In Côte d'Ivoire, a decree adopted by the Council of Ministers on Wednesday September 28 makes universal health coverage (CMU) compulsory for all social classes. A decision that divides the population. Proof of enrolment in the Couverture Maladie Universelle scheme,...
Update of the strategic performance framework in Cameroon
After 08 years of implementation program based budgeting, the Ministry of Health has deemed it necessary to ensure consistency between the performance indicators of the program budget and those monitored by the Ministry of Health through DHIS2 at national level. ...
A committee has been established in Cameroon to facilitate the execution of emergency expenses like COVID-19
A committee chaired by the Ministry of Finance and the Ministry of Health was set up in Cameroon to monitor the execution of expenses related to emergency situations like COVID-19, the African Cup of Nations. The monitoring committee ensures that the priority health...
Belarus monitors health workers’ salary growth after cancelling COVID-related payments
From July 1, Belarus canceled COVID-19 related allowances (additional payments) for doctors and nurses working with COVID-19 positive patients, but introduced new permanent bonuses, which are tied to a percentage of the salary, depending on the complexity and...
Côte d’Ivoire-CMU: Collection levels remain low
''For the informal sector, despite the increase in channels through which Universal Health Coverage contributions can be paid, the level of contribution collection remains very low.'' Koné Karidja, Director of Affiliation / Caisse Nationale d'Assurance Maladie (CNAM)....
Who should pay patients for medical errors? Kazakhstan is adopting a law on malpractice insurance
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"