Namibia gets US$270.83 million to address the COVID-19 pandemic
The government of Namibia received approximately US$270.83 million under the Rapid Financing Instrument to help the country address urgent balance of payments and fiscal financing needs stemming from the negative impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. Namibia has been...
South Africa debates Bill to provide Universal Health Care
South Africa's parliament debates the National Health Insurance bill, a plan for universal health care that proponents said will bring justice and equality to the health care system in this deeply unequal country. Some critics argue that the plan is too ambitious,...
South Africa commemorates Universal Health Coverage day to garner support from all key stakeholders
The President of South Africa HE C.M Ramaphosa is among the leaders who signed the universal health coverage (UHC) political declaration during the UN General Assembly (UNGA) in September 2019, thus demonstrating his strong vision and commitment to ensuring UHC...
The applications of Universal Health Coverage in South Africa during a pandemic
South Africa has begun to look at the implication of Covid-19 pandemic on its universal healthcare system. The South African National Health Insurance (NHI) has proven itself to be the answer to ensuring that all South Africans have free and fair access to...
Documents available on South Africa’s national health insurance
Documents on South Africa's national health insurance have been posted in the document section and can be downloaded in the related document link below. The documents include; A brief describing the health care reforms and national health insurance...
New documents available on Botswana country page
Two documents have been recently uploaded to the documents section of the Botswana country page. A brief covers fiscal space and financing for health insurance, and the other longer report speaks to policy options in Botswana exploring how insurance reforms could...
Laos to receive new shipment of COVID-19 vaccine in July
Laos plans to roll out the third round of Covid-19 vaccination program after Covid-19 vaccines arrive in July; 132,000 doses of AstraZeneca vaccine is scheduled to arrive in Laos. While Johnson & Johnson's vaccine is also set to arrive...
Japan changes its COVID-19 hospitalization policy
Japan's policy shifts the prioritization and hospitalization resources allocation to severely ill or high-risk COVID-19 patients. Severe illness refers to the patient has severe pneumonia and needs to be admitted to an intensive care unit and receive treatment...
Timor-Leste received today 52,850 more vaccines from Australia
In July 8th Timor-Leste receives 40,000 additional AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines from Australia. In total, Australia has already supplied 175,000 vaccines to Timor-Leste. Australia has committed to provide Timor-Leste with sufficient doses of...
Public-private clinics partnership for COVID-19 home isolation implements in Thailand
Thai National Health Security Office has covered the cost of services under the home isolation program provided by the private clinic: 1,000 baht per case for meals and health services and 1,100 baht for medical devices such as a digital thermometer and a...
Nepal receives 230,000 doses of Covid-19 vaccine from Bhutan
Nepal receives 230,000 doses of Covid-19 vaccine from Bhutan. Bhutan has surplus vaccine doses after inoculating more than 90 percent of its eligible population. Thus, Nepal had written to Bhutan for vaccine support on a reciprocal condition; Nepal...
COVID-19 lockdown in Laos extended till Aug. 18
Lao government has extended lockdown measures nationwide to Aug. 18 due to a rise of COVID-19 cases. The National Taskforce Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control on Tuesday reported 237 new imported cases and 13 locally...
Maldives’ government requires all employees to be inoculated
Maldives' government requires all government employees to get vaccinated before August 15 on Tuesday in order to control the spread of COVID-19 and the community-wide inoculation program had made progress towards achieving a new normal. The government...
Maldives vaccinates 50% of eligible population
Maldives has vaccinated 50 per cent of the total population; 320,059 people have received the first dose of a Covid-19 vaccine, while 251,232 people have received the second doses. Maldives has started the vaccination program since...
Malaysia announces new threshold measurement indicator to move between phases 1 and 2 of the National Recovery plan
Malaysia government announces new symptomatic Covid-19 infections as an indicator for the National Recovery Plan (NRP). The threshold will be no more than 2,000 symptomatic cases requiring hospitalisation in order to move from Phase One to Phase Two of the...