Conakry: Prime Minister launches medical coverage for government employees and pensioners
On August 7, 2024, the Prime Minister launched medical coverage for Guinean civil servants and pensioners, an initiative carried out by the Caisse Nationale de Prévoyance Sociale (CNPS). This reform, in force since August 1, marks a major step forward for the...
Postdoctoral researcher position in health economics at the Bernhard Nocht Institute for Tropical Medicine
The Bernhard Nocht Institute for Tropical Medicine in Hamburg is seeking a Postdoctoral Researcher in Health Economics to join their team, starting November 2024, with a focus on global health and infection control. The Bernhard Nocht Institute for Tropical Medicine...
Mpox outbreak highlights the urgent need for universal health coverage in pandemic response
In their guest essay for Geneva Health Files, Pamela Cipriano and Magda Robalo emphasize the need for universal health coverage (UHC) as a cornerstone of global pandemic preparedness and response, using the ongoing mpox outbreak as a critical reminder.As Member States...
Universal health coverage in Benin: a clear political commitment
The Beninese government is continuing its efforts to make access to essential health services a reality for all citizens. Since April 2016, the Beninese authorities have been committed to making health "an essential dimension of the population's well-being and a key...
Non-communicable diseases: a growing burden in Barbados
One of the ongoing challenges to the health system and its financing in Barbados, is the growing burden of non-communicable diseases. In this Government of Barbados press release, the Minister of State from the Ministry of Health and Wellness, Davidson Ishmael...
Tackling health and climate change in Tuvalu
At the Second Asia Pacific Health Financing Forum in 2024, Pelesala Kaleia, Deputy Secretary of the Ministry of Health and Social Welfare in Tuvalu, highlighted the visible impacts of climate change on the health of the people in Tuvalu. She emphasized the emergence...
Rising out-of-pocket health expenditure in Bangladesh
The Health Economics Unit of the Directorate General of Health Services under the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare of Bangladesh reports that out-of-pocket health expenditure in the country has been on the rise, reaching around 69 per cent in 2020. This has...
Africa health agenda international conference (AHAIC) 2025
6th Edition of the Africa Health Agenda International Conference will be held on 2-5 March 2025 at the Kigali Convention Centre in Rwanda to address leading health challenges in the continent.The Africa Health Agenda International Conference (AHAIC) will return in...
KEMRI Wellcome Trust webinar explores Kenya’s health financing and transition to SHIF
The upcoming Kemri Wellcome Trust webinar will explore Kenya's health financing system, the shift to the Social Health Insurance Fund, and its implications for the country's health policy and funding. The KEMRI Wellcome Trust Research Programme is set to host an...
Insurance for Migrant Workers from South and Southeast Asia
The authors discuss the important topic of healthcare access for migrant workers, who face numerous health challenges when working abroad. Migrant workers often lack access to healthcare or the means to pay for it, leading to significant barriers such as cost, lack of...
Health ministry proposes to enhance insurance coverage for cancer and stroke
The Vietnam's Ministry of Health (MoH) has unveiled new amendments on the Law on Health Insuranc to provide full coverage for patients diagnosed with rare or serious conditions, including cancer, stroke and paralysis. According to Vietnam News, the Vietnam's Ministry...
Discussion of sustainable health financing in Estonia by the board member of its Health Insurance Fund
Long-term economic forecasts by the Ministry of Finance suggest the revenues of the Health Insurance Fund of Estonia will grow by about 3.2% per year, but the expenses will have to increase by 5% per year in 2023–2040 to sustain the current level of access to care....
Mpox challenges Gavi’s new pandemic fund
Gavi's $2.5 billion Day Zero Financing Facility is being tested by the mpox outbreak, highlighting the need for timely vaccine access and better pandemic preparedness. Gavi's new US$2.5 billion Day Zero Financing Facility is facing its first challenge as mpox has...
Belgium’s support for social health protection in sub-saharan Africa: A case study
Belgium is supporting social health protection in sub-Saharan Africa, particularly in Senegal, by establishing insurance systems that aim to improve healthcare access for informal sector workers even in challenging low-income settings.Belgium, through its development...
Member State Session on Revising SDG UHC Indicators 3.8.1 & 3.8.2
WHO reviews proposed revisions to SDG UHC indicators 3.8.1 & 3.8.2, potentially altering a decade of financial protection data. On 21 August 2024, the World Health Organization (WHO) organised an information session for Member States to discuss the revision of...