A three-day training has helped to improve the knowledge of trade union officers on social health protection and other health-related social security benefits, so they can do a better job as workers’ representatives. The course, organized during 2-4 June in Ha Noi by...
The now: removing financial barriers to COVID 19 testing and services On May 1, the Kenyan Ministry of Health rolled out free testing for COVID 19 in Nairobi and other areas with disease hotspots. Two days later, the Ministry noted in dismay that the turnout for free...
Governments around the world are scrambling to get their hands on personal protective equipment, test kits, ventilators and oxygen. But on the frontlines of service delivery in Kenya, we are also hearing about local health officials and facility managers needing money...
Strong economic growth in recent years has helped reduce poverty to 43 percent of the population. Yet, as Africa’s population expands, it is estimated to reach 2.5 billion by 2050, the region faces a critical challenge of creating the foundations for long-term...
Pakistan has made great strides in health coverage, offering valuable in-patient cover to some of the most vulnerable members of society through the Sehat Sahulat Program, an initiative of the federal government and the province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. In 2018, an...
A proposal for the implementation of a Social Health Insurance (SHI) was prepared for Mozambique. The consultancy, commissioned by ILO, proposed to deepen the preventive character of the National Health Service, to reinforce primary levels and to head towards...
"In January 2016, the Government of Burundi enacted its National Health Strategy 2016-2025, reinforcing its commitments to improve health indicators and to work towards the common goals outlined in the Sustainable Development Agenda. As part of the strategy, the...
"The Government of Rwanda has made significant efforts to develop its health-care system at the national and community levels, making it possible for most people in the country to access affordable health care. This has helped to achieve near universal health...
Health System Review (HiT series) from WHO available for Uzbekistan: "Uzbekistan is a central Asian country that became independent in 1991 with the break-up of the Soviet Union. Since then, it has embarked on several major health reforms covering health care...
On the Universal Health Coverage Day (12 Dec 2018), WHO launched a new report "Public Spending on Health: A Closer Look at Global Trends". The report shows that the composition of global spending on health is changing, with increasing domestic public funding and...
This green paper (preliminary report published by the government aimed at stimulating discussion and proposing ideas for debate) proposes a range of potential paths forward to improving access to health care, including health financing options. The potentialities of a...
