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NEWS | 16 Jul 2021
The Government of Viet Nam specifies how Covid-19 related consultations and tests will be financed by the Health Insurance
Vietnam
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NEWS | 16 Jul 2021
Social assistance in Ethiopia during COVID-19
Ethiopia
World Bank’s High-Frequency Phone Surveys on COVID-19, 2020 (HFPS) and the Ethiopia Socioeconomic Survey, 2018-19 (ESS) are used to assess whether families got help during the pandemic, how quickly they got it, and whether government assistance benefited the...
NEWS | 15 Jul 2021
Zambia gets additional financial support of $24 Million to procure and equitably distribute COVID-19 Vaccines
Zambia
The government of Zambia has been approved to get additional financing of $24 million to acquire and equitably distribute COVID-19 vaccines. Of the total amount, $14 million is credit provided by the International Development Association (IDA), and $10 million is...
DOCUMENT | 14 Jul 2021
COVID-19, poverty, and social safety net response in Zambia
Zambia
What has the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic been on poverty in Zambia, and how can social protection programs mitigate these effects? This paper estimates the pre-pandemic poverty level in Zambia and then simulates the distributional impact of COVID-19 in the...
NEWS | 08 Jul 2021
Vietnam mulls another $1.13 bln pandemic support package
Vietnam
https://e.vnexpress.net/news/news/vietnam-mulls-another-1-13-bln-pandemic-support-package-4301467.html
NEWS | 29 Jun 2021
New Zealand has released a COVID-19 vaccine rollout plan
New Zealand
The New Zealand government has announced the vaccine roll out plan which is prioritized based on age cohort. The first group for vaccination is people aged 60 years and over, starting from 28 July. The eligible people can book the vaccination date...
NEWS | 29 Jun 2021
Bhutan earmarks Nu 3 billion to response COVID-19
Bhutan
The Bhutan government has earmarked a budget of Nu 3 billion to response COVID-19. This earmarked budget will be allocated to containment related expenses such as quarantine expenses, procurement of test kits, Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), and...
NEWS | 29 Jun 2021
Budget 2021: $1.4 billion allocated to New Zealand’s COVID-19 vaccination programme
New Zealand
New Zealand will spend $1.4 billion for COVID-19 vaccination programme. The buget has been allocated to purchasing vaccines and specialist equipment, manufacturer advance purchase agreements, technology cost to support the rollout, and other...
NEWS | 28 Jun 2021
Vietnamese doctors help Laos fight COVID-19
Vietnam
https://vietnamnews.vn/society/981506/vietnamese-doctors-help-laos-fight-covid-19.html
NEWS | 24 Jun 2021
Indonesia to invest US$ 500 million to finance its COVID 19 response
Indonesia
The funding provides for a results-based approach to encourage the use of government systems and augments previous financing that has supported Indonesia’s health systems strengthening. This investment will support the government's free vaccination program to reach...
NEWS | 24 Jun 2021
Thailand: More funding for NHSO to compensate for serious vaccine side effects
Thailand
The government has allocated an additional 30 million baht to the National Health Security Office to be used to pay compensation to people who suffer rare serious side effects from inoculation with COVID-19 vaccines. ...
NEWS | 24 Jun 2021
Malaysia is rolling out US $9.62 Billion financial aid package ‘Pemerkasa Plus’
Malaysia
The government is rolling out a mammoth RM40 billion (US$ 9.62 Bn) financial aid package named Pemerkasa Plus to render support to the healthcare sector to effectively battle the Covid-19 pandemic and ensure that the nation's healthcare system remains...
NEWS | 24 Jun 2021
Bangladesh boosts health budget by 4% but analysts call it a ‘missed’ opportunity
Bangladesh
As part of the government’s efforts to redress the fallout of the pandemic, the Bangladesh Parliament announced a Tk 327.31 billion outlay on health and family welfare in the proposed Tk 6.04 trillion spending plan. Set against the backdrop of a devastating...
NEWS | 24 Jun 2021
Thailand withdraws free quarantine for Thai nationals arriving from abroad
Thailand
From 1 July, the Thai government will step back from providing state quarantine funded from the state exchequer to citizens who return from abroad by air or sea. Such returnees will have to pay for their 14 day quarantine at private hotels certified by the government....
NEWS | 21 Jun 2021
South Korea to begin inoculating younger population in July, allow ‘mix and match’ jabs
Korea, Republic of
South Korea plans for third-quarter vaccine recipients by administering COVID-19 vaccines to 22 million people of the general population aged between 18-59 years, starting from July, as part of the inoculation campaign. People in their 50s...