The Handbook on Social Participation for Universal Health Coverage (UHC) will be launched on 31 May at 14:00 – 15:00 CET. WHO, UHC2030, Health System Governance Collaborative, UHC-Partnership, and PMNCH invite you to the launch of...
I Congress of Clinical Pharmacologists of Kazakhstan
On May 27-28, 2021 in the city of Nur-Sultan is held I (first) Congress of Clinical Pharmacologists of Kazakhstan online Given that a key item of health care expenditure is medicines (medicines), there is a growing interest and importance in every health...
Health Issues, Health Care Utilization & Health Care Expenditure among Elderly in India
India has a large elderly population, with enormous diversity pertaining to social, economic, educational and health status which demands more healthcare services as they age. But, unregulated systems, lack of resources, inefficient public health system, absence of...
Health insurance: CNAMGS conducts strategic study of medical deserts
How can we bring health insurance to deepest Gabon ? A question that is addressing the Caisse nationale d'assurance maladie et de garantie sociale (CNAMGS) through a workshop on support for the project to operationalize health departments for the...
Медицинское страхование: ЦНАМГС проводит стратегическое исследование медицинских пустынь
Каким образом можно довести медицинское страхование до глубочайшего Габона ? Именно эту проблему решает Национальная касса страхования от болезней и социальных гарантий (Caisse Nationale d'Assurance Maladie et de Garantie Sociale, CNAMGS) в рамках...
Round Table Discussion held with Gov’t Top Officials and WB: “KAZAKHSTAN: HUMAN CAPITAL DEVELOPMENT FRAMEWORK”
World Bank (WB) country office for Kazakhstan held a high-level Round Table Discussion titled: KAZAKHSTAN: HUMAN CAPITAL DEVELOPMENT FRAMEWORK today, on April 27, 2021 via zoom. This meeting was devoted to promting State Officials to recognize the need to invest into...
Government accepts Medishield Life Council’sRecommendations and commits S$2.2 Billion for premium subsidies and support
Singapore offers healthcare coverage to its entire population through Medisave, a personal savings account and MediShield Life, a low-cost medical insurance to help Singaporeans pay for large hospitalisation bills. To ensure continued healthcare...
Right based approach to UHC in Rajasthan, India
In the last decade, the increasing cost of care and consequent impoverishment of those seeking medical treatment added momentum to the debate on ‘Right to Health’ by demanding universal health coverage (UHC) to build societal resilience to the devastating impacts of...
Recommendations for Increased healthcare resilience through the Federal Budget 2020-21
Health investment in areas like workforce, digital and infrastructure is critical to delivering better health outcomes and is also part of the solution to manage the economic recovery, both for productivity and job creation. PwC Australia recommends investment in...
Firm commitments to eliminate obstetric fistula by 2030
In order to eliminate obstetric fistula by 2030 in West and Central Africa, several First Ladies of Africa are committed to mobilizing more resources and strengthening their support for the fight against this scourge at the high-level round table on the theme of "A...
National Health Accounts Estimates for India 2016-17
A case for building a stronger health care system in Bangladesh
The havoc that COVID-19 wreaked on Bangladesh is typical of the effect it had on South Asian countries in general in that it exposed the acute lack of investment- financial, infrastructural and in terms of human resources in the public healthcare system. Considering...
Vietnam prioritizes poor on road to universal healthcare: US think tank
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Burkina Faso draws up a new national health development plan
The Minister of Health, Pr Charlemagne Ouédraogo, has officially launched the process of drawing up the new National Health Development Plan (PNDS-2021-2030). A new ten-year plan in which the alignment of technical and financial partners is one of the key objectives....
Burkina Faso: General Policy Statement by the Prime Minister
The Burkinabe Prime Minister's general policy statement was presented to the elected representatives of the Fourth Republic. It focused on four (4) main themes: : 1-consolidate peace, security, social cohesion and promote national reconciliation; 2- deepen...