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NEWS | 14 Feb 2022
Viet Nam’s COVID-19 fight costs over US$$3.2 billion
Vietnam
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NEWS | 10 Feb 2022
South Africa donates two million J&J COVID-19 jabs to other African countries
South Africa
The government of South Africa pledged to donate over two million doses of the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccines worth USD 19.2 million to other African countries in December, 2021. The pledge proceeded the signing of an agreement with the African Vaccination...
NEWS | 10 Feb 2022
COVID-19: African Union (AU) seals deal with Moderna for 110 million vaccines
In October, 2021 Moderna announced a new Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to make up to 110 million doses of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine available to the AU. The company in a statement said it was preparing to deliver the first 15 million doses in the fourth quarter...
NEWS | 09 Feb 2022
Liberia receives emergency aid to support COVID-19 response and cold chain system strengthening
Liberia
The government of Liberia received about 2.5 million USD to strengthen the delivery of routine health services in health facilities and communities during COVID-19 and improving cold chain management from the Japanese government. The project, strengthening routine...
NEWS | 04 Feb 2022
BPJS Kesehatan’s role in response to COVID-19 pandemic in Indonesia
Indonesia
BPJS Kesehatan is a social security agency which manages the JKN – National Health Insurance of Indonesia. During the pandemic, BPJS Kesehatan is responsible for verifying COVID-19 claims for all Indonesian people. There were 2.3 million of COVID-19 treatment claims...
NEWS | 03 Feb 2022
South African government increases funding to the fight against COVID-19
South Africa
The government of South Africa, in May 2021 committed an extra R4 billion to procure (over 260 million USD) COVID-19 vaccines and extend a special distress grant to thousands of people hit by the pandemic. The news was presented in a special appropriation bill tabled...
NEWS | 03 Feb 2022
Additional EGP260 million allocated to healthcare in Egypt in FY2020/2021 due to COVID-19
Egypt
Egypt approved raising allocations to the healthcare sector by EGP260 million (16.54 million USD) in current fiscal year 2020/2021 to increase hospitals' capacity of intensive care beds to 1,000 and introduce further 500 ventilators. There is a growth in public...
NEWS | 03 Feb 2022
Institute for Research and Democratic Development (IREDD), Liberia, advocates for special budgetary support to health facilities against COVID-19
Liberia
Matthias Yeanay, executive director of the IREDD, Liberia, has asked the government to appropriate a special budget for health facilities towards the coronavirus fight. IREDD collected data and assessed whether public health facilities across the country were...
NEWS | 03 Feb 2022
Egyptian government inches toward vaccine-for-fee model with private sector
Egypt
As the government in Egypt continues to vaccinate its population against COVID-19, plans to allow private healthcare companies to sell vaccinations are underway. During a meeting of the House of Representatives Complaints and Suggestions Committee on Monday,...
NEWS | 01 Feb 2022
Interorganizational and Intersectoral collaboration in Namibia for national budgetary dialogue
Namibia
The USAID and its implementing partners were actively involved with WHO and MOHSS throughout the process of discussion on ACT-A and deciding the priorities for Namibia. UNICEF was keen to participate in the Essential health service package work. UNICEF, UNFPA, WFP and...
NEWS | 01 Feb 2022
Namibia is developing the Terms of Reference for analytical work under ACT-A initiative
Namibia
The Ministry of Health and Social Service along with the support of P4H Country Focal Person (CFP) initiated the development of TOR for analytical work under ACT-Accelerator. The TOR on 'Assessing Namibia’s Essential Health Service Package' is being initiated with...
NEWS | 31 Jan 2022
P4H CFP initiated process of developing common understanding and consensus building at the WHO office Namibia on the ACT-A process guide for budgetary dialogue
Namibia
Following the introduction of the ACT-A process guide to the P4H Country Focal Person (CFP), the CFP initiated the process of consensus building at the WHO Country Office Namibia. Discussions with World Health Organization Representative (WR) Namibia: The P4H CFP...
NEWS | 31 Jan 2022
The Access to COVID-19 Tools – Accelerator (ACT-A) process guide for budgetary dialogue introduced from the P4H Global Coordination Desk to the Country Focal Persons (CFP) Namibia
Namibia
The Global Coordination Desk Core Team members presented the ACT-A process guide for national budgetary dialogue tool and opportunity to the P4H Country Focal Person (CFP) Namibia on 7th October 2021. The CFP Ethiopia along with the African Regional Office (AFRO)...
NEWS | 31 Jan 2022
Cross country learnings for initiating dialogue in the countries
Namibia
P4H provided platform and promoted dialogues, experience sharing between countries, regional office, global experts and global coordination desk. The Country Focal Person (CFP) Namibia had the opportunity to have regular interactions with other CFPs like the CFP in...
NEWS | 31 Jan 2022
P4H CFP engaging with the Ministry of Health and Social Service (MOHSS) in Namibia
Namibia
The P4H Country Focal Person (CFP) Namibia engaged with the head of the Policy and Planning Department in the MOHSS Namibia and conducted an in-depth discussion on the process guide for national budgetary dialogue and the opportunity through ACTA. The discussion...