countries (LIMCs). But achieving UHC goes beyond having it on one’s agenda; it requires,...
Workshop on AMU communication tools by the L4UHC group from Burkina Faso
Objective : The aim of this workshop is to produce communication and advocacy documents on the CSU, taking into account the link between free health care, mutual insurance and health insurance in Burkina Faso. Specific objectives : The work will enable...