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...
Reproductive and child health services are now accessible thanks to the Health Services and Capacity Building Project (PRSCS). This World Bank-funded project has increased the number of births attended by skilled health personnel by a factor of more than ten. At the...
Despite the implementation of public health insurance schemes for migrant workers in Thailand, coverage gap exists within this population. The M-FUND is a low-cost, not-for-profit health protection scheme designed specifically for migrant workers in Thailand,...
On Thursday, the Slovenian parliament passed a historic reform of the Health Care and Health Insurance Act (Zakon o zdravstvenem varstvu in zdravstvenem zavarovanju, ZZVZZ), abolishing the flat-rate supplementary health insurance and replacing it with a mandatory...
Comoros plans to introduce health insurance by 2030. According to the government, the first test phase is about to begin. For the moment, 52,000 households have been identified, are in the process of enrolling and will soon receive health insurance cards. Comoros is...
The Caisse nationale de solidarité sanitaire (CNASS) continues to expand throughout the country. On November 5, the municipality of Arafat launched the distribution of 10,000 health insurance cards to vulnerable groups. The mayor of the Arafat commune, Mr. Mohamed...
A delegation led by Zaur Aliyev, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the State Agency for Compulsory Health Insurance (CHIA) of Azerbaijan, conducted a working visit to Prague, Czech Republic, from November 24 to 28. The visit aimed to strengthen international...
Producers of coffee and cocoa, the two main agricultural products in the Ivorian economy, now benefit from health insurance fully paid for by the state, to the tune of 12 billion CFA francs (US$20 million) a year."From now on, all coffee and cocoa growers holding a...
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...
Mr. Houd BABY is the brand new Chairman of the Board of Directors of Mali's National Health Insurance Fund (CANAM). He was elected on November 19 at the 28th ordinary session of the Board of Directors, chaired by the Minister of Health. In her address, the Minister of...
The Sector Director for Health, Nutrition and Population for West and Central Africa led a delegation to the Caisse Nationale d'Assurance Maladie (CANAM) in Bamako on November 14. The meeting focused on the performance and prospects of Mali's health portfolio. Moulay...
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...
Against a backdrop of heightened financial market volatility and rising central bank interest rates, Caisse d'Amortissement de la Dette Sociale (Cades) has continued its program of social security issues. Its annual report details the initiatives taken to refinance...
In its annual edition of Key Social Security Figures, the Social Security Department (DSS) presents a panorama of indicators on the financing and performance of the social security system's public service for the year 2023.The report published in June 2024 indicates...
