The sixth edition of the World Bank Somalia economic update series made several policy recommendations that would set the country up for economic recovery. These include; Investing in health and social safety nets would help improve health outcomes and human capital...
The Western and Central Africa Region and the Heath Nutrition and Population Global Practice of the World Bank are jointly organizing a high level roundtable on Strong and Resilient Health Systems in West and Central Africa during the 2022 WBG-IMF Spring Meetings....
This paper is an attempt to demonstrate the planned reforms in the health budget, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic. It is to be seen how the financial allocation for the health sector impacts the health of the Indian people. Access this paper here
Tabassum Barnagarwala writes about the poor coverage of PMJAY, India's largest government-financed health insurance scheme, the reasons for poor coverage and the health impacts. Read more here
Two years ago on March 13, 2020, Ethiopia recorded its first COVID-19 case. So far, the country has recorded 469,184 cases and 7486 deaths. In the two years since, public health measures, including core capacities to detect, assess, report, and respond to public...
Summary The Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasure Headquarters (CDSCH) in South Korea held a video conference, attended by the central ministries and 17 major local governments, to discuss the weekly risk evaluation and related response measures, fees paid...
In Brunei, 280,000 antigen rapid test kits have been planned to be distributed to citizens and residents of Brunei Darussalam registered under the National Welfare System, which covers the poor and vulnerable population. For more information, read the full news...
The COVID-19 pandemic came with a lot of uncertainties and has had a significant impact on not only the health sector but also on the economy especially in low and middle income countries. However, it also presented an opportunity for governments to be innovative in...
Discussions to set up a dedicated fund for epidemics took centre stage at a forum in Accra to collate input for the 2022 budget statement and economic policy. Proponents said the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic had made such a fund more relevant, hence the need for...
The Bangladesh government has purchased 220,000,000 doses of Covid-19 vaccine and for vaccine administration. So far Bangladesh administered around 220,000,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccine within the shortest time in the world. Many more of the population will receive...
One year ago, Ethiopia received its first COVID-19 vaccine doses from the COVAX with a total of 2.2 million doses and lunched the COVID 19 vaccination on 13 March 2021. To date, more than 21.5 million people received at least one dose and more than 20.5 people have...
In Vietnam social security claims for COVID 19 treatment require sick leave certificates that are delayed due to multiple and cumbersome procedures. The Law on Social Insurance provides that an employee who falls ill and must temporarily leave work is entitled to a...
Oman’s public health sector partnered with private healthcare institutions that helped in lessening the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the country. Private sector participation increased the country’s hospitalization capacity, handled the overflow of patients from...
More than half a billion rubles will be directed to the remuneration of doctors who consult citizens remotely. The government continues to implement an updated plan of measures to counter the spread of coronavirus. 600 million rubles have been allocated from the...
According to a Briefing by the European Parliamentary Research Service, EU-funded National Recovery and Resilience Plan of Latvia is to allocate 10% of the grant to health. The briefing reports that Latvia's National Recovery and Resilience Plan (NRRP) sets...
