Health Financing for UHC training co-organized by WHO and WB under the umbrella of the P4H Network in Ethiopia
Between 14-18 March 2022, WHO and WB (under the umbrella of the P4H Network) co-organized a health financing training with the Ethiopian Health Insurance Services (EHIS) and the Federal Ministry of Health (FMOH) on key concepts of health financing for Universal Health...
Chad: New Minister of Public Health and National Solidarity
Appointed Minister of Public Health and National Solidarity on February 25, 2022, Dr. Abdel-Madjid Abderahim Mahamat was installed in his new role on February 28, 2022. Dr Abdel-Madjid was previously in charge of the health program at the Swiss Cooperation...
Chad: Focal Person P4H/Chad, panelist at the Dakar International Conference
The P4H Focal Person in Chad represented the network at the Dakar International Conference organized online on March 15 and 16, 2022 by the Association Internationale de la Mutualité on the theme "Achieving UHC in Africa through mutual health organizations:...
New payment rate for continuous renal replacement therapy in Thailand
The National Health Security Office has increased hospital reimbursement rates for continuous renal replacement therapy (CRRT), aiming to increase access to treatment among people with acute kidney injury. Following this payment policy, hospitals providing CRRT to...
New document on the political economy of health financing reform in Malaysia is now available
There is growing evidence that political economy factors are important for adopting health financing reforms, but there is little consensus about which political and institutional factors determine the results of reform proposals. This study examined efforts at health...
More than 21 million people have received at least one dose of vaccine in Ethiopia
One year ago, Ethiopia received its first COVID-19 vaccine doses from the COVAX with a total of 2.2 million doses and lunched the COVID 19 vaccination on 13 March 2021. To date, more than 21.5 million people received at least one dose and more than 20.5 people have...
Progress in health among regions of Ethiopia, 1990–2019: a subnational country analysis
New article published in Lancet: Previous Global Burden of Diseases, Injuries, and Risk Factors Study (GBD) studies have reported national health estimates for Ethiopia. Substantial regional variations in socioeconomic status, population, demography, and access to...
Chad: Meeting of TFP/Health Technicians, N’Djaména, March 02, 2022
As part of their regular meetings, technicians from Development Partners active in the health sector in Chad met on March 02, 2022 in the UNICEF meeting room. During the meeting, representatives from WHO, Unicef, the World Bank, AFD, UNFPA, UNAIDS and the P4H Focal...
Vietnam Social Security: Ready for the pilot implementation of chip-based ID cards in medical treatment with health insurance
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Viet Nam: Covid patients struggle to get documents to make social insurance claim
In Vietnam social security claims for COVID 19 treatment require sick leave certificates that are delayed due to multiple and cumbersome procedures. The Law on Social Insurance provides that an employee who falls ill and must temporarily leave work is entitled to a...
Oman government meets COVID 19 healthcare challenge by procuring private sector services
Oman’s public health sector partnered with private healthcare institutions that helped in lessening the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the country. Private sector participation increased the country’s hospitalization capacity, handled the overflow of patients from...
Burundi: Meeting of the Coordination Framework of Partners for Health and Development
On February 17, 2022, the quarterly meeting of the Coordination Framework of Partners for Health and Development was held in Bujumbura. The meeting was chaired by the Minister of Public Health and attended by representatives of the European Union and WHO. The status...
Cameroon: CSU tested in 5 regions of the country
To get the ball rolling towards CSU, the Government of Cameroon and its partners have drawn up the terms of reference for the project to set up the experimental phase of CSU in 05 regions, starting at 2023. This experimental phase will focus on reproductive,...
Burkina Faso: a specialist in health systems policy and management heads up the Ministry
The Minister of Health and Public Hygiene, Robert Lucien Jean Claude Kargougou, took up his duties in Ouagadougou on Wednesday March 9, 2022. Dr Kargougou is no stranger to Burkina Faso's healthcare sector. He has practiced in Burkina Faso and worked for international...
Burkina Faso: a specialist in health systems policy and management heads up the Ministry
The Minister of Health and Public Hygiene, Robert Lucien Jean Claude Kargougou, took up his duties in Ouagadougou on Wednesday March 9, 2022. Dr Kargougou is no stranger to Burkina Faso's healthcare sector. He has practiced in Burkina Faso and worked for international...