The purpose of this Guide is to provide a framework for examining the purchasing landscape in country and make a determination about how strategic the purchasing system is as a whole.
The aim of this study is to assess the strategic purchasing function of the healthcare system in Burkina Faso by describing the current situation, identifying its strengths and weaknesses, and exploring the various options for accelerating the transition to strategic...
The timetable for the operationalization of the Universal Health Insurance Scheme (RAMU) was adopted by the Council of Ministers this Wednesday, January 24, 2018.
Presentation of the Prime Minister National Health Insurance Programme by Faisal Rafiq, Director PMNHP during the December 2017 Health Services Academy conference.
“Financial Sustainability and Coverage Effectiveness of the Indonesian Health Insurance System - The role of benefit package design and pharmaceutical policy”. The assessment is part of the German contribution to the European Union Social Protection Systems...
The Phnom Penh Post, 9 January 2018: "According to a prakas and a sub-decree released last year by the Ministry of Labour, as of January 1, 2018, all businesses hiring one or more employees are now required to pay 3.4 percent of each employee’s average salary each...
The Phnom Penh Post, 15 January 2018: "Prime Minister Hun Sen yesterday announced plans to form a second foundation to raise funds to keep the Kantha Bopha children’s hospitals afloat, though with the government poised to take over management of the hospitals, one...
Khmer Times, January 12, 2018: "The Interior Ministry yesterday created a working group to review possible loopholes in a royal decree establishing a social security healthcare fund for public officials, civil servants and veterans. Interior Minister Sar Kheng...
Khmer Times, January 3, 2018: "The Health Minister has ordered civil servants to prioritise the implementation of new social security services for public officials, former government workers and veterans, which came into force at the start of this year. Mam Bun Heng...
The Philippines, a middle-income country in South-East Asia has now had more than 50 years of experience with social health insurance and in 1995 established PhilHealth, the country’s national health insurer. This paper analyzes the environment, achievements and...
Short description Table B.11 of the World Social Protection Report 2014/15 provides data on the multiple dimensions of health coverage including legal health coverage rates, GHE, OOP, MMR as well as coverage gaps due to deficits in financial resources and health...
