Japan's parliament enacted a law Wednesday to cover the costs for residents to be vaccinated against the novel coronavirus. Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga pledged to secure coronavirus vaccines for all the roughly 126 million residents of the country in the first half...
In August 2020, The Parliament of Mongolia approved new amendments into the Health insurance law of Mongolia, the Health law of Mongolia, and the Law on Medicine and medical devices of Mongolia. These laws’ amendments are aimed at improving the efficiency of...
The Parliament of Nepal saw a substantial increase in the share of budget expenditure on health in FY 2021, significant compared to other South Asian countries. The country saw increased spending in health infrastructure to primarily combat the onslaught of the Corona...
The Singapore Government's commitment to safeguarding public health and the future of its citizens especially in the wake of COVID 19 can be seen in the over 40% share of this year’s Budget that goes to the COVID-19 Resilience Package. Mr. Heng Swee Keat, the...
Indonesia is procured more than 420 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine for 180 million people as of last month according to the Head of the COVID-19 Response and National Economic Recovery team (PCPEN). A breakdown of the procurement would reveal 125.5 million of the...
"The government’s stimulus packages have been comprehensive, rapid and well-sequenced, constituting 15 per cent of GDP. Almost half of respondents to a recent survey reported having received government support. Modelling estimates suggest that while government...
This technical note has been jointly prepared by ILO, World Bank, and WHO Country Offices for Viet Nam, based on presentations and discussion which took place at the MoH orientation workshop on the Health Insurance Law revision (October 2018, Hanoi) and during the...
https://en.vietnamplus.vn/social-security-system-tool-for-socioeconomic-stabilisation-in-2021/196492.vnp
"Starting this year, universal health coverage is to be implemented in N'Djaména as a pilot program". The announcement comes from the Head of State himself, who intends to make healthcare a priority sector of his mandate. As a reminder, the Universal Health Coverage...
"С этого года в Нджамене в качестве пилотной программы будет осуществляться всеобщий охват населения услугами здравоохранения". Это заявление исходит от самого главы государства, который намерен сделать здравоохранение одной из приоритетных отраслей в течение всего...
In the run-off presidential election on February 21, Niger will choose between Mohamed Bazoum and Mahamane Ousmane as Mahamadou Issoufou's successor. Whoever wins, the challenges will be many, from education and security to health and the fight against corruption. As...
As part of the process of the Health Insurance Law revision, the Government of Viet Nam is currently identifying the core social health insurance (SHI) policies to be reformed and defining alternative options. Resolution 20 of the Communist Party of Viet Nam, dated 25...
P4H provided technical support in the development of Myanmar National Health Insurance Bill, having it translated from Burmese to English for wider stakeholder consultation. P4H also assisted in seeking feedback on the bill from a wider variety of in-country and...
https://p4h.world/en/blog-how-the-revamped-system-to-purchase-COVID-services-in-Indonesia
