Indonesia pushes for health transformation
Indonesia's Coordinating Economic Minister Airlangga Hartarto has underscored the need for health transformation to achieve the Golden Indonesia 2045 vision.According to Antara News, as report by Rahmad Nasution, on June 6, 2024, Coordinating Minister for Economic...
Ministry of Health allocates resources to strengthen Primary Health Care
The Ministry of Health and Social Protection announced the allocation of budgetary resources to strengthen primary health care through two resolutionsThe Ministry of Health and Social Protection announced the allocation of resources from the operating budget to...
Nurses invited to commit to the success of Universal Health Coverage
The ordinary congress of the national union of nurses of Congo (UNIC) was held in Kinshasa from June 24 to 26, 2024. On this occasion, they were invited to get involved in supporting Universal Health Coverage. " Advocacy for the labor rights of public sector nurses...
The fight against malaria: Cameroon faces a 55% financing gap
At the Special Parliamentary Day on Malaria, the Minister of Public Health pointed out that, despite the progress made in the fight against this disease, population coverage of prevention and treatment interventions remains insufficient due to inadequate funding....
CMU: citizens still dissatisfied
For the past five years, Ivorians have had access to universal health coverage. The Ministry of Health and Public Hygiene is working hard to ensure that enrolment is effective throughout the country. Despite this, people still need to be convinced by the health...
New Zealand: Health budget 2024
New Zealand's 2024 health budget prioritizes frontline health services and workers to ensure healthcare access for all citizens.The top three new health investments (operating and capital) include: (1) hospital and specialist services, (2) primary, community, and...
Conclave of experts on health financing in West Africa
A meeting of African experts and stakeholders was held in Abidjan, from June 20 to 22, 2024, with the aim of discussing strategies to strengthen the role of the private sector in healthcare financing in West Africa.At the 32nd AU Assembly held in February 2019 in...
Singapore’s senior citizens to get additional MediSave top-ups
Beginning in July, Singapore will offer additional MediSave top-ups to senior citizens to ensure the affordability of MediShield Life premiums.These top-ups will be provided in addition to the annual GST Voucher-MediSave top-ups for eligible Singaporeans aged 65 and...
Delegation from the State Agency for Compulsory Medical Insurance visited the Republic of Serbia
A delegation led by Zaur Aliyev, Chairman of the State Agency for Compulsory Medical Insurance, visited Serbia at Sanja Radojević Škodrić’s invitation. Discussions covered health insurance, financing, digital services, and reducing out-of-pocket costs. Both sides...
USAID helped the single payer in adopting a financing mechanism using diagnostic-related groups in tuberculosis care
Uzbekistan is reforming TB hospital financing by shifting from bed-based to case-based payments using Diagnostic-Related Groups (DRGs). A 2023 Presidential Decree introduced this change to reduce unnecessary hospital stays and improve resource allocation, ensuring...
Japanese prefecture launches the first health insurance scheme for family members of Vietnamese workers
Yamanashi Prefecture in Japan has introduced the first health insurance program for family members of Vietnamese workers in response to population aging and labor shortages.The Yamanashi prefecture collaborates with Tokio Marine Insurance Vietnam Company to develop a...
Projet Spark Santé: A catalyst for the operationalization of CMU
On May 6 and 7, 2024, several experts gathered in Abidjan for the closing of the Spark-santé project (Strategic Purchase and Harmonization of Health Financing and Skills) of the World Bank Group, jointly with the Global Finance Facility (GFF).In figures, the World...
Evaluation of CMU implementation by donors
A delegation of World Bank parliamentarians visited Universal Health Coverage enrolment sites in situ. This move was welcomed by the heads of the ministries in charge of social protection and health. The delegation, led by Jamaican parliamentarian Marlène Forte and...
Rethinking Insurance for an Aging Population
As populations age worldwide, increasing attention is being paid to the financial accessibility of long-term care for older people. In the United States of America (USA), long term care benefits for older persons with inadequate means for self-financing, are attached...
Health systems strengthening accelerator webinar explores implementation research for equity and impact
The Health Systems Strengthening Accelerator webinar highlights the critical role of implementation research in improving equity, inclusion, and impact in health systems, with insights from Georgia, Ghana, and Indonesia. The Health Systems Strengthening Accelerator is...