3rd Cambodia Universal Health Coverage Forum 2019 at Phnom Penh Hotel
This event is supported by WHO. Related document: Discussion Paper for 2nd Cambodia UHC Forum Event Time : 08 Apr 2019 6:00 am to 09 Apr 2019 2:00 pmTimezone: UTC+07:00Event is Conference : No
Mozambique to reassess health budgetary priorities after cyclone Idai
Mozambique is assessing the social and economic consequences of cyclone Idai, that hit the country on 14th and 15th March, 2019. Death toll has risen to 598 and 135.000 families are affected, of which 127.000 live in shelters and makeshift camps. Cholera outbreak has...
CSU in Cameroon: The Caisse Nationale de Prévoyance Sociale (CNPS) will cover half the medical costs of all pensioners.
As part of the process of implementing reforms towards CSU in Cameroon, the Government has undertaken, through the CNPS, to cover half the medical costs of pensioners throughout the country. This information was published by the national newspaper "Cameroun...
The Phnom Penh Post: “Kingdom launches NCD alliance “
The Phnom Penh Post, 29 March 2019: At the network’s launch in Phnom Penh, attended by almost 100 officials from the Ministry of Health and international health organisations, and members of the community, a 2018 World Health Organisation (WHO) report was used to...
film summary panel “From free healthcare to universal health insurance, issues and challenges”.
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Khmer Times: Japan to provide financing for health facilities
Khmer Times, 21 March 2019: " The Japanese government yesterday agreed to provide funds to provincial health departments and the Angkor Hospital for Children in order to help children with illnesses." Read more
The Second Cycle of the UHC Leadership Program for Asia
The second cycle of the Leadership for UHC program has successfully started in Sri Lanka. Representatives from Ministries of Health, Finance, Labor and Social Welfare, State and Provincial Health Authorities, Health Insurance and Social Security Agencies, Health...
Recommandations de la 24è session de la revue annuelle du secteur de la santé
Les travaux de la 24ème session du comité directeur du ministère de la santé publique sur la revue annuelle de la santé se sont tenus du 12 au 15 décembre 2018 à l'Hôtel Hilton de N'Djamena. A l’issue des quatre jours de travaux, les participants ont formulé...
UNICEF Budget Briefs 2018 Tanzania and Zanzibar published
"The health sector was allocated Tanzanian Shillings (TSh) 2.22 trillion in Fiscal Year (FY) 2017/2018. This represents a 34 per cent nominal increase on FY 2016/2017 or a 28 percent increase once adjusting for inflation. The health budget accounts for 7 per cent of...
Recommendations of the 24th session of the annual review of the health sector
The work of the 24th session of the steering committee of the Ministry of Public Health on the annual health review was held from December 12 to 15, 2018 at the Hilton Hotel in N'Djamena. At the end of the four days of work, the participants formulated...
UHC Survey for strengthening UHC policies
In preparation of the High-Level Meeting on UHC in September 2019, UNAIDS is supporting an UHC survey initiative aiming at collecting data on experiences, needs and priorities of communities living with, affected by, and who care about HIV. Click here...
Civil Society Engagement Mechanism for UHC: Declaration for the high level meeting on UHC
Civil Society Engagement Mechanism for UHC (CSEM) is the Civil Society constituent of the International Health Partnership for UHC 2030. It raises Civil Society voices in UHC 2030 to ensure that UHC policies are inclusive and equitable, particularly for...
Stories from the field # 5
Welcome to the latest issue of 'Stories from the field', all about how countries are working to achieve universal health coverage. In Issue 5 we share an inspiring feature from Niger on how strengthening the health workforce aims to provide health services to an...
P4HC+ Session “Universal Health Coverage for the Cambodian informal sector population: finding the right solution for the missing middle”
On the 2019 International Women’s Day representatives from HP+, GRET, UNFPA, UNICEF, ILO, GIZ, JICA, Swiss Development Cooperation, UNAIDS and WHO headed for the World Bank office to attend a P4HC+ facilitated discussion on UHC for the informal sector population. To...
AHAIC 2019 regional Conference on UHC took place in Kigali
Day one was primarily dedicated to setting the UHC scene. The discussions started around the need of strong primary health care (PHC) systems as frontline for achieving UHC. AHAIC 2019 took forth conversations initiated at the Astana conference on PHC to...