On his arrival last year, Burkina Faso's Minister of Health was quick to call for an analysis of the efficiency of healthcare spending. In parallel with the GFF process, it commissioned an internal study to address some of its concerns: is the current allocation of...
Overall, the report highlights that existing legislative provisions, as well as administrative and operational procedures implemented by the NSSF, present key challenges to expanding social protection coverage to informal workers. These are based on a “formal...
The Phnom Penh Post, 7 September 2018: "Some 8,727 patients received medical treatment under The National Social Security Fund’s (NSSF) healthcare programme introduced for civil servants this year. In the first six months, the NSSF spent $14 million to provide a range...
Khmer Times, 23 July 2018: "Nearly 10,000 civil servants and those who had retired from service were treated in hospital in the first six months of the year after healthcare insurance for these groups came into effect. The National Social Security Fund said it was...
Author: Bart Jacobs , Ashish Bajracharya, Jyotirmoy Saha, Chhorvann Chhea, Ben Bellows, Steffen Flessa and Adelio Fernandes Antunes, Background Following the introduction of user fees in Cambodia, Health Equity Funds (HEF) were developed to enable poor people access...
Khmer Times, 29 June 2018: " [...] Speaking to workers in Kampong Chhnang province, Mr Hun Sen said that all benefits recently implemented by the government, including bonuses for pregnant women, free bus rides, a minimum wage hike and health insurance, will remain in...
The meeting took place at SDC Office and discussed the following agenda items: Local champions for NCDs Brainstorming on outcome of P4HC+ Consultative Workshop (Feb 6th) and ways forward Debriefing H-EQIP mission
Venue: SDC Office Tentative Agenda: “Expanding the benefit package to include management of chronic non-communicable diseases”. Presentation by Charlotte, Kouland and contribution by Somil Brainstorming on outcome of P4HC+ Consultative Workshop (Feb 6th) and ways...
The overall objective of this study was to assess the purchasing function of the healthcare system in Burkina Faso. Specifically, this involved : analyze current institutional arrangements and organizational practices related to the purchasing function in Burkina...
The Phnom Penh Post, 12 June 2018: "Officials from the Labour Ministry’s National Social Security Fund (NSSF) have denied allegations that its partner clinics offer poor medical treatment and discriminated against garment workers who checked in using the NSSF-issued...
Khmer Times, 12 June 2018: "The National Social Security Fund warned yesterday it would take legal action against anyone telling workers the NSSF healthcard would provide second-rate healthcare and the service would end after the election. " Read more
With support from the World Bank, the Ministry of Health has developed a strategic purchasing framework document. This was to be based on the national health financing strategy and on the development of proposals put forward by the DES at the time. The document was...
A very important document for understanding the challenges of public finance management in the Comoros. The first source on the subject as part of the development of the SNFS in 2018.
