The Central Warehouse of Medicines and Medical Suuplies (CMAM) of Mozambique, in charge of the whole procurement and supply of medical supplies and medicines of the National Health Service, faces a period of reduced availability of medicines compared to previous...
Tanzania receives US$567.25 million in emergency support to address the COVID-19 pandemic
Tanzania has received US$189.08 million under the rapid credit facility (RCF) and a purchase equivalent to US$378.17 million under the rapid financing instrument (RFI), a total of US$567.25 million. This emergency financing will help finance...
Laos plans Covid-19 vaccinations for children aged 12 to 17
Laos plans to vaccinate children aged 12 to 17 years, aiming to reopening schools. Schools across the nation have been closed due to the new wave of COVID. Several students have difficulties with online learning facilities. Previously, students in the final year of...
State’s spending on Covid-19 efforts remain relatively unchanged in Maldives
The Maldives’ Covid-19 spending remains largely unchanged from the previous week. The total health and social spending stood at MVR2,109.4 million (MVR2.1 billion). While the total disbursements for the Economic Response Plan schemes remained at MVR1,773.4...
Kenya secures $130 million for COVID-19 vaccines
On 28 June, the government of Kenya secured financing for the Kenya COVID-19 Health Emergency Response Project to facilitate affordable and equitable access to COVID-19 vaccines for Kenyans. This additional financing will enable Kenya to procure more...
Budget boosted for jab campaign in Bangadesh
Bangladesh will spend approximately Tk 17,000 crore in this fiscal year to procure Covid-19 vaccines, aiming to secure around 24 crore doses from multiple sources. The budget includes transportation and other costs related to vaccine administration. According to...
Namibia: FY2021/22 budget statement- Boosting resilience and recovery
The Minister of Finance budget speech in March 2021 highlights importance for domestic financing for COVID-19. In his speech, the Minister highlights that the budget allocates resources to the three main domains which are essential for the pathway to the next level of...
Brunei provides interim measures to assist the private sector affected by COVID-19
Brunei provides 7 interim measures to support private sectors affected by the COVID pandemic, starting from the 1st August 2021 to 31st December 2021 as follows: First: Defer the contributions of the Employees Trust Fund (Tabung Amanah Pekerja:...
Employers to receive more than S$900 million in Jobs Support Scheme payouts in Singapore
Over S$900 million in Jobs Support Scheme (JSS) payouts will be disbursed to employers from Sep 30, aiming to subsidize the salaries of Singaporeans and permanent residents to help firms affected by the COVID-19 pandemic More than 43,900 employers in...
Jordan health financing/social health protection documents available
We are pleased to draw your attention to six new reports and articles on our Jordan country page. Two reports examine the health insurance systems framework in the country. They suggest ideas for expanding social health protection to more of Jordan’s vulnerable...
Namibia receives 100,620 doses of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine
As part of efforts to increase coverage of COVID-19 vaccination in Namibia, the Government received a donation of 100,620 doses of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine. The donation is part of a collaboration between the U.S. government, the African Union, the Africa Centers...
Kenya’s COVID-19 budget: Funding for health and welfare
As the impact of Covid-19 continues to escalate, accountable public budgets that are aligned to the needs of people living in poverty and vulnerable populations are more crucial than ever. In the 2020/21 fiscal year, Kenya will not only be dealing with the social,...
US$63.75 million additional financing to support COVID-19 vaccination in Jordan
Jordan has received US$63.75 million in additional financing to support its efforts to promote safe, efficient and equitable access to COVID 19 vaccines. The new financing under its Jordan COVID 19 response project will support Jordan in reaching its target of...
Will Jordan be closer to UHC after the COVID 19 Pandemic?
This Journal of Global Health publication aims to describe the opportunities within Jordanian health care system's response to the COVID-19 pandemic during March-May, 2020. The authors look at five core dimensions of health care system performance: Equity, Quality,...
Latvia has successfully joined the European COVID Digital Certificate
The Republic of Latvia has successfully joined the European COVID Digital Certificate gateway, which will further ensure the exchange of data with the member states of the European Union (EU) on the information included in Digital Certificates, according to the...