This policy brief lays out Turkey’s significantly improved supply of health services under its Health Transformation Program (HTP) between 2003 and 2013. Improved health outcomes, increased health utilization and changes in health financing trends reflect the rise in...
Turkey provides COVID 19 treatment and medicine free of charge
Coronavirus treatment and medicine for patients in public hospitals in Turkey has been made free of charge following a presidential decree. It says that all patients, even if they failed to pay state insurance, will be granted protective gear and testing, as well as...
Presenting documents on Turkey’s health system, social health protection laws, programs and more
We have the pleasure of presenting 5 (five) new documents on Turkish health financing and social health protection in this space. Two research papers examine Turkey’s Health Transformation Program that was introduced (2003) to improve social health protection and...
Egypt’s comprehensive health insurance law
The Health Insurance Law no. 2 of 2018 has now been approved by the Egyptian Parliament and comes to extend the health insurance system to all citizens and improve the health services from 12 July 2018. The new Law covers all citizens, whether they are public or...
Bahrain issues health insurance law for universal healthcare coverage
In line with Goal three of the United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goals, ‘Good health and well-being for people to ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages’, the Kingdom of Bahrain has introduced a universal health coverage scheme giving...
Ukraine updated regulation on payments to health care workers caring for COVID-19 patients
According to the Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine as of August 11, 2021 No. 836, the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine updated regulations on payments to health care workers treating COVID-19 patients. The Social Insurance Fund of Ukraine...
Turkmenistan proposed to establish a Central Asian Center for Epidemiology
The President of Turkmenistan proposed the creation of the Central Asian Regional Center for Epidemiology, Virology and Bacteriology on August 6, 2021, during a Consultative Meeting of the Heads of State of Central Asia, held in the city of Turkmenbashi....
Health sector reforms in Bhutan
Bhutan plans for the health sector reforms, aiming to deliver more equitable, efficient, effective, and high-quality health services to respond to changes in disease patterns and demographic structures. Ministry of Health will submit the reform proposal going through...
Health financing and budgeting reforms in Gabon: Progress and challenges on the road to Universal Health Coverage (August 2020)
Bahrain National Insurance launches insurance cover for COVID 19
Bahrain National Insurance has launched a COVID 19 insurance cover that is expected to be useful to various private and public establishments for covering COVID 19 related medical needs of their employees. Benefits of the health insurance include a one-off...
Rwanda: Health financing strategic plan (2018-2024)
This document complements the 2018-2024 Health sector strategic plan, focussing on health financing. Health financing is a core function of health systems that can enable progress towards universal health coverage (UHC) by improving effective service coverage by...
Rwanda fourth health sector strategic plan (2018-2024)
The Rwanda fourth health sector strategic plan (HSSP IV) is the guiding document outlining national strategic directions to improve health standards of Rwandans between 2018-2024. Its content reflects a comprehensive analysis of the Rwanda’s health sector progress and...
Nigeria health financing policy and strategy 2017
A stronger national health financing system provides a stronger foundation for the broader health system. Health financing thus serves as pivot upon which other health system building blocks revolve and rest. Achieving universal health coverage (UHC) and all the...
Kuwait to offer free COVID 19 vaccines to expats
In an effort to equitably provide vaccines in the first round of COVID 19 vaccinations, the Kuwaiti government has extended the provision of free vaccines to expatriates. Although Kuwaiti citizens will be given priority once the COVID-19 vaccines arrive in Kuwait and...
New documents available on Rwanda country page
Three new documents have been posted on the document section of the Rwanda page. They include two government documents which are the fourth heath sector strategic plan and the health financing strategy as well as one peer reviewed article on the financial...