In this study, the authors document the political pathway to the implementation of the NHIS in Ghana as well as the continuous political will supporting the scheme. The political structure as well as advocacy strength play a critical role in setting budgets for...
Ghana to establish epidemics fund to address financing challenges
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...
New document available on Ghana country page
An article discussing the importance of political will in the implementation of a national health insurance has been uploaded to the Ghana country page. The full article can be accessed using the link below.
Togo: pregnant women at the center of expectations
Focus on the measures taken by the Togolese government and its partners to reduce the maternal and infant mortality rate. From 478 in 1998, maternal mortality fell to 401 in 2014 per 100 ,000 births. And per 1,000 live births, neonatal mortality fell from 40...
EU-funded National Recovery and Resilience Plan of Latvia to allocate 10% of the grant to health
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...
Newly gained access to dental care under social health insurance showed 50% volume increase in 2021
Dental care is a demanded type of care within the national healthcare. The Social Health Insurance Fund reported that the volume of dental services provided under mandatory health insurance system in 2021 increased by 50%. As part of covered...
Delivering a comprehensive and sustainable Universal Health Insurance (UHI) in the autonomous region of Zanzibar (Tanzania)
To strengthen the healthcare system of Zanzibar, the government of Zanzibar is in the process of introducing Universal Health Insurance (UHI) that over time can cover the entire population, as the main social health protection and financing scheme in the country. The...
Cameroon: Consultation workshop to harmonize TFP interventions in the health sector
Event Time : 23 Feb 2022 9:00 am to 23 Feb 2022 11:00 amTimezone: UTC+01:00Event is Conference : No
Assessment of health insurance options for Sierra Leone
Catching up with the constitution: An analysis of national health insurance in South Africa post-apartheid
In 2019, the government of South Africa passed the national health insurance (NHI) bill, reviving a debate as to whether social health insurance could be effectively implemented in the country. In this article, the author discusses the development process of the NHI...
Over 5 million citizens registered for Egypt’s new Universal Health Insurance System
Over five million Egyptian citizens have been registered for the country's Universal Health Insurance System in the governorates of the first phase, the cabinet's Information and Decision Support Centre said Saturday. The figures announced are around 85 percent...
A new document is available on the South Africa’s country page
A new document has been uploaded on South Africa's country page. The document discusses the development process of the 2019 National Health Insurance (NHI) bill against the backdrop of the country’s political and social context. The document can be...
New documents available on the across Africa regional page
Three new documents have been uploaded on the across Africa regional page. All three documents focus on assessing the financing mechanisms that have been put in place in the Southern Africa Development Community and sub-Saharan African countries in...
New documents on national health insurance scheme (NHIS) available on Nigeria country page
Three new documents on NHIS have recently been uploaded to the documents section of the Nigeria country page. One peer reviewed article examining the purchaser-provider relationship within a conical health insurance scheme which was published in 2018. The other looks...
New document on social health insurance available on Sierra Leone country page
A new document has been recently uploaded to the documents section of the Sierra Leone country page. The document assesses the determinants of willingness among the people to pay a premium for the social health insurance. The document can be...