EU-funded National Recovery and Resilience Plan of Latvia to allocate 10% of the grant to health
According to a Briefing by the European Parliamentary Research Service, EU-funded National Recovery and Resilience Plan of Latvia is to allocate 10% of the grant to health. The briefing reports that Latvia's National Recovery and Resilience Plan (NRRP) sets...
Newly gained access to dental care under social health insurance showed 50% volume increase in 2021
Dental care is a demanded type of care within the national healthcare. The Social Health Insurance Fund reported that the volume of dental services provided under mandatory health insurance system in 2021 increased by 50%. As part of covered...
Health systems in action report published for Uzbekistan
As part ot the Health Systems in Action Insight Series, European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies has published a Health systems in action report for Uzbekistan (see attached document). Below is the overview to the report by...
Health systems in action report published for Ukraine
As part ot the Health Systems in Action Insight Series, the European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies has published a Health systems in action report for Ukraine (see attached document). Below is the overview to the report by the Observatory:...
Health systems in action report published for Kyrgyzstan
As part ot the Health Systems in Action Insight Series, European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies has published a Health systems in action report for Kyrgyzstan (see attached document). Below is the overview to the report by...
Health systems in action report published for Georgia
As part ot the Health Systems in Action Insight Series, European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies has published a Health systems in action report for Georgia (see attached document). Below is the overview to the report by the Observatory:...
Service initiative to reduce financial burden and increase accessibility in Bhutan
To reduce waiting time and travel cost of health services, the Service with Care and Compassion Initiative (SCCI) adopted from World Health Organization’s PEN-Hearts technical package* has been implemented in Bhutan. SSCI uses a patient centric approach. Dagapela...
New document on Maldives health expenditure 2020 is now available
The 11th Maldives Health Statistics 2020 shows Maldives government’s commitment to provide better health service and social health protection through continuously increased allocation of the budget to the health sector. It shows that current health expenditure...
BPJS Kesehatan has expanded national health insurance coverage through multi-sectoral collaborations
In Indonesia, BPJS Kesehatan is a social security agency which manages national health insurance or Jaminan Kesehatan Nasional (JKN). To increase health insurance coverage and social health protection among the population, BPJS Kesehatan has expanded the coverage of...
Social security’s digital transformation: putting people and businesses at the centre
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Mozambique: Domestic expenditure stagnates in 2021
Data of the Budget Execution Report 2021 shows a stagnation of the domestic expenditure of the health sector, even with a light decrease from previous year. Execution is composed by two nearly equal parts: Domestic expenditure (408M$) and external funding on-budget...
Niger: SRMNIA-Nut investment file validation workshop
The members of the technical committee responsible for developing and monitoring the implementation of the SRMNIA-Nut project will meet this Thursday, March 10, 2022 at the Radison Blu Hotel in Niamey. The meeting is also available online (see link and code) in the...
Mali: Presentation on UAR 2021
A meeting of the dialogue framework for technical and financial partners in Mali's healthcare sector was held. The meeting, which was attended by the P4H Focal Point, was the occasion for a presentation on the work being done to implement UHIP in Mali. The...
Budget to finance Social Health Insurance benefits is defined for 2022
As part of regular communication with the public, the Social Health Insurance Fund of Kazakhstan publishes explanatory materials for the purpose of awareness building. A ecent publication reminds readers that mandatory social health insurance system was...
To reduce OOP, cancer care to be covered by mandatory health insurance starting from next year
"In the future, all medical services should be covered by the mandatory health insurance," said Chairman of the Parliamentary Health Committee Ahliman Amiraslanov during the discussion of the proposed amendments to the law on "Medical Insurance" at today's meeting of...