Public-private partnerships (PPPs) for primary care services have grown significantly in South Asian countries like India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh, largely driven by local initiatives rather than central government planning. These partnerships have evolved from...
The Council of Private Investors in Benin (CIPB) in collaboration with the Benin Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCI Bénin) organized a round table on health insurance. Employers and employees took part in this conclave, which opened on November 5 in Cotonou....
Malaysia’s Health Minister has announced that Ministry of Health is exploring the adoption of the Diagnostic Related Groups (DRG) payment system in private hospitals to address rising healthcare costs.According to The Edge Malaysia, as reported by Syafiqah Salim,...
A Senate fact-finding mission sought to measure the phenomenon of financialization in the various sectors of healthcare provision. It identified the determinants and assessed the consequences for the organization of healthcare provision in different regions, the...
30 years of public-private partnership in Côte d'Ivoire, reinforces primary health care in the quest for universal health coverage. This successful model deserves to be better known outside Côte d'Ivoire and French-speaking Africa. In the late 90s, Abidjan began an...
KPMG's market study, “Understanding healthcare financing in Saudi Arabia,” examines the Kingdom's healthcare financing structure and the trends influencing expenditure patterns. Saudi Arabia's healthcare spending surged from SAR 22.8 billion in 2007 to nearly SAR 80...
The Bujumbura International Mutualist Conference will be held on February 3 and 4, 2025. A number of experts will be meeting to discuss the theme: "Objective of universal health and social protection in Africa - Relying on mutuals as key players in the social and...
The French government has just announced an increase in hospital tariffs for 2024. The aim is to support the recovery in activity in healthcare establishments and meet the population's healthcare needs in a context of inflation. The rates invoiced to the Assurance...
The EMR shows large-scale, domestically funded initiatives of government purchase of private healthcare. Formalised stewardship efforts are underway for better quality and more efficient payments. The outstanding needs is to establish a coherent national direction....
The Head of State, Mr. Ismaiïl Omar Guelleh, chaired the 8th session of the Council of Ministers on May 14, 2024, during which the Djibouti executive examined a draft decree on the conditions for opening and operating private health establishments.This text adopted by...
A meeting of African experts and stakeholders was held in Abidjan, from June 20 to 22, 2024, with the aim of discussing strategies to strengthen the role of the private sector in healthcare financing in West Africa.At the 32nd AU Assembly held in February 2019 in...
French company, Michelin's announcement of implementing 'universal social protection floor' to benefit employees in all its countries of operation is an example of private sector engagement in driving social health protection. In a recent article published by Les...
This study compares the purchasing arrangements with private providers under social health insurance systems in France and Japan.France and Japan use different approaches to determine the payment arrangements with public and private providers. In addition to payment...
On October 12, 2023, the Cour des Comptes published two reports on healthcare institutionsThe first report focuses on the financial situation of public hospitals, which, although in a dilapidated state, are said to have improved after the health crisis thanks to...
Speaking to the press on December 28, 2023, the Organization for New Initiatives in Development and Health (ONIDS) took stock of the implementation of its project, which urged private companies to act for greater social responsibility in financing health care in...
