USAID HEALTH INSURANCE PROFILE: RWANDA
Extract from the Country Profile Introduction: "Rwanda has made substantial gains in the health and welfare of its population over a relatively short period of time, including stand-out achievements on the Millennium Development Goals (see Table 1). Universal access...
UNICEF 2017/18 Health Budget Brief Rwanda
This health budget brief explores the extent to which the Government of Rwanda addresses the health needs of children under 18 years of age and mothers in Rwanda. The brief analyses the size and composition of the budget allocation for the 2017/18 fiscal year, and the...
ILO Country Note Rwanda: Progress towards Universal Health Coverage
"The Government of Rwanda has made significant efforts to develop its health-care system at the national and community levels, making it possible for most people in the country to access affordable health care. This has helped to achieve near universal health...
WHO scoping mission for UHC in Cameroon
Objectives: Supporting Cameroon's commitment to advance its UHC agenda. When: From 25th to 29th March
The launch of the Cambodian NCD Alliance
The event will officially launch the Cambodian NCD Alliance by bringing together a wide range of stakeholders interested in supporting the alliance as members. With support from P4H and GIZ, and in collaboration with WHO, Louvain Coopération and MoPoTsyo, the founding...
Africa: Amref Health Africa and Rwanda Ministry of Health Host the First-Ever Global Conference Focused on Universal Health Coverage in Africa
"The conference, co-hosted by Amref Health Africa and Rwanda’s Ministry of Health, has brought together over 1,200 participants from more than 35 countries, including health ministers, private sector leaders, civil society and representatives from multilateral...
Report on the study of free health care mechanisms in Chad and how they relate to the health insurance system.
The study on free health care programs and their link with the health insurance system currently being developed in Chad was carried out with technical and financial support from the WHO. It was led by Mr. Alexis Bigeard, Health Financing Policy Advisor for the CSU at...
Concept note for the national health financing strategy development process
In order to guide the reform of the current healthcare financing system in terms of (i) resource mobilization, (ii) pooling resources, (iii) strategic acquisition of services, (iv) the structuring of services and the (v) governance, in order to influence progress...
Workshop to launch and plan the 2nd phase of the support program for Chad’s health districts
From January 24 to 25, 2019, the Ministry of Public Health organized jointly with the Swiss Cooperation Office a planning workshop for the second phase of the support program for health districts in Chad. The workshop brought together state institutions, technical and...
Domestic resources increase as external funding goes off-budget
Execution of domestic resources for health has increased significantly in recent years in nominal terms, according to new Budget Execution Report (BER) 2018 issued on Feb.2019. It now stands at 307 MUSD, while in 2017 the execution was 248 M USD. This data refers...
CMU contributions to start on April 1, 2019
Contributions for universal health coverage in Côte d'Ivoire will start on April 1. This announcement confirms the words of the Ivorian Minister of Employment, Pascal Abinan Kouakou, who announced the effective start-up of Universal Health Coverage for April...
National dialogue on health financing
In preparation, a major national dialogue on healthcare financing. GFF, GFTAM, BM, BMG, OMS and the French Embassy are getting organized to prepare and speak with one voice. Event Time : 15 Apr 2019 7:00 am to 19 Apr 2019 3:00 pmTimezone: Event is Conference : No
Mozambique amongst countries with lower risk of catastrophic expenditure in Africa
Data of Bugdet Household Surveys have been compiled to estimate incidence of catastrophic expenditure in Africa, available at McIntyre, D. et al (2018): Challenges in Financing Universal Health Coverage in Sub-Saharan Africa, published by the Oxford Encyclopedia of...
Human Capital Development Initiative in Cameroon
Cameroon commits to improve its Human Capital Development index through actions in the field of Nutrition, Education and Health. Event Time : 30 Dec 2018 7:30 am to 30 Apr 2019 10:30 amTimezone: Event is Conference : No
The Phnom Penh Post: Maternity handouts top $5 million
The Phnom Penh Post, 10 December 2018: "The government has spent about $5.7 million in maternity pay for more than 58,000 workers so far this year, said a National Social Security Fund report" Read more