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NEWS | 12 Nov 2021
Common ambitions emerging for more sustainable healthcare
Vietnam
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NEWS | 12 Nov 2021
Mali Mutuality: Segou gets involved!
Mali
Based in Ségou since 2002, the mutualité is a voluntary health insurance organization that works to improve the quality of healthcare and access to health services for non-civil servant populations. Based on the principles of solidarity, non-profit and social...
NEWS | 12 Nov 2021
Côte d’Ivoire: CNAM creates a stir in Bingerville
Côte d’Ivoire
On Tuesday, October 26, 2021, the Caisse Nationale d'Assurance Maladie (CNAM) organized the second awareness and prevention day called " Les évènements de la CNAM " at the foyer des jeunes in Bingerville, with a view to raising local awareness of the need...
NEWS | 24 Oct 2021
Malawi: Donors want increased domestic health financing
Malawi
Following the health sector strategic plan II (HSSP II) joint annual review meeting which attracted all stakeholders in the health sector, development partners in Malawi asked government to increase its budget allocation to achieve universal healthcare coverage (UHC)....
NEWS | 16 Oct 2021
Sudan receives support in strengthening the delivery of primary health care and essential health services
South Sudan
As part of COVID-19 response and recovery, the government of south sudan is determined to ensure that the delivery and utilization of primary health care and essential health services is stronger and more resilient. The world health organization with support...
DOCUMENT | 12 Oct 2021
Universal health coverage (UHC) in low-Income countries: Tanzania’s efforts to overcome barriers to equitable health service access
Tanzania (United Republic of)
The Government of Tanzania has implemented a number of health sector reforms that promote UHC in the last two decades. This case study focuses primarily on the initiatives that foster UHC with a specific pro-poor lens. Tanzania’s efforts that can potentially benefit...
DOCUMENT | 30 Sep 2021
Will Jordan be closer to UHC after the COVID 19 Pandemic?
Jordan
This Journal of Global Health publication aims to describe the opportunities within Jordanian health care system's response to the COVID-19 pandemic during March-May, 2020. The authors look at five core dimensions of health care system performance: Equity, Quality,...
NEWS | 28 Sep 2021
BURKINA: Government continues to invest in community healthcare
Burkina Faso
In line with the regulations of the West African Economic and Monetary Union (WAEMU), the government has initiated a far-reaching reform of public finance management, with the introduction of the program budget. With the adoption by Parliament in 2017 of a budget...
DOCUMENT | 24 Sep 2021
COVID-19 and progress towards achieving universal health coverage (UHC) in Nigeria
Nigeria
Nigeria like other low and middle-income countries made a commitment towards attaining UHC by 2030. The arrival of COVID‐19 poses additional pressure on the already weak health system, which in turn affects the provision of other equally important essential health...
NEWS | 21 Sep 2021
South Sudan-Strengthening primary health care (PHC) in fragile settings
South Sudan
South Sudan gained independence in 2011, and in recent years the government has been working to transition from a focus on humanitarian relief to longer-term development of the health sector, as reflected in the Health Sector Strategic Plan (HSSP) 2017–2022. The HSSP...
NEWS | 13 Sep 2021
PhilHealth now covers home isolation of mild and asymptomatic COVID-19 cases
Philippines
The Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) announced a health benefits package to cover home isolation of mild and asymptomatic COVID-19 patients. The COVID-19 Home Isolation Benefit Package (CHIBP) can help free up hospital beds for COVID-19 patients...
NEWS | 11 Sep 2021
COVID-19 vaccines, medicines, test kits added in Thailand Universal Coverage Scheme
Thailand
In Thailand, the National Health Security Board has approved new benefits packages under the Universal Coverage Scheme that consist of COVID-19 vaccines, medicines, test kits, and medical supplies. The new benefits packages enable the National...
NEWS | 10 Sep 2021
Support for frontline workers urgently needed in Viet Nam
Vietnam
https://vietnamnews.vn/society/1027817/support-for-frontline-workers-urgently-needed.html
NEWS | 01 Sep 2021
Ethiopia Launches Health Extension Program Optimization Roadmap
Ethiopia
Ethiopia has launched a national Health Extension Program (HEP) Optimization Roadmap with a view to accelerating the realization of Universal Health Coverage through access to needed health services, including prevention, promotion, treatment, rehabilitation, and...
NEWS | 01 Sep 2021
Chad: Workshop to finalize the national social protection strategy document, N’Djamena 20-23.07.2020
Chad
As part of the implementation of the roadmap for the revision of the National Social Protection Strategy (SNPS), the Interministerial Technical Committee drew up and validated, from March 11 to 13, 2021, in collaboration with technical and financial partners (UNICEF...