GIZ and SHIF trained 16 financial staff in Karakalpakstan to implement health insurance mechanisms, supporting Uzbekistan's healthcare reform launching in January 2025. The Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) and the State Health Insurance...
On Thursday, October 31, 2024, government spokesman Wilfried Houngbédji provided details on the costs of health insurance, the generalization phase of which will soon begin. Health insurance, one of the four integrated services of the Assurance pour le renforcement du...
The Council of Private Investors in Benin (CIPB) in collaboration with the Benin Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCI Bénin) organized a round table on health insurance. Employers and employees took part in this conclave, which opened on November 5 in Cotonou....
Lhe CNAMGS (Caisse Nationale d'Assurance Maladie et de Garantie Sociale) has moved to the Musée National des Arts, Rites et Traditions du Gabon to register artists and cultural players. Compulsory health insurance is now available to them. a few months. The enrolment...
Since August 2024, Gabon has been offering free deliveries in public hospitals. The aim is to end, if not limit, maternal and infant mortality. However, there are still grey areas and challenges to be met. Only from the sixth month of pregnancy will women be covered,...
The analysis of Republic of Moldova's Law No. 1585 on Mandatory Health Insurance, updated as of October 26, 2023, focuses on the main provisions, objectives, and implications of the mandatory health insurance system within the country. The Mandatory Health Insurance...
Government of Georgia adopted Resolution No. 279 on October 31, 2013 in Tbilisi, Georgia, titled “On the approval of the 2013 State Health Care Programs”, which is the foundation for Georgia's Universal Health Coverage Program. The current and full version of the law...
A recent report by the Confederation of Revolutionary Trade Unions of Turkey Research Center (DİSK-AR) highlights a paradox in Turkey’s healthcare system: while the number of patient applications to private hospitals has steadily decreased since 2012, the Social...
For Dr Roger Samuel Kamba, Minister of Health, Hygiene and Social Welfare, health insurance is of vital importance to the well-being of the Congolese population.Seizing the opportunity of the 12th International Congress of the Association des Anciens de la Faculté de...
Health insurance and healthcare for foreigners in Croatia is governed by a special act - Compulsory Health Insurance and Health Care of Aliens in the Republic of Croatia Act, which is effective from April 16, 2022 (reference to publication: Official Gazette No....
Compulsory health insurance in Croatia is provided by the Croatian Health Insurance Institute. Compulsory health insurance provides all insured persons with the rights and obligations on the principles of reciprocity, solidarity and equality. Compulsory health...
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,...
