This decree sets out the conditions and procedures for affiliation to the compulsory health insurance scheme, in accordance with Articles 4 and 5 of Law N°2021-022 instituting Universal Health Insurance in the Togolese Republic. All natural or legal persons, public or...
Decree establishing the terms and procedures for concluding, suspending and terminating agreements between management bodies and healthcare and service partners
This decree sets out the terms and procedures for concluding, suspending and terminating agreements between management organizations and health care and service providers. Only guaranteed services provided by a public or private health care provider that has signed an...
Decree on the powers, organization and operation of the appeals committee of the universal health insurance management body.
This decree sets out the powers, organization and operation of the appeals committee of the universal health insurance management body. Claims lodged against decisions taken by the universal health insurance management body, with the exception of medical disputes,...
Decree defining the values and nomenclatures of pharmaceutical procedures and products covered by the universal health insurance scheme
This decree defines the values and nomenclatures of pharmaceutical procedures and products covered by the universal health insurance scheme. The Minister of Health and Public Hygiene, the Minister of the Civil Service, Labor and Social Dialogue, the Minister of the...
Decree establishing the terms and conditions of medical control in universal health insurance
The AMU management organization is required to organize a medical inspection to verify the necessity and appropriateness of the care and treatment provided or prescribed for the insured's state of health, and to identify any abuses or fraud in the prescription and...
Decree laying down the conditions and procedures for membership, affiliation and registration with the universal health insurance medical assistance scheme.
This decree lays down the conditions and procedures for enrolment, affiliation and registration under the universal health insurance (AMU) medical assistance scheme (RAM), in accordance with articles 16, 20 and 45 of law no. 2021-022 of October 18, 2021 instituting...
Decree establishing the powers of the Minister and the organization and operation of the Ministry of Universal Access to Healthcare
The creation of a new ministerial department essentially dedicated to Universal Access to Health Care was formalized by the present decree N° 2024-029/PR of 09/04/24, which sets out the Minister's remit and the organization and operation of the said ministry in Togo.
Decree setting out the contractual framework between the managing body and AMU’s delegated managing bodies
This decree sets out the contractual framework between the managing body and the delegated managing bodies (DMOs) of universal health insurance, in accordance with article 52 of law no. 2021-022 of October 18, 2021 instituting universal health insurance in the...
Decree on health safety in Guinea
The decree ratifying the financing agreements for the health security program in West and Central Africa using the multi-phase programmatic approach between the Republic of Guinea. This decree formalizes Law L2024/15 adopted last May by the CNT, which approves the...
Oman: New Social Security Law a step in the right direction
Oman recently introduced a new social protection law that aims to establish a universal social security system, according to Human Rights Watch. This law is poised to enhance the socioeconomic rights of Omani nationals and residents, particularly migrant workers...
Qatar Affirms Commitment to Promote, Protect Elderly Rights
The State of Qatar reiterated its dedication to promoting and protecting the rights of the elderly during the 12th session of the United Nations Open-ended Working Group on Ageing. Najat Daham Al-Abdullah, Director of the Family Affairs Department at the Ministry of...
Social protection for migrant workers in the Gulf Cooperation Council countries
The report is the first of its kind to systematically assess the legal and effective access of migrant workers to nine areas of social protection, including medical, sickness, unemployment, injury, old-age, invalidity, family, maternity protection, and survivors'...
Armenia is postponing universal health insurance introduction due to insufficient funding
The introduction of Universal Health Insurance (UHI) in Armenia is not going to happen in 2025. On November 1, 2024, Armenian Finance Minister Vahe Hovhannisyan said in the Parliament the draft state budget of Armenia for 2025 does not contain funding for UHI...
Political Constitution of the Republic of Costa Rica
Article 73 "establishes social insurance for the benefit of manual and intellectual workers, regulated by the system of compulsory contribution of the State, employers and workers, in order to protect them against the risks of illness, disability, maternity, old age,...
Congress approves Law on Free and Voluntary Access to Vaccinations
The Vaccination Law was approved by the Congress of the Republic of Guatemala through Decree 25-2024, guaranteeing access to immunization against different diseases.The objective of the Vaccination Law is to guarantee protection against immuno-preventable diseases...