The National Health Security Office (NHSO), Thai government’s independent agency overseeing Universal Coverage Scheme (UCS) despite the COVID 19 crisis initiated new health programs, health system response and social innovations that strengthen health system in 2020....
Viet Nam Social Security: Ten outstanding imprints of Vietnam’s social insurance industry in 2020
https://vss.gov.vn/english/news/Pages/vietnam-social-security.aspx?CateID=0&ItemID=9624
Burkina Faso’s CNAMU and Togo’s INAM draw inspiration from best practice
Drawing inspiration from the Togolese health insurance model was the main objective of a mission from Burkina Faso's Caisse nationale d'assurance maladie universelle (CNAMU), which visited in Togo in December 2020. The CNAMU delegation learned from the...
Viet Nam – Social dialogue with employer representatives on the health insurance policy reforms proposed for the amendment of the Health Insurance Law
Representatives of business associations and enterprises met on 19th January 2021 to discuss the social health insurance policy options proposed by the Ministry of Health in view of the revision of the Law. The workshop was organized through the partnership between...
HEALTH FINANCING POLICY & IMPLEMENTATION IN FRAGILE & CONFLICT-AFFECTED SETTINGS.
This paper reviews existing health financing policy recommendations to considers whether, and if so how, these need revising given the challenging context of Fragile and Conflict Affected Situations (FCAS). The paper aims to inform policy i.e. the decisions and...
Universal Health Coverage in the United Kingdom
Click here to download the complete article as a PDF document. 1. Context of Health Coverage in the United KingdomThe UK National Health Service (NHS) was founded in 1948 and remains the dominant system of health coverage today. It is financed primarily...
New study highlights the relevance of social determinants of health in Mozambique
A recent study published by Sam Jones and Alba Llop (Copenhaguen University) puts the focus on the identification of Social Determinants of Health that significantly influence health inequalities. These SDH are crucial for the design of appropriate evidence-based...
Draft ESP costing report
The draft essential health service package costing (ESP) report was prepared by Dr. Shankar Prinja, WB consultant with support by the WB and WHO Lao country office. The study was conducted since early 2019 and covered 121 interventions of the essential health service...
Costing data collection training presentation
Presentation on HIBP costing study training by Dr. Arthorn
Field Trips for Basic Essential Package of Health Services Costing Exercise
The costing of the Basic Essential Package of Health Services is a currently on-going exercise. It was led by the National Health Plan Implementation Unit (widely known as NIMU) of the Ministry of Health and Sports and supported by the WHO. At the invitation of...
RSBY – Rashtriya Swasthya Bima Yojana, health insurance for the poor
In the past, the Government had tried to provide a health insurance cover to selected beneficiaries either at the State level or National level. However, most of these schemes were not able to achieve their intended objectives. Often there were issues with either the...
Consultations on the Health Insurance Law revision move forward in Vietnam
The second Orientation workshop on the health insurance law revision took place in Hanoi on 18th of October 2018. In his opening speech, His Excellency Vice Minister of Health Pham Le Tuan reiterated the Government’s commitment to achieve 95% of coverage and reduce...
Learning Brief No.1 on Strategic Purchasing in Myanmar by CPI
Learning Brief No.1: “Strategic” Purchasing: what is it, how are we doing it, and why?
Learning Brief No.2 on Strategic Purchasing in Myanmar by CPI
Learning Brief No.2: Where and for whom?
Learning Brief No.3 on Strategic Purchasing in Myanmar by CPI
Learning Brief No.3: Determining the Package of Services