National Health Security Office (NHSO) urges hospital operators not to charge COVID-19 patients for any health services. Thai government will reimburse the hospitals for any expense incurred. Both public and private hospital operators can process the claims with...
People should be at the center of UHC, so population coverage should be prioritized, especially for the most disadvantaged groups. The Philippines’ UHC law mandates that all Filipinos be given immediate access to the country’s national health insurance benefits...
In late 2018, the Government of Kenya launched the Afya Care Universal Health Coverage (UHC) pilot program in four counties in Kenya. Under the initiative, county governments discontinued all user fees at secondary public hospitals and, in return, received commodities...
The SP4PHC project team in Kenya undertook a rapid review of EduAfya, a scheme launched by the Government of Kenya to provide health insurance coverage to public secondary school students. This brief assesses how the program is working, drawing on implementation...
Makueni county has launched a health financing scheme called Makueni Care, allowing registered households to access free services at public hospitals. This brief provides an overview of how the scheme works and discusses how the SP4PHC team will support the County...
Strategic Purchasing for Primary Health Care (SP4PHC) project aims to improve how governments purchase primary health care (PHC) services, with a focus on family planning (FP) and maternal, newborn, and child health (MNCH). The project is supported by the Bill &...
This brief summarizes findings from a landscaping study conducted by Universitas Gadjah Mada’s (UGM) Center for Reproductive Health, ThinkWell’s learning partner. Drawing from an extensive review of the literature, interviews with key stakeholders, and focus group...
This report summarizes findings from a landscaping study that ThinkWell and the Center for Reproductive Health at Universitas Gadjah Mada undertook in 2018 on JKN engagement with private midwives under the Strategic Purchasing for Primary Health Care (SP4PHC) project....
This report documents the nature and magnitude of financial flows to Uganda’s health sector and the purchase of primary health care (PHC) services. Developed in consultation with the Ugandan Ministry of Health (MOH), it serves as a corollary to ThinkWell’s review of...
In Uganda, voucher schemes improved access to family planning (FP) and maternal newborn health (MNH) services for poor women in rural areas. This was largely due to their targeted approach of improving access to high-quality services. On the national stage, voucher...
In the context of health systems, purchasing refers to the allocation of pooled funds to providers of services on behalf of a population. The World Health Report 2000 pushed forward the idea that countries should move beyond passive purchasing, where the purchaser...
Among the Post-Soviet countries, historically only the Government was responsible for ensuring universal access to health care. But over time the governments failed to fund health care systems at a level that would ensure not only universal access, but also...
https://www.worldbank.org/en/news/feature/2021/03/01/vietnams-rural-populace-enjoys-better-healthcare-services
https://vss.gov.vn/english/news/Pages/vietnam-social-security.aspx?ItemID=9820&CateID=198
The French Ministry of Health has clarified the hospitalization and treatment of people infected with Covid-19. In a press release, the department informs the country's public and private facilities that treatment of patients is free of charge and must only be...
