In May 2022, President of the Republic of Azerbaijan made several decisions aimed at improving health care system management, specifically focusing on the health insurance system. Among the decisions made by the Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev were amendments to...
This document presents the key features of the national strategy of health sector in Jordan for the years 2015 - 2019 based on the Higher Health Council Law No. 9 of 1999. It is in line with the objectives set out in the National Agenda for Jordan and "We are all...
"This sub-decree aims to improve health service delivery in a qualitative, safe, effective and quitable manner in the Kingdom of Cambodia by bringing decisions and responsabilities of health service management closer to citizens"
Equitable health financing where costs are shared within a population based on everyone’s contributory capacity is critical for Universal Health Coverage (UHC). Several African countries have introduced Universal Health Insurance (UHI) programmes with the aim of...
African leaders across the continent have made bold commitments to attain Universal Health Coverage (UHC). One way to show this commitment has been through exploring National Health Insurance Schemes (NHIS). In this study, the authors examine African country...
The Islamic Action Front party (IAF) in Jordan has proposed setting up an independent public institution to run health insurance services nationwide, similar to the Social Security Corporation (SSC). IAF said this is part of the Jordan Vision 2030 is based...
In Qatar, the Healthcare Services Law No. 22 of 2021 (the Insurance Law) has become effective as of 4 May 2022. The Insurance Law is of material significance to companies established in the State of Qatar seeing that it introduces a mandatory health...
Tanzania has been reforming health financing policies to expand health insurance coverage and achieve better access to quality healthcare for all. Recent reforms have included improved community health funds (iCHFs). Other reforms that are underway include the...
For over three decades Zambia government has explored the prospect of introducing a National Health Insurance (NHI) scheme to reduce overreliance on out-of-pocket expenditures and move towards universal coverage. By 2011 the need to introduce the NHI scheme in line...
In the past few years, the Gambia has been through the process of implementing several health financing reforms among them include the implementation of the national health insurance scheme to ensure social health protection. The 2019-2024 health financing strategy...
On Monday 8th November 2021, Gambia’s Minister of Health Dr. Ahmad Lamin Samateh tabled the National Health Insurance (NHI) bill 2021 before lawmakers with the hope of securing its legislative consideration, scrutiny, and adoption. The Minister made the following...
The Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday, 19th May, 2022 announced that he signed into law the 2022 National Health Insurance bill. The President made the following remarks, As part of our healthcare reforms, I have signed into law the recently passed 2022...
From introducing health insurance for the Jordanian Armed Forces in 1963 to a full-fledged civilian health insurance programme amended as recently as January 2022, Jordan has come a long way in strengthening social health protection. The Jordan country page now...
This study explores possibilities for strengthening the Lebanese health insurance model and extending social health protection to uncovered workers, including those in the informal economy. The situation assessment analyses the health system and the health financing...
