Hail a jab: COVID-19 vaccines taken to the taxi ranks of Eswatini
Access to COVID-19 vaccines has been made easier in the Kingdom of Eswatini as residents can get their jab at bus stops and taxi ranks across the country. To boost vaccine coverage across the kingdom, Eswatini officials have teamed up with the transport sector to...
Singapore’s Integrated Shield Plans have extended coverage periods for hospitalization due to COVID vaccine until the end of 2022
In Singapore, the Integrated Shield Plan (IP) is optional for health coverage provided by private insurance companies. Seven insurers providing IPs have agreed to extend their coverage to hospitalization from COVID-19 vaccine complications till Dec 31, 2022. ...
NHSO pays out B1bn for vaccine side-effect claims
In Thailand, the National Health Security Office (NHSO) is responsible to pay out vaccine compensation to all Thai citizens who have adverse effects from COVID-19 vaccination regardless of their public health insurance scheme entitlements. So far, the NHSO has paid...
MOHW pays loss compensation of KRW 318.1 billion in December
The Central Disaster Management Headquarters of the Ministry of Health and Welfare (Director: Minister Kwon Deok-cheol) announced it would pay a total of KRW 318.1 billion in compensation on December 28 (Tues) following the Loss Compensation Deliberation...
The budget of the Ministry of Health and Welfare in Korea for 2022
The total budget of the Ministry of Health and Welfare for 2022 is confirmed at 97.47 trillion won(over US$ 100 Billion), accounting for 16% of the entire government budget. It is an increase of 7.90 trillion won (8.8%) from the 2021 budget (89.57 trillion won). The...
Health Insurance Policy Deliberation Committee was held for benefit packages and policy measures
The Ministry of Health and Welfare(MOHW) (Minister Kwon Deok-cheol) held the 25th Health Insurance Policy Deliberation Committee(HIPDC)*, chaired by MOHW 2nd Vice Minister Ryu Geun-hyuk) on November 25, 2021. The KIPDC decided on the benefits package and fee schedule....
Côte d’Ivoire: ANNUAL PERFORMANCE REPORT (APR) FOR YEAR 2020
This annual performance report is a reference document for the government and its partners in the healthcare sector, enabling them to jointly assess the sector's performance in 2020. This report outlines the department's missions, objectives and priorities, presents...
New documents available on the across Africa regional page
Three new documents have been uploaded on the across Africa regional page. All three documents focus on assessing the financing mechanisms that have been put in place in the Southern Africa Development Community and sub-Saharan African countries in...
THE COVID-19 CRISIS IN ALBANIA
COVID-19 health situation – December 2020/January 2021 • While the number of COVID-19 cases in Albania began to stabilise by mid-December, the situation has deteriorated again as of January 2021. While the daily rate of new cases decreased to a low of 185 new cases...
Sierra Leone receives COVID-19 health supplies from development partners
In May 2021, Sierra Leone received a consignment of Covid-19 medical supplies as support from Germany, European Union and UNDP under the framework of the regional programme support to pandemic prevention (RPSPP) in the economic community of west african states...
The state of Lagos, Nigeria, approves 14.4 USD as COVID-19 vaccine cost at the private health facilities.
In October, 2021 the Lagos state government approved the sum of N6000 (14.4 USD) for the administration of vaccines against coronavirus infection at private health facilities in the state. Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu said that the money would allow the private...
Côte d’Ivoire/ Mutualité sociale: Senegal immerses itself in Côte d’Ivoire
From December 9 to 10, 2021, a delegation from Senegal took part in a study tour of the experiences of Côte d'Ivoire and Mali in implementing the UEMOA regulation on social mutuality. The Programme d'Appui aux Stratégies Sociales (PASS) acted as facilitator for...
Burkina Faso: a study on strategic purchasing in the healthcare sector
Recherche pour la santé et le développement (RESADE) organized a workshop to present the results of activities carried out as part of the Strategic Purchasing Resource Center in Africa (SPARC) project, this Friday, January 7, 2022, in Ouagadougou. The ceremony was...
Burkina Faso/Social protection: more needs to be done according to INSPIR
Social protection for all segments of the population is the mission that INPS!R has set itself through its advocacy work. After a year of activities, this civil society organization has paused to take stock. According to Patrice PAMOUSSO, the CSO's...
Sierra Leone to increase domestic health funding in 2022 by $5.9m as donor funds shrink
The government of Sierra Leone plans to increase domestic funding to the health sector by US$5.9 million in 2022 as the sector will be experiencing massive cuts in the area of budget support by bilateral partners. For the health sector, the country has increased...