This study provides an assessment of the cost burden of obesity-related comorbidities (ORC) in Kuwait. The study confirms that ORCs generate a significant financial burden to the public payer. The study provides an economic case for policymakers to recognize the...
WHO Barcelona Office for Health Systems Financing has published a report titled "Strengthening primary health care financing: policy considerations for Kyrgyzstan" in September 2023. The report describes how primary health care (PHC) is organized and financed in...
The 10th Tanzania Health Summit was held from 3-5 October in Dar-Es-Salaam, Tanzania under the theme, 'Strengthening health systems for UHC, focusing on Primary Health Care.'The conference saw participation from various stakeholders of the health sector in Tanzania...
The National Health Insurance Authority of Ghana WHO (Africa Region) organised the first regional conference on financing universal health coverage (UHC) and health security from 12 to 13 October in Accra, Ghana.As powered by the NHIS and the WHO from October 12 to...
A research paper issued in the October 2023 Edition of Lancet Global Health analyses the cost of tuberculosis diagnosis and treatment households in low income countries, providing evidence for the need to reduce economic barriers to treatment. Summary Background...
3 October 2023 | 4-5:30 PM-EAT (9-10:30 AM-ET) ThinkWell's latest Counterpoint webinar titled “Kenya’s new Social Health Insurance Bill: What, why, and how?” will offer a deep look into the purpose of the bill, its key features, and how it will be incorporated into...
In its report titled "Transforming the health system in Uzbekistan: two-year implementation review", WHO showcases Uzbekistan's recent health system reforms and provides recommendations related to primary health care, health financing and e-health solutions -- the...
The African Union's admission to the G20 gives it a platform to influence the post-COVID health financing agenda to benefit the financing challenges in the region says this article from Health Policy Watch.Africa faces a challenging period in health financing to meet...
Arogya Manthan 2023 | 26 September India's National Health Authority convened health systems experts from the Ministry of Health and Welfare, Asian Development Bank, World Bank and Academia to discuss the progress made towards universal health coverage (UHC) on the...
The G20 Joint Finance-Health Task Force (JFHTF) is actively working towards optimizing financing mechanisms to address various health challenges, especially in low and middle-income countries.The G20 Member nations have strongly emphasized the need for swift and...
Wednesday 20 Sept 2023 at 14:00-15:30 (CET) | 8:00-9:30am (EST) The WHO Division of Data, Analytics and Delivery for Impact, WHO Division of Universal Health Coverage/Life Course and the World Bank’s Health, Nutrition and Population Global Practice is jointly...
The World Bank and the Korea-World Bank Partnership Facility (KWPF) are providing critical support to countries in the Caribbean in their ambitious journey to expand Universal Health Coverage (UHC).Countries in the Caribbean region are mid-way through this reform...
Resilient Primary Health Care: The Foundation of Universal Health Coverage In The Era of Sustainable Development Goals September 5 - 7 | Skylight Hotel, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia The International Institute for Primary Health Care (IPHC-E) in collaboration with the...
Abstract The overall environment for raising public international finance for global health priorities is getting tougher, with some widely supported activities such as pandemic prevention, preparedness, and response proving much harder to fund than might be expected...
Le Conseil des ministres du Burkina Faso, tenu le mercredi 9 août 2023, a adopté 5 décrets indispensables à l'opérationnalisation du Régime d'assurance maladie universelle.Ces décrets étaient attendus depuis la promulgation de la loi RAMU du 5 septembre 2015. Ils...
