The SP4PHC project is launching a series of briefs to describe health system reforms taking place under the UHC Law, emphasizing the impact these reforms have on health financing and PHC. The series will also include narratives from our field experience in Antique and...
This case study provides a preliminary review of the Government of Uganda’s initial response to COVID-19 from March to June 2020 across institutional, financial, and operational dimensions. It seeks to capture the priorities and investments made early in the...
The Infection Control Support Fund for Healthcare Workers at Hospitals Responding to COVID-19 will be temporarily included in the hospital’s fee covered by the National Health Insurance to improve the working conditions of healthcare workers at hospitals dedicated to...
As of today, May 7, 2021, the price of the Covid-19 test has been reduced from 50,000 Fcfa to 25,000 Fcfa for travelers to and from Côte d'Ivoire by air. This new measure is the consequence of a decision taken by the Conference of Heads of State and Government of the...
The French Ministry of Health has clarified the hospitalization and treatment of people infected with Covid-19. In a press release, the department informs the country's public and private facilities that treatment of patients is free of charge and must only be...
Indonesian citizens who experience post-COVID 19 immunization incidents that require treatment and medical care and/or lead to disability and death will now receive guaranteed compensation from the government. Active National Health Insurance (JKN) program...
Benin will comply with the decision of the West African Economic and Monetary Union (UEMOA) to harmonize the price of PCR tests for Covid-19 in member countries. Following in the footsteps of countries such as Côte d'Ivoire, which have already adopted the...
A decision has been taken to allocate the remaining balance of Rs. 1,360,922,969.24 of the COVID–19 (ITUKAMA) Healthcare and Social Security Fund to the COVID-19 vaccination drive, President’s Media Division said in a statement today. The total amount credited to the...
There is an ongoing debate on recent changes to the national health insurance, Medishield life that covers all Singaporeans and permanent residents paying for large medical bills if they stay in designated wards of government-run...
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Malaysia's government enacted a new emergency law allowing it to use funds derived from oil and gas contributions to pay for vaccine procurement, as it looks to ramp up its COVID-19 vaccination programme. The trust fund takes contributions from state...
