Act LXXXIII of 1997 in Hungary is a law that defines the Hungarian health care system, including which services are free, which are covered by copayment, and which are excluded from prepaid public benefit schemes. This law also establishes the financing of health care...
This strategic plan used a new approach in the development of the strategic objectives for the Ministry of Health and in the organization and delivery of health and wellness services to the population. The World Health Organization Health Determinants framework was...
The policy outlines Botswana's strategic vision for improving public health and achieving universal health coverage. Revised to address evolving health challenges, this policy focuses on strengthening health system components such as leadership, service delivery,...
This is the Law of the Republic of Lithuania on Insuring Health (I-1343), signed on May 21, 1996 by Algirdas Brazauskas, President of the Republic of Lithuania. The attached file contains the latest amendments introduced by Law No. XIV-2335 on December 14, 2023. This...
The report provides a comprehensive overview of Botswana's health financing landscape. Key areas covered include Botswana’s health financing structure, fiscal space for health, health expenditure trends, resource needs, and the funding gap. It evaluates the...
This law #223-V On the protection of citizens' health was signed by the President of Republic of Turkmenistan and is effective since May 23, 2015. It has replaced previous versions of the law -- "On the protection of citizens' health" from December 14, 2002, and "On...
This universal health coverage (UHC) white paper developed by the UHC unit at the Ministry of Health, Wellness and Elderly Affairs, provides key policy directions and strategies for achieving UHC in St Lucia. It outlines various aspects of UHC interventions, in...
The Second Health Sector Strategic Plan of Eritrea focuses on addressing the country's double burden of communicable and non-communicable diseases and emerging health threats influenced by climate change. It aims to strengthen health security by building a resilient...
This WHO report is part of series of country-based reviews that monitor financial protection in European health systems by assessing the impact of out-of-pocket payments on household living standards. Financial protection is central to universalhealth coverage and a...
The purpose of this law is to establish the principles and scope of compulsory health insurance in Mongolia, to ensure that every citizen of Mongolia is insured and pays premiums for health insurance in accordance with the law. The law also aims to create a fund to...
The Mauritius Health Sector Strategic Plan (HSSP) 2020-2024 outlines a detailed strategy to strengthen the country's healthcare system by addressing the rising burden of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) and the challenges posed by an ageing population. It prioritizes...
The National Health Insurance Scheme was born within the framework of the health sector reform project which began in 1996. It was the option selected to finance health care in Belize and founded on the principles of value for money, quality health care, equitable...
The policy note provides a comprehensive analysis of Liberia's health financing landscape, focusing on the proposed Liberia Health Equity Fund (LHEF). Despite progress in health service delivery, Liberia faces significant challenges in achieving Universal Health...
Article 72 establishes that"public health is a right of all persons and it is the responsibility of the State to guarantee access, free and quality care, protection and recovery services". To make this right effective, "the State institutes a health system at all...
Article 24 of the constitution states that “Every citizen has the right to free medical attention and also to social care in case of old age and disability”.
