This chapter from The Report: Bahrain 2020 published by Oxford Business Group outlines how the country’s health insurance system functions in terms of mobilization of funds, government healthcare expenditure as a percentage of GDP and the public primary health care...
Bahrain’s National Health Plan
Bahrain’s Supreme Council of Health published the country’s National Health Plan in 2016 with the objective of adopting modern methods in providing healthcare services to meet the health needs of its citizens starting with primary healthcare promoting optimal...
Common ambitions emerging for more sustainable healthcare
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Mali Mutuality: Segou gets involved!
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...
Côte d’Ivoire: CNAM creates a stir in Bingerville
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...
Malawi: Donors want increased domestic health financing
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)....
Sudan receives support in strengthening the delivery of primary health care and essential health services
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...
Universal health coverage (UHC) in low-Income countries: Tanzania’s efforts to overcome barriers to equitable health service access
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...
Will Jordan be closer to UHC after the COVID 19 Pandemic?
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,...
BURKINA: Government continues to invest in community healthcare
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...
COVID-19 and progress towards achieving universal health coverage (UHC) in 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...
South Sudan-Strengthening primary health care (PHC) in fragile settings
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...
Mali: ICP and CANAM equip journalists to combat AMO fraud
To inform the Malian press about the reform of the Universal Health Insurance scheme (Ramu) and the problem of fraud in the Compulsory Health Insurance scheme (Amo), the Information, Communication and Advocacy initiative sur la protection sociale au Mali...
PhilHealth now covers home isolation of mild and asymptomatic COVID-19 cases
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...
COVID-19 vaccines, medicines, test kits added in Thailand Universal Coverage Scheme
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...