The security crisis has had an impact on the continuity of reproductive health and gender-based violence (RH/GBV) services, with a considerable drop in coverage indicators. Indeed, the healthcare system continues to come under attack, with 76 health centers closed and...

Burkina Faso: a report sounds the alarm on difficult access to healthcare
The security and protection crisis has had an impact on the continuity of reproductive health and gender-based violence (RH/GBV) services, with a considerable drop in coverage indicators. Indeed, the healthcare system continues to come under attack, with 76 health...

Celebration of World Health Day in Chad, 07.04.2021
Chad, like other countries around the world, celebrated World Health Day on April 07, 2021, with the theme"For a fairer and healthier world". To mark the event, the Director General of the Ministry of Health and National Solidarity made a radio statement. In his...

Chad: Holding of the 26th Session of the Steering Committee of the Ministry of Public Health and National Solidarity
The 26th session of the Board of Directors of the Ministry of Public Health and National Solidarity was held from June 1 to 5, 2021 at the Radisson Blu Hotel in N'Djaména , under the theme: " Better governance of the healthcare system for the benefit...

Burkina Faso: free food policy reviewed
In collaboration with the Ministry of Health (MOH) and a team of local consultants at RESADE, ThinkWell carried out a detailed review of the free-of-charge policy. This review is part of ThinkWell's Strategic Purchasing for Primary Healthcare (SP4PHC) project to...

Free health care in Burkina Faso: an analysis
Since 2016, Burkina Faso has introduced a policy of free healthcare for pregnant women and children under five. ThinkWell and its research partner RESADE have conducted a detailed analysis of the free healthcare policy in collaboration with the Ministry of...

Senegal: Explanations for the rise in the price of medicines and nutritional supplements
Since May 24, pharmaceutical news has been marked by a pricing change for a category of products with hybrid status, half-drug and half-nutritional supplement. This increase follows a reclassification in the customs nomenclature of this category of products,...
Purchasing reforms and tracking health resources, Kenya (December 2019)
As low- and middle-income countries undertake health financing reforms to achieve universal health coverage, there is renewed interest in making allocation of pooled funds to health-care providers more strategic. To make purchasing more strategic, countries are...
The transforming health systems for universal care project in Kenya: A review (December 2020)
With support from the World Bank, the Global Financing Facility, and the Government of Japan, Kenya is implementing the Transforming Health Systems for Universal Care Project (THS-UCP) to improve reproductive, maternal, newborn, child, and adolescent health (RMNCAH)...

Book Launch: Voice, Agency, Empowerment: The Handbook on Social Participation for UHC
The Handbook on Social Participation for Universal Health Coverage (UHC) will be launched on 31 May at 14:00 – 15:00 CET. WHO, UHC2030, Health System Governance Collaborative, UHC-Partnership, and PMNCH invite you to the launch of...

DRC: the need to strengthen the healthcare system through investment
Faced with several cycles of the Ebola virus epidemic, the country, with the support of its PTs, has put in place systems and undertaken actions that have helped to strengthen the capacities of health facilities, which are now better equipped to monitor alerts that...

Burkina Faso: improving the health system is on the agenda
A toll-free number to help improve health in Burkina Faso. The AGIR/ santé en développement association aims to involve citizens in health governance by strengthening community participation in health-related decision-making. To this end, it has launched a free,...

Caisse nationale d’assurance maladie du Mali: Numerous cases of fraud exposed
The Caisse nationale d'assurance maladie au Mali (CANAM) has drawn up an action plan to combat health insurance fraud. It focuses on fraud prevention, detection and prosecution. This need for accountability has revealed among other frauds: the cost of services...

Taller de orientación para la auditoría de la plantilla y las nóminas
Elaborar una nota de orientación metodológica para auditar la plantilla y la nómina de las instituciones sanitarias. Los participantes en la reunión intercambiaron puntos de vista con el fin de alcanzar los siguientes objetivos específicos : hacer...

Orientation workshop for the workforce and payroll audit
Draw up a methodological guideline for auditing staffing levels and payroll in healthcare establishments. Participants at the meeting exchanged ideas with the aim of achieving the following specific objectives : take stock of staffing levels in both...