![Burkina Faso: FCFA 16.38 billion for health infrastructure for internally displaced persons](https://p4h.world/app/uploads/2023/03/pdi_burkina-1.x23411.jpg)
Burkina Faso: FCFA 16.38 billion for health infrastructure for internally displaced persons
Burkina Faso has obtained financing from the Islamic Development Bank (IDB) to implement a project to strengthen primary healthcare in order to improve health and nutrition. At an estimated cost of FCFA 16.38 billion, the IDB contributed FCFA 15.37 billion. This sum...
![Africa Covid19: CFAF 9.5 billion and CFAF 3 billion to be raised to ensure 10% vaccine coverage](https://p4h.world/app/uploads/2023/03/vaccination_covid-1.x23411.jpg)
Africa Covid19: CFAF 9.5 billion and CFAF 3 billion to be raised to ensure 10% vaccine coverage
According to the World Bank, in addition to the $9.5 billion needed to purchase enough vaccine to ensure sufficient protection against COVID-19, a further $3 billion will be required to finance vaccination operations. Thanks to the COVAX Mechanism, some...
![SENEGAL FONDS FORCE COVID-19: 773.2 billion mobilized, of which 740 paid out](https://p4h.world/app/uploads/2023/03/point_force_covid-1.x23411.jpg)
SENEGAL FONDS FORCE COVID-19: 773.2 billion mobilized, of which 740 paid out
General François Ndiaye, Chairman of the "Force Covid-19" Fund Operations Monitoring Committee, presented the final report on the Committee's activities. As a result, "the Economic and Social Resilience Program (Pres), the State's instrument for intervening in the...
![Senegal: CMU extended to wards of the Nation](https://p4h.world/app/uploads/2023/03/enrolement_pupilles-1.x23411.jpg)
Senegal: CMU extended to wards of the Nation
On Tuesday, the Universal Health Coverage Agency (ANACMU) and the National Office for Wards of the Nation (ONPN) signed a partnership agreement aimed at extending health care to these wards. According to ONPN Director Mamadou Saliou Daillo, "this partnership agreement...
Indicator systems for monitoring and evaluation of the operation of Vietnam’s social security industry
https://vss.gov.vn/english/news/Pages/vietnam-social-security.aspx?ItemID=9912&CateID=198
![An ideal public health model? Vietnam’s state-led, preventative, low-cost response to COVID-19](https://p4h.world/app/uploads/2023/03/25.07_0.x23411.jpg)
An ideal public health model? Vietnam’s state-led, preventative, low-cost response to COVID-19
https://www.brookings.edu/blog/order-from-chaos/2021/06/29/an-ideal-public-health-model-vietnams-state-led-preventative-low-cost-response-to-covid-19/
![Niger: CSU National Strategy adopted](https://p4h.world/app/uploads/2023/03/niger_flag-1.x23411.jpg)
Niger: CSU National Strategy adopted
On Friday July 23, the Council of Ministers adopted the draft decree adopting the National Strategy for University Health Coverage (SNCSU 2021-2030). The overall aim of the strategy covered by this draft decree is to improve physical and financial accessibility to...
Malawi receives an additional consignment of 192,000 AstraZeneca COVID-19 Vaccine
The government of Malawi has received a new consignment of 192 000 AstraZeneca vaccine. It is expected that in total the country will receive 1 345 600 doses of assorted COVID-19 vaccines between now and September, secured through the COVID-19...
![Sierra Leone gets a US$50 Million to Address the Continuing Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic](https://p4h.world/app/uploads/2023/03/vaccine-1.x23411.png)
Sierra Leone gets a US$50 Million to Address the Continuing Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic
The Government’s quick and decisive actions to contain COVID-19 prevented a larger outbreak and saved lives, yet they also came at an economic cost. Containment measures disrupted the transport of goods within the country, with a heavy impact on the services sector....
![Sierra Leone receives additional support for access and effective COVID-19 vaccines deployment](https://p4h.world/app/uploads/2023/03/Vaccine_Sierra20Leone-980x551.x23411.png)
Sierra Leone receives additional support for access and effective COVID-19 vaccines deployment
Sierra Leone received an additional US$8.5 million grant to support affordable and equitable access to COVID-19 vaccines. The funds will provide upfront financing to help purchase and deploy coronavirus vaccines, and to strengthen relevant health systems necessary for...
![Sierra Leone’s free health care initiative: Financing implications](https://p4h.world/app/uploads/2023/03/FHI_Sierra20Leone.x23411.png)
Sierra Leone’s free health care initiative: Financing implications
In 2010 the Government of Sierra Leone established the Free Health Care Initiative removing user fees (on drugs and consultations) for pregnant women, lactating mothers and children under five. The major objective of the scheme, as far as health financing was...
How Brunei Beat COVID-19
Brunei is one among few countries in Southeast Asian Countries that could avoid a massive surge in cases and deaths. Applying an aggressive strategy of proactive measures, Brunei has succeeded in containing the coronavirus where many of its better-known...
Vaccination targets the high risk groups in Malaysia
Vaccination targets the high risk groups in Malaysia. The scheduling process of COVID-19 vaccine includes taxi and e-hailing drivers as well as p-hailing riders, involving over 50,000 individuals in the service. For more information, please...
![Malawi adds an additional $30 million for COVID-19 Vaccine rollout](https://p4h.world/app/uploads/2023/03/Covid_19_0-2.x23411.png)
Malawi adds an additional $30 million for COVID-19 Vaccine rollout
The government of Malawi received an additional $30million to support the acquisition and deployment of safe, affordable and effective COVID-19 vaccines. This is an additional financing for the existing Malawi’s COVID-19 emergency response and health...
![Civil Society petitions Malawi government on $40m for COVID-19 vaccines](https://p4h.world/app/uploads/2023/03/CSOs_0.x23411.png)
Civil Society petitions Malawi government on $40m for COVID-19 vaccines
A petition by Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) was delivered to the Malawi government through parliament lobbying for a supplementary budget for the procurement of COVID-19 vaccines, sufficient to reach 11 million individuals. The CSOs led by Aids Healthcare...