DOCUMENT | 18 Dec 2020
Universal Health Coverage in the United Kingdom
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
NEWS | 07 Dec 2020
COVID-19 Health System Response Monitor, Republic of Korea
Korea, Republic of
The Asia Pacific Observatory on Health Systems and Policies published a report on the Health System Response Monitor (HSRM). It is designed to collect and organize up-to-date information on how countries are responding to the coronavirus disease-19 (COVID-19)...
POST | 22 Oct 2020
If you’re not ready, you need to adapt: lessons for managing public finances from the COVID-19 response
Hélène Barroy, Federica Margini, Joseph Kutzin (Word Health Organization), Nirmala Ravishankar (ThinkWell), Moritz Piatti-Fünfkirchen (World Bank Group), Srinivas Gurazada (PEFA), Chris James (OECD) COVID-19 has been a well-recognized stress test for public financial...
NEWS | 29 Aug 2020
(Blog, GFP FMI)
"En respuesta a la pandemia de COVID-19, muchos países crearon fondos extrapresupuestarios (FEE)[2 ] para movilizar recursos y racionalizar las medidas de gasto de emergencia. Una nota del FMI publicada recientemente examina el papel que estos fondos pueden estar...
NEWS | 29 Aug 2020
(Blog, GFP FMI)
"In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, many countries set up extra-budgetary funds (EBFs)[2] to mobilize resources and streamline emergency spending measures. A recently published IMF note examines the role these funds may play in the current crisis. The note examines...
NEWS | 08 Aug 2020
Socio-economic impact assessment of COVID-19 and integrated recovery action plan (ESIRI C-19) – Haiti
Haiti
Decided by the Government, which has requested support from the United Nations, the World Bank and the European Union, and to be completed in less than 3 months (August-October...
DOCUMENT | 06 Aug 2020
Can social accountability improve access to free public health care for the poor? Analysis of three Health Equity Fund configurations in Cambodia, 2015–17
Cambodia
Within the context of universal health coverage, community participation has been identified as instrumental to facilitate access to health services. Social accountability whereby citizens hold providers and policymakers accountable is one popular approach. This...
DOCUMENT | 17 Jul 2020
GIZ & WHO Report on Strategic Purchasing by the Cambodian National Social Security Fund – 2020
Cambodia
The document presents the findings from an assessment of the co-management of different social health insurance (SHI) schemes by the Cambodian National Social Security Fund (NSSF), with a focus on the strategic purchasing of health services from public and private...
NEWS | 17 Jul 2020
Toward strategic purchasing – Management of multiple schemes and purchasing decisions by the Cambodian National Social Security Fund
Cambodia
The Cambodian National Social Security Fund (NSSF) was established in 2008 based on the provisions of the Social Security Law adopted by the National Assembly in 2002. While the health insurance branch of the fund initially covered mainly benefits for employees in the...
NEWS | 15 Jul 2020
Health system measures in Hungary – COVID-19 – June 2020
Hungary
The health system measures put into place in Hungary to contain the spread of COVID-19 are: - On 4 April, the government announced a HUF 663 billion (1.4% of GDP) Epidemic Prevention Fund to cover additional health spending, including a 20% wage increase for health...
NEWS | 15 Jul 2020
Health system measures in Iceland – COVID-19 – June 2020
Iceland
The health system measures put into place in Iceland to contain the spread of COVID-19 are: Health professionals working at the front get a one-off bonus. The published information can be found here
NEWS | 15 Jul 2020
Health system measures in Lithuania – COVID-19 – July 2020
Lithuania
The health system measures put into place in Lithuania to contain the spread of COVID-19 are: - The Ministry of Health has been publishing the list of 'affected countries' (where the 14-day incidence of coronavirus infection is higher than 25 cases per 100 000...
NEWS | 15 Jul 2020
Health system measures in Israel- COVID-19 – July 2020
Israel
The health system measures put into place in Isreal to contain the spread of COVID-19 are: NIS 10 billion allocated (30 March) (2,9 billion USD) to increase health sector capacity, including for the procurement of protective gear, medicine and respirators, to...
NEWS | 15 Jul 2020
Health system measures in Ireland – COVID-19 – July 2020
Ireland
The health system measures put into place in Ireland to contain the spread of COVID-19 are: The Irish health system was already experiencing significant challenges at the onset of the COVID-19 outbreak, but a number of measures are being put in place to support the...
NEWS | 15 Jul 2020
Health system measures in Japan – COVID-19 – July 2020
Japan
The health system measures put into place in Japan to contain the spread of COVID-19 are: - On 28 January, the Cabinet issued a decree to list COVID-19 as a disease that the Infectious Disease Act and the Quarantine Act apply. With the decree enforced on 1...