NEWS | 04 May 2023
Сенегал-CMU: на примере региона Тамбакунда
Senegal
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NEWS | 04 May 2023
Senegal-CMU: The Tambacounda region as an example
Senegal
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...
NEWS | 01 May 2023
NHIF contributions for low income earners in Kenya to drop by 40% starting July, 2023
Kenya
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...
NEWS | 17 Apr 2023
CMU Côte d’Ivoire: the government expands the range of healthcare services on offer
Côte d’Ivoire
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...
NEWS | 28 Feb 2023
How the global Pandemic Fund can live up to its great potential | Opinion
Azerbaijan, Barbados, Bangladesh
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
NEWS | 23 Feb 2023
Nairobi county to expand health insurance coverage to over 200,000 vulnerable households in partnership with NHIF
Kenya
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...
NEWS | 23 Jan 2023
National Health Insurance Fund reassures Kenyans that Linda Mama Program is ongoing
Kenya
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...
DOCUMENT | 29 Dec 2022
A review of local government and health facility implementation experiences in Results-Based Financing for primary health care in Uganda
Uganda
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...
NEWS | 23 Nov 2022
How to think about health system reform in Colombia?
Colombia
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...
NEWS | 21 Nov 2022
Has Latin America achieved universal health coverage yet? Lessons from four countries
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...
NEWS | 06 Oct 2022
Estonia to more than double mental health funding to €7 million in 2023
Estonia
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...
NEWS | 29 Sep 2022
Healthcare expenditure per citizen of Kazakhstan doubled since SHI was launched
Kazakhstan
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...
DOCUMENT | 12 Sep 2022
Universal health coverage and the poor: to what extent are health financing policies making a difference? Evidence from a benefit incidence analysis in Zambia
Zambia
Zambia has invested in several healthcare financing reforms aimed at achieving universal access to health services. This study conducted a quasi-longitudinal benefit incidence analysis of public and overall health spending between 2006 and 2014 by combining data from...
DOCUMENT | 08 Sep 2022
Burundi: Strategic options for universal health coverage in Burundi
Burundi
From September 05 to 09, 2022, GT-CSU members met in workshops to discuss the following agenda: 1) Revision and improvement of the health financing strategy document 2) Identify and analyze the different possible scenarios for Burundi to move towards CSU, and analyze...
NEWS | 08 Sep 2022
BURUNDI: Workshop to analyze strategic options for health financing
Burundi
Setting up the CSU is still one of Burundi's national priorities. The development of Burundi's health financing strategy will enable the country to move towards UHC, and is guided by advocacy supported by the country's political will, legal instruments and...