The health system measures put into place in Slovakia to contain the spread of COVID-19 are: On 16 March 2020 the state of emergency was declared for the health care sector, as of 25 March 2020 state of emergency will apply also to social care facilities providing...
The health system measures put into place in Spain to contain the spread of COVID-19 are: * EUR 9 billion of the COVID-19 Fund earmarked for health expenditures (June 16). * The use of masks mandatory on public transport from May 11, and in closed spaces and...
The health system measures put into place in South Africa to contain the spread of COVID-19 are: 1) An amount of R20 billion will be directed to addressing our efforts to address the pandemic. 2) Additional funding of R20 billion will therefore be made available to...
The health system measures put into place in Thailand to contain the spread of COVID-19 are: - On 12 May, the Thai Cabinet approved an additional recruitment of 38,105 public health-related posts, in response to the Covid-19 pandemic. The frontline medical and...
The health system measures put into place in Sweden to contain the spread of COVID-19 are: - 11 May: New measures to strengthen health elderly care (SEK 5bn). - 7 May: Extended reimbursement for the first day of sickness (cost SEK 3.2bn), continued suspension of...
The health system measures put into place in Turkey to contain the spread of COVID-19 are: The Ministry of Health (MoH) launched a country-wide public awereness campaign against Covid-19 and set up a call center for consultations to check prelimanry symptoms of corona...
The health system measures put into place in Tunisia to contain the spread of COVID-19 are: - March 21: The government announces that an envelope of TND 500 million will be created to strengthen the strategic reserves of, among other things, medicines. - The...
The health system measures put into place in the United Arab Emirates to contain the spread of COVID-19 are: * 21 June: Abu Dhabi's Emergency, Crisis & Disaster Committee announced that the National Screening Programme has reduced the rate of confirmed cases,...
The health system measures put into place in Ukraine to contain the spread of COVID-19 are: * The state budget has been amended to allocate an additional UAH 64.7 billion in funding for payments to healthcare workers, medical equipment purchases, and cash assistance...
The health system measures put into place in the United States of America to contain the spread of COVID-19 are: Of the emergency package $3 billion was for research (vaccine), over 2$billion for prevention and response and $1billion for medical supplies The...
The health system measures put into place in the United Kingdom to contain the spread of COVID-19 are: * 11 May: the Government has committed to increase testing capacity to 200,000 tests per day by the end of May. * 11 May: The government advises citizens and...
The health system measures put into place in Uruguay to contain the spread of COVID-19 are: * In order to prevent price gouging, a list of prices of basic sanitary products was published since April 17. * Free service for medical consultation by phone since April 13....
The pandemic has highlighted the importance of leadership and a multi-sectoral approach – two of the key strengths L4UHC is fostering. But will governments heed the lessons and accelerate UHC’s roll-out? “COVID-19 reinforces the importance of global health – diseases...
The health system measures put into place in Bosnia and Herzegovina to contain the spread of COVID-19 are: * March 24: The Council of Ministers introduced a tax exemption on equipment and resources granted by both domestic and international entities for the needs of...
The health system measures put into place in Albania to contain the spread of COVID-19 are: *April 1: The Prime Minister announced that the doctors, nurses and health workers on the front line will receive an additional 1 000 EUR payment. The supporting personnel...
