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...
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...
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...
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...
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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...
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...
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...
A recent study conducted by the Health Economics Unit of the Bangladesh Ministry of Health highlights cost differences between treatments of COVID patients in public versus private facilities. For example, while the average cost of ICU treatment in the public sector...
The WHO European Centre for PHC in Almaty, Kazakhstan is hosting an expert discussion on COVID-19-related challenges for health systems and the foundational role of primary health care in addressing them. The next "Let's Talk Primary Health Care" event will be held...
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Malaysia's government enacted a new emergency law allowing it to use funds derived from oil and gas contributions to pay for vaccine procurement, as it looks to ramp up its COVID-19 vaccination programme. The trust fund takes contributions from state...
An additional RM 2 Billion allocation is needed for the National Covid-19 Immunization Programme (NCIP) due to increased costs to procure the Covid-19 vaccine and the costs to administer the programme. Programme coordinating Minister Khairy Jamaluddin said that taking...
The Department of Labor and Employment said COVID-19 has been included in the list of occupational and work-related diseases. This means workers who were infected by the virus could receive compensation via the Employees' Compensation Commission (ECC) provided they...
