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NEWS | 28 Jun 2021
Vietnamese doctors help Laos fight COVID-19
Vietnam
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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...
NEWS | 21 Jun 2021
Korea considers another extra budget without debt sale: Finance minister
Korea, Republic of
Korean government is planning for another extra budget without issuing government bonds as it is expected to collect more tax revenue this year amid an economic recovery. The extra budget, if created, will be used to accelerate the COVID-19 vaccine rollout,...
NEWS | 17 Jun 2021
Malaysia will not hike charges for Covid-19 treatment at private hospitals
Malaysia
Association of Private Hospitals Malaysia (APHM) president Datuk Dr Kuljit Singh said hospitals do not have the prerogative to raise admission charges and direct deposits solely due to shifting demands. Private hospitals have been admitting Covid-19 patients...
NEWS | 17 Jun 2021
Thailand announces new benefits package for VITT diagnosis and treatment under Universal Coverage Scheme
Thailand
The National Health Security Board has approved laboratory testing and medication for treating vaccine-induced immune thrombotic thrombocytopenia (VITT) under the Universal Coverage Scheme (UCS)'s benefits package. The introduction of VITT laboratory testing and...
NEWS | 14 Jun 2021
Tchad : Lancement effectif de la campagne de vaccination anti-covid
Chad
Le Tchad a lancé le vendredi 04 juin 2021 la campagne de vaccination contre la Covid-19, au lendemain de l’arrivée de 200.000 doses du vaccin Sinopharm offertes par le gouvernement chinois. Pour rassurer les populations cibles sur la fiabilité des vaccins, c’est le...
NEWS | 14 Jun 2021
Chad: Anti-covid vaccination campaign effectively launched
Chad
Chad launched the Covid-19 vaccination campaign on Friday, June 04, 2021, the day after the arrival of 200,000 doses of Sinopharm vaccine donated by the Chinese government. To reassure target populations of the reliability of the vaccines, the Minister of Public...
NEWS | 12 Jun 2021
The Philippines will release a New Benefit Package for Covid-19 Patients under Home Quarantine
Philippines
The Department of Health and the Philippines Health Insurance Corporation (commonly known as PhilHealth) has formulated a new home care benefit package for Covid 19 patients that will include "cost mechanisms", among others. The "holistic" home care...
NEWS | 12 Jun 2021
Uzbekistan is to localize the production of SPUTNIK V vaccine to maximize population coverage
Uzbekistan
On April 1, a campaign to vaccinate the population against the COVID-19 was launched in Uzbekistan. Uzbeks started the vaccination campaign with the AstraZeneca vaccine, and a recombinant drug from the Chinese Anhui Zhifei Longcom Biopharmaceutica. Last...
NEWS | 10 Jun 2021
PM calls for action to control Covid-19 and ensure social security
Vietnam
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