The Council of Private Investors in Benin (CIPB) in collaboration with the Benin Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCI Bénin) organized a round table on health insurance. Employers and employees took part in this conclave, which opened on November 5 in Cotonou....
In Pakistan, healthcare utilization is linked to out-of-pocket payments (OOP) which disproportionately affect low-income households. The study investigated socioeconomic inequality in OOP and catastrophic health expenditures (CHEs), and the contribution of...
The resources necessary for the National Health Fund to take on both the prevention and treatment of obesity would represent 2.3% of its annual budget.The author indicates that the National Health Fund (FONASA) can assume both the prevention of obesity and its...
Nearly 3,000 companies have not affiliated their employees to Senegal's Institutions de Prévoyance Maladie (IPM), revealed Marie Rosalie Ngom Coly, Director of the Institution de Coordination de l'Assurance Maladie Obligatoire (ICAMO). "Generally speaking in Senegal,...
As the World Bank prepares for the 21st replenishment of its International Development Association (IDA) funds, Oxfam has raised critical concerns about the omission of financial protection measures in the proposed health policy package. Despite the Bank’s commitment...
Brunei Darussalam has the second-highest GDP in Southeast Asia. The country offers free and comprehensive healthcare services through a network of public health facilities. This system is fully funded by the government, with the majority of healthcare financing...
Singapore applies a “mixed payer” social health protection model which is built around four central philosophies: the importance of personal motivation, targeted subsidies, a strong survival motif, and the use of market mechanisms to enhance efficiency. This country...
In South Korea, the "Moon Care" policy was implemented in 2017 with the goal of reducing co-payment rates for healthcare costs by expanding national health insurance coverage up to 70%, in order to protect citizens from financial hardship due to healthcare...
A workshop on social protection and health insurance brought together workers from the public and private sectors on Saturday November 16, 2024 in Soubré, under the initiative of the Friedrich Ebert Stiftung foundation aimed at enhancing their knowledge of these...
The OECD report "Tackling the Impact of Cancer on Health, the Economy and Society" published on 21 November 2024, highlights the substantial burden that cancer imposes on public health systems, economies, and societies across OECD countries. Cancer accounts for one...
The State has tried to boost the generic drug market as a way to contain the increase in out-of-pocket health care costs for Peruvian households.The author refers to research conducted by Videnza Consultores that analyzes four key processes of the health system in...
On June 25, the Board of Directors of the Caisse centrale de la mutualité sociale agricole (CCMSA) approved the annual report on the Agricultural Scheme's Income and Expenses for 2025. The report is based on a number of studies designed to shed light on the public...
The Rwanda National Health Insurance Policy aims to achieve universal health coverage by 2020 through equity, solidarity, and risk-sharing principles, ensuring access to quality health care for all citizens. With over 92% of the population already insured through...
KPMG's market study, “Understanding healthcare financing in Saudi Arabia,” examines the Kingdom's healthcare financing structure and the trends influencing expenditure patterns. Saudi Arabia's healthcare spending surged from SAR 22.8 billion in 2007 to nearly SAR 80...
The decree ratifying the financing agreements for the health security program in West and Central Africa using the multi-phase programmatic approach between the Republic of Guinea. This decree formalizes Law L2024/15 adopted last May by the CNT, which approves the...
