As reported by the study titled "The Potential Cost-Effectiveness of HPV Vaccination Among Girls in Mongolia" , HPV vaccination has not been introduced nationally and Gavi co-financing support is not available in Mongolia. To inform introduction decision-making, study...
New funds to enhance global immunisation efforts, particularly in middle-income countries, to prevent, detect, and respond to vaccine-preventable diseases. The initiative, with WHO and UNICEF, aims to raise $15 million over the next two years.The UN Foundation has...
The June issue of the Bulletin of the World Health Organization features an article on a rapid health system performance assessment conducted in Oman. The assessment, led by a team of national health ministry staff and international experts, utilised the WHO framework...
The article offers a comparative analysis of the influence of cost-effectiveness thresholds in the decision-making processes in financing policies, coverage, and price regulation of health technologies in nine countries.
In "Leveraging Universal Health Coverage to Leave No One Behind in Tackling AMR," authors Pamela Cipriano, James Chau, Mariam Jashi, Ilona Kickbusch, Justin Koonin, Tlaleng Mofokeng, Joy Phumaphi, Magda Robalo, and Akihisa Shiozaki emphasize the critical role of...
In their article titled "The Role of HTA for Essential Health Benefit Package Design in Low or Middle-Income Countries," Ole F. Norheim and David A. Watkins examine how Health Technology Assessment (HTA) can contribute to the design of Health Benefit Packages (HBPs)...
Government financing of vaccines and vitamin A supplementation in several African countries remains unsustainable, influenced by political economy variables, donor priorities, and systemic barriers, with explicit commitment to VAS financing notably absent. The...
The meta-regression analysis provides crucial, country-specific cost-effectiveness insights for HIV/AIDS, malaria, syphilis, and tuberculosis interventions, aiding national decision-makers in optimising health financing and resource allocation. Published in The Lancet...
Shared savings show the most promise among financial incentives for promoting cost-effective integrated care, but implementation success varies by context. The article "Financial Incentives for Integrated Care: A Scoping Review and Lessons for Evidence-Based Design,"...
Starting July 1, 2024, hospitals in Kashkadarya will operate under the State Health Insurance Fund mechanism, following its successful implementation in Syrdarya. This expansion will include 18 regional medical institutions, allowing residents to access healthcare...
Adult immunisation programmes provide substantial health and economic benefits, returning up to 19 times their cost. Governments should prioritise funding and research to maximise these benefits and support healthier societies. This study highlights the critical role...
During COVID-19, Africa's autonomous vaccine financing reduced costs and reliance on aid, highlighting a model for future health system improvements and self-reliance. Long before the COVID-19 pandemic, Africa faced the challenge of creating a sustainable model for...
The International Longevity Centre's project compiles evidence on vaccine cost-effectiveness to advocate for prioritising vaccination in global health and finance decision-making. This global project, led by the International Longevity Centre, brings together the...
The transfer of the functionality of regional information systems to the federal level and the aggregation of data from all regions is a key task for the Federal Mandatory Health Insurance Fund (FOMS) in the field of digital transformation. This was stated by Federal...
While rare (orphan) diseases are a significant financial burden for health systems and access to these expensive treatments is limited, Russia has established a foundation, “Circle of Kindness”, funded by 2% of the individual income tax generated by the high-income...
