Unions of Malian pharmacists and medical analysis laboratories are threatening to suspend the services of Amo, the compulsory health insurance scheme. The cause: late payments by the Malian government."If the problem is not resolved by then, the Amo service,...
Historically, Kazakhstan has adopted two benefits packages with the launch of the Mandatory Social Health Insurance reform nationally in January 2020. One was the guaranteed volume of free medical care, universally accessible by all regardless of the insurance...
The Global Financing Facility (GFF), the World Bank and the World Health Organization are working together to organize country workshops to help ministries of health tackle this crucial political and technical agenda for the CSU. A webinar is scheduled for Thursday...
During a tour of the Tambacounda region on April 30, Aly Fall, technical advisor in charge of media and public relations at the Agence nationale de la couverture maladie universelle (ANCMU), highlighted the strong momentum of universal health coverage (CMU) in the...
The government of Kenya announces a reduction in monthly NHIF contribution for low-income earners by 40% and establishes a volunteer program to enhance healthcare access for marginalised communities. President William Ruto announced changes to the National Health...
Abidjan, March 22, 2023: Specialties such as cardiology, diabetology, anesthesia and intensive care have been added by the government to the list of conditions covered by the Universal Health Coverage (CMU).The decision to add cardiology, diabetology, anesthesia and...
Projects to be financed by the first round of funding will prioritize strengthening comprehensive disease surveillance and early warning, laboratory systems, and human resources/public health workforce capacity.Type or paste here your text
The Nairobi county plans to launch a health insurance scheme for underprivileged households in the city, starting with 232,000 households. This initiative aims to provide access to healthcare for vulnerable residents and will be implemented in partnerships with the...
Over 6 million Kenyan mothers have benefitted since 2017 Linda Mama Program launch The National Hospital Insurance Fund (NHIF) has assured Kenyans that the government-funded Linda Mama program whose aim is to reduce maternal and child mortality and alleviate the...
Starting in the financial year 2018/19, the Ministry of Health (MOH) began implementing Results-Based Financing (RBF) under the Uganda Reproductive, Maternal, and Child Health Improvement Project (URMCHIP). To operationalize RBF, the MOH introduced performance-linked...
As of September 2022, there were 23,408,478 people registered under the contributory regime and 25,491,507 under the subsidized regime, with a national coverage of around 99%. Only 25-30% of the affiliates are contributors who pay the corresponding social...
Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, and Mexico have made progress towards UHC, although "better financial protection is required". These countries achieved an overall index of essential coverage of 76-77%, and households out of pocket health expenditures fall below 25%. New...
As reported by ERR News, mental health in Estonia is to receive an additional €4.7 million in funding next year, more than doubling the amount of money allocated in Estonia's 2023 state budget to a total of €7 million in public funding for mental health services. The...
As reported by the Ministry of Healthcare of the Republic of Kazakhstan, the Deputy Prime Minister Eraly Tugzhanov held a meeting at MoH to discuss the implementation of the instructions of the Head of State. The event was attended by the Minister of Healthcare...
