National Health Security Office of Thailand shares experience on implementation of UHC with the Government of Odisha, India
Thailand's National Health Security Office (NHSO) facilitated a knowledge exchange session with the Government of India during 29th to 31st, January 2024, as reported by the NHSO. The session involved participation from eight delegates representing the Health and...
Philippine Health Insurance Corporation increases contribution to 5% percent in 2024
Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) increases contribution from 4 % to 5 %, starting in 2024. The contribution increase is in line with the Universal Health Care (UHC) law in Philippines.Luisa Cabato reported in Cebu Daily News that PhilHealth...
Disappointment and reaction of healthcare actors to the financial framework
The Social Security Financing Bill for 2024 was adopted on Wednesday September 27 by the Council of Ministers.The hospital federations (FHF, FHP, Fehap, Fnehad and Unicancer) agree that the level of inflation was "notoriously underestimated" when drawing up the 2023...
Direct Facility Financing launches in Malawi’s health sector
Boosting healthcare delivery for universal health coverage: Malawi's Direct Facility Financing (DFF) to revolutionize service delivery! Streamlining health financing, cutting bureaucracy, and empowering facilities for efficient care.To enhance health facility...
Transition to sunset: the future of foreign aid for basic health services in Africa
Development Today article calls for a radical rethinking of foreign aid, moving away from perpetual dependency towards empowering African nations to control and finance their own health agendas.The current global health institutions and aid systems are fundamentally...
Sources and Uses of Health System Financing in Colombia
The health system in Colombia is financed with contributions to the contributory system from workers and employers, and with revenues from fiscal sources that include the General System of Participations, contributions from the National Budget, resources from specific...
The government’s program for the health insurance branch
On September 27, the government said it knew how to reduce healthcare expenditure by 3.5 billion euros by 2024.According to the Social Security Financing Bill (PLFSS) for 2024, without new savings measures, the national health insurance expenditure target (Ondam)...
Compulsory Health Insurance Reform in Azerbaijan was summarized as the President’s 8-years of work: “a miracle out of nothing”
The Compulsory Health Insurance Reform in Azerbaijan was summarized in a blog by the State Agency for Compulsory Health Insurance. The blog describes how for 8 years now, Azerbaijanis are visiting doctors or being treated in a hospital "without putting his/her hand in...
ILO launches “Building social protection foundations for all” project in Burkina Faso
The project "Building Social Protection Floors for All: ILO global flagship program in Burkina Faso" was launched on August 28, 2023 in Ouagadougou by Bassolma Bazié, Minister in charge of Social Protection, in the presence of Frédéric Lapeyre, Director of the ILO...
A plea for Burkinabe companies to finance health care
Speaking to the press on December 28, 2023, the Organization for New Initiatives in Development and Health (ONIDS) took stock of the implementation of its project, which urged private companies to act for greater social responsibility in financing health care in...
AMU-Burkina: Pilot phase reviewed by stakeholders
From July 25 to 27, 2023, those involved in implementing the pilot phase of Universal Health Insurance (UHI). The meeting provided an opportunity to take stock of two years of implementation, and to make objective recommendations for the large-scale operationalization...
Financing investment in the healthcare sector
The Haut conseil pour l'avenir de l'Assurance maladie (Hcaam) assesses the state of France's healthcare sector and presents its recommendations.Last November, the Hcaam published five documents to shed light on the mechanisms of healthcare investment and its...
Poland expanded accesss to free mammography and cytology without a referral
Starting November 1, 2023, more women qualify for free cancer prevention programs. Women aged 45-74 can get free mammograms, and those aged 25-64 can get free cytological tests. From January 1, 2024, breast cancer survivors can rejoin the program annually for five...
Effect of public spending on health on poverty in the provinces of Peru.
This study sought to determine the effect of the execution of public capital expenditure on health on poverty reduction between 2007 and 2018 in PeruThe study is based on data from public institutions in 157 provinces and from the 2007 and 2018 poverty maps of the...
Achievements in Equity of the Health System in Colombia
The greatest achievement of the Colombian health system is the improvement in the financial protection of households. Out-of-pocket health care spending declined significantly since most medical procedures and drugs are included in the nation's public health insurance...