The federal budget includes almost $8 billion over four years to reform residential aged care with around half of that going toward funding and reporting a minimum of 200 care minutes for residents each day. The funding is part of a five-year $17.7 billion aged care...
India has a large elderly population, with enormous diversity pertaining to social, economic, educational and health status which demands more healthcare services as they age. But, unregulated systems, lack of resources, inefficient public health system, absence of...
To address the rapidly graying population coupled with low birth rates in Japan, the Japanese Parliament is hiking out of pocket health expenditure for those aged 75 and above subject to a minimum income of 2 million yen. The plan will require people over 75...
The Flexi-Medisave scheme allows patients aged 60 and above to tap their own or their spouse's Medisave funds to pay for outpatient expenses at polyclinics, specialist outpatient clinics and GP clinics under the Community Health Assist Scheme (CHAS). Annual...
Health investment in areas like workforce, digital and infrastructure is critical to delivering better health outcomes and is also part of the solution to manage the economic recovery, both for productivity and job creation. PwC Australia recommends investment in...
On 1st March 2021, Australia’s Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety tabled a Report: Care Dignity and Respect, which highlighted the declining quality of aged care for elderly Australians due to decreasing funding levels (AU$ 9.8bn cut over two...
On the journey towards the universal health coverage (UHC), there is no one-size-fits-all formula. As countries strive to attain the goals of UHC via their own unique maps and routes, it is essential to regularly assess the progress against the context specific to a...
DEVELOPMENT OF A CLASSIFICATION OF THE CAMEROONIAN POPULATION ACCORDING TO SOCIO-ECONOMIC CHARACTERISTICS AND DETERMINATION OF CONTRIBUTORY CAPACITIES FOR UNIVERSAL HEALTH COVERAGE
A workshop to disseminate the results of the review of social safety nets in Burundi took place on May 6, 2014 in Bujumbura. 2014_05_06_Presentation_PNPS_Dissemination_Revue_FSS 2014_05_06_Presentation1_processus 2014_05_06_Presentation2_pauvrete_vulnerabilite_risques...
