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National Health Insurance launch set for June 2026 in Zimbabwe
National Health Insurance launch set for June 2026 in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe plans to launch its National Health Insurance (NHI) in June 2026 to expand universal health coverage, funded through earmarked taxes. With only 13% covered by medical aid, the NHI will target the uninsured majority, aiming to cut out-of-pocket costs and...

Decree modifying the Mexican Institute of Social Security
Decree modifying the Mexican Institute of Social Security
Mexico

The decree modifying the Mexican Social Security Institute (IMSS-Bienestar) was published. The modifications include financing, unifying transfers between IMSS-Bienestar and governments of the federative entities in the Fondo de Salud para el Bienestar (FONSABI...

Nigeria to Host Health Financing Policy Dialogue In September
Nigeria to Host Health Financing Policy Dialogue In September
Nigeria

Nigeria will host a National Health Financing Dialogue in September to tackle low health investment, with households paying 76% of costs. The forum will push NHIA Act implementation, insurance expansion, and innovative financing, aiming to cut out-of-pocket spending...

Study links cash transfers to lower child mortality in Kenya
Study links cash transfers to lower child mortality in Kenya
Kenya

A decade-long study in Kenya found cash transfers reduced child deaths by nearly half. Results, reported by The New York Times, highlight new evidence on poverty reduction and health outcomes.A new study reported by The New York Times shows that unconditional cash...

Clearer guidance can add to progress in health financing in Vietnam
Clearer guidance can add to progress in health financing in Vietnam
Vietnam

Vietnam has expanded health insurance to 94% of its population, with free care targeted by 2035. But out-of-pocket costs remain high at 40%. WHO’s Dr. Pratt stresses stronger financing, efficiency reforms, primary care, and innovation to achieve universal health...

Estonia’s Health Insurance Fund running a deficit for at least 15 years
Estonia’s Health Insurance Fund running a deficit for at least 15 years
Estonia

Estonia’s Health Insurance Fund faces a deficit, rising healthcare costs, and criticism after lavish spending exposed governance gaps. Experts and officials urge reforms to improve efficiency, avoid worsening inequalities, and ensure sustainable financing without...

NHI Implementation in South Africa: Key Risks and Challenges
NHI Implementation in South Africa: Key Risks and Challenges
South Africa

South Africa’s NHI aims for universal healthcare but risks higher costs, reduced access, overburdened public hospitals, provider exits, rising lawsuits, and costly transitions. Without viable alternatives, it could destabilise both public and private healthcare...

German Chancellor Merz announces massive cuts to social welfare benefits
German Chancellor Merz announces massive cuts to social welfare benefits
Germany

Germany expedites cuts to social welfare, pensions, and healthcare to cover military spending, deepening poverty for workers and pensioners while sparing the wealthy. Rising deficits fuel class tensions, prompting calls for socialist reorganization.Germany is moving...

Philippine healthcare: Families drowning in out-of-pocket expenses
Philippine healthcare: Families drowning in out-of-pocket expenses
Philippines

Out-of-pocket health spending in the Philippines hit ₱615B in 2024, 42.7% of total healthcare costs, exposing families to debt as government schemes lag behind rising expenses. Experts urge reforms and new financing tools like sin taxes to ease the unsustainable...