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NEWS | 21 May 2021
Significance, practicality of Vietnam health insurance in the COVID-19 era
Vietnam
NEWS | 20 May 2021
Vaccination against COVID-19 in Tajikistan: the role of joint efforts
Tajikistan
Tajikistan’s population started receiving vaccines against COVID-19 in a phased approach, starting from March 22, 2021, as the national Khovar agency reported with reference to a decree of the Government of Tajikistan. President Rahmon's order for vaccinations has...
NEWS | 19 May 2021
Covid-19: Cost of PCR test reduced from 50,000f to 25,000 Fcfa
Côte d’Ivoire
As of today, May 7, 2021, the price of the Covid-19 test has been reduced from 50,000 Fcfa to 25,000 Fcfa for travelers to and from Côte d'Ivoire by air. This new measure is the consequence of a decision taken by the Conference of Heads of State and Government of the...
NEWS | 19 May 2021
Covid-19: Cost of PCR test reduced from 50,000f to 25,000 Fcfa
Côte d’Ivoire
As of today, May 7, 2021, the price of the Covid-19 test has been reduced from 50,000 Fcfa to 25,000 Fcfa for travelers to and from Côte d'Ivoire by air. This new measure is the consequence of a decision taken by the Conference of Heads of State and Government of the...
NEWS | 19 May 2021
Guinea Covid 19: free treatment for patients
Guinea
The French Ministry of Health has clarified the hospitalization and treatment of people infected with Covid-19. In a press release, the department informs the country's public and private facilities that treatment of patients is free of charge and must only be...
NEWS | 19 May 2021
Fighting Covid19 in Madagascar: A $264 million plan
Madagascar
The national vaccination deployment plan , drawn up jointly by the Ministry of Public Health and Madagascar's National Academy of Medicine, sets out a three-year plan for vaccination against Covid-19 in Madagascar. The first phase begins this Friday, with the...
NEWS | 18 May 2021
The Indonesian Government extends compensation for COVID-19 Vaccine side effects through its National Health Insurance Scheme
Indonesia
Indonesian citizens who experience post-COVID 19 immunization incidents that require treatment and medical care and/or lead to disability and death will now receive guaranteed compensation from the government. Active National Health Insurance (JKN) program...
NEWS | 18 May 2021
Harmonization of Covid-19 test prices: Benin will comply, reassures the Government
Benin
Benin will comply with the decision of the West African Economic and Monetary Union (UEMOA) to harmonize the price of PCR tests for Covid-19 in member countries. Following in the footsteps of countries such as Côte d'Ivoire, which have already adopted the...
NEWS | 16 May 2021
Government decides to allocate remaining COVID 19 Fund to Vaccination Drive
Sri Lanka
A decision has been taken to allocate the remaining balance of Rs. 1,360,922,969.24 of the COVID–19 (ITUKAMA) Healthcare and Social Security Fund to the COVID-19 vaccination drive, President’s Media Division said in a statement today. The total amount credited to the...
NEWS | 16 May 2021
Labour Ministry considers vaccination of foreign migrant workers covered by social security scheme
Thailand
The Thai Ministry of Labour is in discussions with the Social Security Board to procure COVID-19 Vaccines worth three billion baht to inoculate over 2.3 million migrant workers in the country who make contributions to the Social Security Fund. Migrant manual...
NEWS | 15 May 2021
The National Health Security Office accelerates payments to the healthcare sector amid rising COVID 19 Cases
Thailand
The Covid 19 outbreak continues to strain healthcare providers physically and financially and extra work always comes with extra costs. The National Health Security Office (NHSO) is trying to adjust its financial reimbursement system to better cope with the...
NEWS | 14 May 2021
1.7 million COVID-19 vaccine doses from COVAX to arrive in Việt Nam on/05/16
Vietnam
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NEWS | 14 May 2021
Public-Private Sector partnership in Philippines leads to immunization programme success
Philippines
On April 30, The Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PCCI) and the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) organized a Vaccine Summit that discussed the need to prepare for the next pandemic, particularly in the areas of vaccine security and...
POST | 12 May 2021
Why PFM is Key for the Effective Roll Out of COVID-19 Vaccines
Written by Hélène Barroy, Federica Margini, Triin Habicht, Tomas Roubal, Peter Cowley and Joseph Kutzin As COVID-19 vaccines are rolled out globally, the number one question for many low-and-middle income countries is how much it is going to cost to procure...
NEWS | 11 May 2021
On/05/10 Azerbaijan started mass vaccinating all citizens over 18 against COVID-19
Azerbaijan
On May 10, 2021, Azerbaijan has started mass vaccination of all citizens over 18 years old. COVID-19 vaccination in Azerbaijan was launched on January 18, 2021, but until now it was limited to certain populations, such as health care workers. In support of moving to...