BPJS Kesehatan’s role in response to COVID-19 pandemic in Indonesia
BPJS Kesehatan is a social security agency which manages the JKN – National Health Insurance of Indonesia. During the pandemic, BPJS Kesehatan is responsible for verifying COVID-19 claims for all Indonesian people. There were 2.3 million of COVID-19 treatment claims...
Family members of the migrant workers to be protected under health insurance in Nepal
To enable access to health services and financial protection among family members of the Nepali migrant workers, the Health Insurance Board has begun the process to include them under the health insurance following the Health Insurance Act-2074 BS. Currently, the...
Budget 2022 continues to support the health reform in New Zealand
In New Zealand, health reform is one of the main focuses of the Government. COVID-19 showed how critical a prepared health system is to protect New Zealanders and support their wellbeing. The budget will make significant investments including establishments of...
Philippines national budget 2022 will allocate PHP80 billion subsidies to PhilHealth
PhilHealth will receive nearly PHP80 billion in subsidies under the proposed PHP5.02-trillion 2022 national budget. The amount of subsidy for PhilHealth in 2022 is greater than the budget provided in 2021. This will increase health insurance coverage for the...
South African government increases funding to the fight against COVID-19
The government of South Africa, in May 2021 committed an extra R4 billion to procure (over 260 million USD) COVID-19 vaccines and extend a special distress grant to thousands of people hit by the pandemic. The news was presented in a special appropriation bill tabled...
Additional EGP260 million allocated to healthcare in Egypt in FY2020/2021 due to COVID-19
Egypt approved raising allocations to the healthcare sector by EGP260 million (16.54 million USD) in current fiscal year 2020/2021 to increase hospitals' capacity of intensive care beds to 1,000 and introduce further 500 ventilators. There is a growth in public...
Institute for Research and Democratic Development (IREDD), Liberia, advocates for special budgetary support to health facilities against COVID-19
Matthias Yeanay, executive director of the IREDD, Liberia, has asked the government to appropriate a special budget for health facilities towards the coronavirus fight. IREDD collected data and assessed whether public health facilities across the country were...
Over 5 million citizens registered for Egypt’s new Universal Health Insurance System
Over five million Egyptian citizens have been registered for the country's Universal Health Insurance System in the governorates of the first phase, the cabinet's Information and Decision Support Centre said Saturday. The figures announced are around 85 percent...
Egyptian government inches toward vaccine-for-fee model with private sector
As the government in Egypt continues to vaccinate its population against COVID-19, plans to allow private healthcare companies to sell vaccinations are underway. During a meeting of the House of Representatives Complaints and Suggestions Committee on Monday,...
A new document is available on the South Africa’s country page
A new document has been uploaded on South Africa's country page. The document discusses the development process of the 2019 National Health Insurance (NHI) bill against the backdrop of the country’s political and social context. The document can be...
Civil society organisations, media ready to better Liberia’s health coverage and financing by 2030
Civil society organisations (CSOs) have a critical role in advocating for adequate domestic financing and resource mobilisation in Liberia. One such CSO is the Public Health Initiative Liberia (PHIL), a community health focus organization working to promote and...
Kick-off of the Planning, Financing and Strategic Investment Coordination Group
The new dialogue structure established in the health sector in Mozambique between MoH and partners includes 6 thematic working groups (Service Delivery, Planning, Financing and Strategic Investment (PFSI), Emergencies and public health, Logistics and Pharma,...
Financing Universal Health Coverage despite instability – a webinar organized by WHO and AFRAFRA
In many countries, instability is undermining the state's ability to exercise its sovereign functions and provide basic services to its population, to the point of undermining its legitimacy. These "fragile" situations raise major challenges for progress towards...
WHO Country Office writes official letter to the MOH about support available through ACT-A health systems connector
A Letter to the Ministry of Health and Social Service was sent officially by the WHO Representative (WR) on support available through ACT-A health system connector. The WR (SAGOE-MOSES, Charles) addressing the letter to Executive Director MOHSS (Mr Ben Nangombe)...
Interorganizational and Intersectoral collaboration in Namibia for national budgetary dialogue
The USAID and its implementing partners were actively involved with WHO and MOHSS throughout the process of discussion on ACT-A and deciding the priorities for Namibia. UNICEF was keen to participate in the Essential health service package work. UNICEF, UNFPA, WFP and...