For the first time in history, Kazakhstan is adopting a law on medical malpractice insurance. The Minister of Healthcare of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Azhar Giniyat, presented the draft law to the lower chamber of Parliament - Mazhilis. This law was developed...
Public pressure on mandatory health insurance made the leaders give a press-conference
The growing pressure and criticism from health care providers on the alleged lack of funds at the Social Health Insurance Fund before the calendar year (same as budget year) made the leadership speak out about the status of the health insurance. A press conference was...
Burkina Faso: free medical care for the FDS
For several years, Burkina Faso has been facing an unprecedented security crisis. On Thursday, September 01, 2022, the country commemorated the International Day of Remembrance in honor of the victims of terrorism instituted in August 2017 by the United Nations...
Côte d’Ivoire-Universal health coverage: benefits soon to be extended to private health centers
People insured under the Universal Health Coverage (CMU) scheme will soon be able to receive treatment in private health establishments. The information was given by the Director of Benefits of the Caisse Nationale d'Assurance Maladie (CNAM), Dr Christian Brou,...
Fiji: Strategic Health Plan 2020-2025
The Ministry of Health and Medical Services’ Strategic Plan 2020-2025 aims to improve the health and well-being of all Fijians and combat the social determinants that affect people’s lives, especially the lives of the most vulnerable and marginalized. Plans exist to...
CSU in Cameroon: Implementation status and outlook
In this Powerpoint document, you will have chronological information on the implementation of Universal Health Coverage in Cameroon according to the following structured plan: A BRIEF HISTORY I. STRATEGIC ANCHORING II. REVIEW III. ACCESS IV. COLLECTING CONTRIBUTIONS...
From Socialprotection.org: gender budgeting in healthcare and social protection in Georgia
Gender budgeting involves incorporating gender equality considerations into a country’s budget process and reallocating budgetary resources to facilitate gender mainstreaming in all areas or sectors. Authors concluded that the state budget programs of Georgia do not...
Assessment Awareness Levels and Access to Information on Social Protection Schemes among Cambodian Citizens
"The objective of this study was to conduct a research on how citizens of Cambodia receive and access information on available governmental social protection programs"
Rising costs of imported medicines caused a criminal case against the Minister of Health
In early June, after the detention of the Minister of Health of the Kyrgyz Republic Alymkadyr Beishenaliev, the Prosecutor General's Office stated that the officials of the Ministry of Health violated the Law "On Public Procurement", and contrary to the interests of...
Can social accountability improve access to free public health care for the poor? Analysis of three Health Equity Fund configurations in Cambodia, 2015-17
"This article describes one example, that of Community-Managed Health Equity Funds (CMHEFs), as an approach to community engagement in Cambodia to improve poor people's use of their entitlement to fee-free health care at public health facilities"
President of Azerbaijan reforms the Health Insurance System to increase transparency
In May 2022, President of the Republic of Azerbaijan made several decisions aimed at improving health care system management, specifically focusing on the health insurance system. Among the decisions made by the Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev were amendments to...
Azerbaijan’s digitalization in health care is part of the new digital economy
Azerbaijan is developing a digital health strategy, Health Minister Teymur Musayev said in April. According to him, one of the pillars of this important development process is the digital healthcare reform. Musaev noted that the digital healthcare system is very...
Universal access to health care declared as Kazakhstan’s priority at Shanghai Cooperation Organization meeting
First Vice Minister of Healthcare of Kazakhstan Marat Shoranov participated in the Fifth Meeting of Health Ministers of the Member States of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization. Speaking at the meeting, Marat Shoranov noted that the principle of universal access to...
Free health care in Burkina Faso: 3.4% of patients claim to have paid for services
And three for the Observatoire citoyen sur l'accès aux services de santé (OCASS). This third report for 2021 was made public on July 1 at a press conference. OCASS is a citizen watch system set up by RAME (Réseau accès aux médicaments essentiels) and its associative...
CNAMU-BURKINA FASO: Soumaila GAMSORE takes charge of General Management
Appointed on June 22, 2022 by the Council of Ministers, Soumaïla Gamsoré is now in charge of the CNAMU. During the handover ceremony held this Friday, July 1, 2022 at the headquarters of the Caisse Nationale d'Assurance Maladie Universelle, he already set himself a...