Leading the Charge: Insight into Zambia’s Sexual and Reproductive Health Advocacy in Universal Health Coverage Financing Reforms
Access to affordable family planning is an essential component of universal health coverage (UHC) as it is one of the most effective interventions that have shown to reduce maternal and under- mortality rates. For Zambia, to include Family Planning (FP) in the...
CONGO ECONOMY/FINANCE LAW 2021: A NEW TAX INSTITUTED ON UNIVERSAL HEALTH INSURANCE COVERAGE
Congo has instituted Universal Health Insurance Coverage (CAMU) in the 2021 Finance Act. This new tax is one of the new elements instituted in this law, the popularization campaign for which was launched on Monday February 22, 2021 in Brazzaville. Initiated by...
DRC: access to healthcare a challenge for the elderly
For Gilbert Tshibangu, a teacher at the Institut Supérieur du Commerce in Kinshasa, this is the first time that an elected President of the DRC has expressed his willingness to offer his people universal health coverage. On the initiative of President Félix...
Burkina Faso: Health insurance fund encouraged to do better
On June 24, 2021, 19 state-owned companies presented their financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2020, including Caisse Nationale d'Assurance Maladie Universelle (CNAMU). The Caisse nationale d'assurance maladie universelle (CNAMU) has submitted its...
Côte d’ivoire: CNAM’s charm operation in Abidjan
Without insurance, it's hard to get treatment. Healthcare is very expensive. We must therefore take advantage of the opportunity offered by the State to bear the cost. This sentence comes from an Ivorian shopkeeper, delighted with the operation launched in early June...
Mali: the Ministry of Health is committed to offering AMU to all Malians
How can conventional medicines be made accessible to the public to counter the sale of street medicines ? The issue was the focus of a meeting of healthcare stakeholders on Thursday June 17 in Bamako. During the session, which was attended by experts from all...
CONGO ECONOMY/FINANCE LAW 2021: A NEW TAX INSTITUTED ON UNIVERSAL HEALTH INSURANCE COVERAGE
Congo has instituted Universal Health Insurance Coverage (CAMU) in the 2021 Finance Act. This new tax is one of the new elements instituted in this law, the popularization campaign for which was launched on Monday February 22, 2021 in Brazzaville. Initiated by...
WHO Barcelona Office warns Ukraine about the potential consequences of introducing co-payments
Part of the WHO Regional Office for Europe, Barcelona Office for Health Systems Financing has published a policy brief titled “Co-payment policy: considerations for Ukraine”, which contains policy recommendations regarding co-payments [1]. In its...
Vietnam mulls another $1.13 bln pandemic support package
https://e.vnexpress.net/news/news/vietnam-mulls-another-1-13-bln-pandemic-support-package-4301467.html
Cameroon: National Assembly in favor of Universal Health Coverage
"Protection towards Universal Health Coverage and Covid19 vaccination: opportunities for human capital development". This was the theme of the special plenary session chaired on Wednesday June 23 by the Vice-President of the National Assembly, Théophile...
MALI: The National Transitional Council adopts the RAMU
General Boubacar Dembele can be proud of his plea. He now has the backing of Mali's parliamentarians to extend compulsory health insurance benefits to several of Mali's underprivileged groups. The head of the national health insurance fund is confident that...
Ethiopia Essential Health Services Package – informed by evidence on cost and cost-effectiveness
To make progress towards UHC, countries should prioritize and clearly define the type and mix of health services that should be provided in response to population needs. To ensure that the package can be funded and provided as planned, the resources needed to...
Tanzania National Five Year Development Plan 2021/22 – 2025/26
NULL
Chad: The Ministry of Public Health and National Solidarity among the 6 winners in the Africa Region of the WHO World No Tobacco Day 2021 Award.
Each year, WHO honors individuals or organizations in each of its six Regions for their achievements in tobacco control. This recognition takes the form of the WHO Director-General's Special Recognition Award and the World No Tobacco Day Awards. This year, thehe...
Niger: Explanatory memorandum on the CMU law
Niger's Minister of Health gave an explanatory statement on the draft law on CMU at a Cabinet meeting held at last Monday under the chairmanship of the Prime Minister. At the end of the meeting, all the ministers were sensitive to the importance of...