Health equity fund (HEF) is a social health protection scheme aimed at enabling access to essential health care among the poor for free of charge in public health facilities in Cambodia. The guidelines describe the standard benefit packages and provider payments for...
Cambodia’s Pentagonal Strategy – Phase I
This document outlines Cambodia's pentagonal strategy-Phase I, focusing on growth, employment, equity, efficiency, and sustainability. The pentagonal strategy is a long-term socioeconomic plan aligned with Cambodia Vision 2050, to be implemented over the next 25...
Towards universal health coverage in Vietnam: a mixed-method case study of enrolling people with tuberculosis into social health insurance
Social health insurance (SHI) serves as a primary financing mechanism for social health protection in Vietnam. In 2022, the country shifted from reliance on donor funding for tuberculosis to domestic financing via SHI. Following this shift, TB services were integrated...
Out-of-pocket expenditure, need, utilisation, and private health insurance in the Australian healthcare system
This study investigates if the burden of out-of-pocket expenditure differs between individuals with and without private health insurance (PHI) and whether chronic conditions or hospitalisation increase this difference in Australia.Findings indicate that PHI is...
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BPJS Kesehatan’s strategy to protect 275 million Indonesians with health insurance
BPJS-Kesehatan is a social security administering body for health which manages the national health insurance called Jaminan Kesehatan Nasional (JKN) in Indonesia. In an interview with in the GovInsider, Ghufron Mukti, President Director of BPJS Kesehatan outlined how...
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Comprehensive changes to Mongolia’s Law on Medicines and Medical Devices include price regulation and other advances
On May 2, 2024, the standing committee on social policy and the general session of the Parliament of Mongolia approved the draft revision of the Law on Medicines and Medical Devices, which was submitted to the Parliament for urgent review. Minister of Health S....
Incidence of catastrophic health spending in Indonesia: insights from a Household Panel Study 2018–2019
Indonesia has introduced a national health insurance scheme called Jaminan Kesehatan Nasional (JKN) in 2014. This study aims to assess the incidence of catastrophic health spending (CHS) and its determinants and trends between 2018 and 2019, a period during which JKN...
Tying health taxes to health promotion is popular and effective in Thailand
This commentary explores Thailand's utilization of health taxes, specifically a 2% surcharge added to the excise tax on tobacco and alcohol. Thailand channels these health taxes into the Thai Health Promotion Fund to support health promotion initiatives. The document...
Health systems development in Thailand: a solid platform for successful implementation of universal health coverage
This review provides insights into Thailand's historical health system development and universal health coverage by employing a systematic search of published and grey literature in Thai and English languages. The review unveils the role of health systems development...
National Health Policy 2017
The National Health Policy 2017 has been formulated to address the current and emerging challenges necessitated by the changing socio-economic and epidemiological landscapes in IndiaThe primary aim of the National Health Policy 2017 is to inform, clarify, strengthen...
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ADB and Global Fund join forces to strengthen health systems and advance UHC
Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria (Global Fund) have signed a memorandum of understanding to cooperate on resource mobilization for the effective delivery of health services to vulnerable populations in Asia and...
The Kingdom of Thailand Health System Review
This document is published under Health System in Transition Reviews (HiTs). It provides a detailed description of Thailand’s health system, and policy and reform developments as well as achievements and remaining challenges.It examines Thailand's health system...
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ADB Webinar: Enhancing national health financing through digital technologies
Innovations and Lessons from Asia and the Pacific RegionIntegration of digital technology in a country's health financing system is a transformative step towards achieving efficient, transparent, and equitable health systems. By leveraging digital tools, these...
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Brunei to raise health budget in 2024/25 fiscal year by 37 percent
In Brunei Darussalam, the Ministry of Health will increase its budget for 2024/25 fiscal year by 37%, aiming to hire additional healthcare professionals, construct new medical facilities, and enhance healthcare delivery through the implementation of artificial...
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National Health Security Office shares Thailand’s experience in managing health financing with South Africa
From March 11th to 15th, 2024, the National Health Security Office has organized a five-day intensive course on Thailand's experience in managing health financing and health service delivery at the district level for Universal Health Coverage. The participants were...