This paper analyses the introduction and expansion of health insurance schemes in Tanzania. Health insurances were introduced around year 2000 as part of a more general health reform process aimed at improving access to health services. The paper argues that the...
The following extract from the Commonwealth Fund describes the 2018 SHI Contribution Relief Law. The first new bill introduced in 2018 (the SHI-Contribution Relief Law, or GKV-Versichertenentlastungsgesetz) aims to reduce the mandatory contributions that individuals...
Launch of the National Health Policy and the Human Resources for Health Strategic Plan 14th September 2018, BICC Lilongwe The Hon. Minister of Health and Population and all involved stakeholders have launched an important key document to ensuring healthy lives and...
In the framework of the debates around a possible form of a public National Health Insurance in Mozambique, a first draft of essencial services package has been prepared by the consultants working with ILO. This proposal will be reviewed and necessarily aligned with...
The Africa Health Agenda International Conference (AHAIC) is the leading convening on Africa’s health priorities. Every iteration of AHAIC builds on the success of the previous one to bring more nuance and action to conversations on health in Africa. The 2017...
Overview on Direct Health Facility Financing as presented at the 19th Joint Annual Health Sector Review in November 2018.
Message from the ST CSU in charge of the dossier at the Burkina Faso Ministry of Health: It's an honor and a pleasure for me to share this important document with you, to strengthen the legal basis for the implementation of the free healthcare policy. Article 6 of the...
