169 thousand insured with various oncological diagnoses were treated between 2023 and 2024 nationwideThe Seguro Integral de Salud (SIS) transferred US$ 104 million between 2023 and 2024 for the care of 169 thousand policyholders with various oncological diagnoses. The...
On July 15, 2011, the President of the Republic of Congo promulgated the law instituting " a social security system designed to protect workers and their families, as well as other categories of the population, against the risks and hazards inherent in work and life...
Henniya mint Teyib is one of over 200,000 households benefiting from the Tekavoul National Social Transfer Program in Mauritania, which addresses the country’s significant poverty challenges, with nearly 30% of the population living below the poverty line. The...
The "Spain: Health System Review 2024," published by the European Observatory for Health Systems and Policies, provides a comprehensive analysis of Spain’s decentralised national health system, known as the Sistema Nacional de Salud (SNS). The SNS offers nearly...
On August 7, 2024, the Prime Minister launched medical coverage for Guinean civil servants and pensioners, an initiative carried out by the Caisse Nationale de Prévoyance Sociale (CNPS). This reform, in force since August 1, marks a major step forward for the...
This paper assesses Pakistan’s progress toward achieving UHC at the national and subnational level. Pakistan’s progress toward UHC aligns closely with its economic development trajectory and policy efforts in expanding UHC program. However, economic underdevelopment...
This study aims to develop a framework and index for measuring universal health coverage (UHC) at the district level in India and to assess progress towards UHC in the districts. The results can help national and subnational government develop prioritization...
The Beninese government is continuing its efforts to make access to essential health services a reality for all citizens. Since April 2016, the Beninese authorities have been committed to making health "an essential dimension of the population's well-being and a key...
The Health Economics Unit of the Directorate General of Health Services under the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare of Bangladesh reports that out-of-pocket health expenditure in the country has been on the rise, reaching around 69 per cent in 2020. This has...
Seguro Popular came into effect in 2004 as a mechanism for implementing the Social Health Protection System (SPSS). It was a public health insurance scheme through voluntary affiliation, aimed at the population that was not affiliated to social security through an...
The ILO report, Extending social health protection: Accelerating progress towards universal health coverage in Central and Western Asia, provides an in-depth analysis of the social health protection systems in countries across Central and Western Asia, including...
The authors discuss the important topic of healthcare access for migrant workers, who face numerous health challenges when working abroad. Migrant workers often lack access to healthcare or the means to pay for it, leading to significant barriers such as cost, lack of...
This paper examines Pakistan's health system, focusing on health-seeking behaviors and service utilization in the context of achieving Universal Health Coverage (UHC). Using 14 UHC tracer indicators, the analysis highlights Pakistan's lagging position compared to...
This position statement summarizes key outcomes from the National Dialogue on "Initiatives for Sustainable Health Financing" in alignment with the Africa Leadership Meeting (ALM) Declaration. It focuses on four priority pillars: increasing health funding by developing...
Cash transfers are widely employed by governments in many other low- and middle-income countries as a social protection mechanism. This study investigates the performance of different delivery models of a maternal cash transfer program in Myanmar: government health...
