This is to inform you that WHO published, on 29 April 2022 a Request for Proposals (RFP): "P4H Network is looking for a global event agency for the Leadership for UHC (L4UHC) program and other ad-hoc global event management services" [Reference:...
The Ministry of Healthcare of Russian Federation has published powerpoint presentations describing three examples of best practices in public-private partnership (PPP) in health sector in Russian Federation. The materials were published to illustrate and encourage...
Turkmenistan has raised excise rates on tobacco products, as well as on other manufactured tobacco and industrial tobacco substitutes. Changes to the excise rates were made in accordance with the Law of Turkmenistan “On Making Addenda and Amendments to the Tax Code of...
In 2019, Zambia introduced the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) as a healthcare financing strategy to increase universal access to health care services and ensure financial risk protection. The NHI Management Authority is exploring accrediting the private for...
The organization of a business forum in healthcare was discussed by the Ministers of Health of Azerbaijan and Turkey among other cooperation activities in health care, the press service of the Azerbaijani Ministry of Health reported. The Minister of Health of...
In a recent meeting between the Minister of Healthcare of Kazakhstan Azhar Giniyat and the State Minister of Foreign Affairs and Culture of the Republic of India Meenakshi Lekhi, the parties discussed cooperation in health care between Kazakhstan and India....
The Council of Health Insurance (Dhaman) announced that the state will no longer bear the treatment costs of COVID-19 patients in the private sector facilities. Dhaman notified this through a circular sent to all the approved healthcare service providers and the...
The Islamic Action Front party (IAF) in Jordan has proposed setting up an independent public institution to run health insurance services nationwide, similar to the Social Security Corporation (SSC). IAF said this is part of the Jordan Vision 2030 is based...
Since this morning in Bobo Dioulasso, the NGO DIAKONIA has been bringing together the stakeholders involved in implementing the UHIP program. The aim of this workshop is to provide a forum for all players involved in the implementation of AMU (Universal Health...
The International Growth Center (IGC) Sierra Leone has been heavily involved in working with the Directorate of Policy, Planning and Information (DPPI) at the Ministry of Health and Sanitation in providing technical input into the design of the insurance programme as...
The first 100 stakeholders participating in the delivery of the National Health Insurance Project (Dhamani) have now been onboarded and registered on the Dhamani platform underpinning the implementation of the compulsory health insurance programme in the Sultanate of...
The 5th International Day of Mutuality in Cameroon will take place from April 26 to 28, 2022 under the theme : " Sécurité Sociale: Une Commune, Une Mutuelle". The JIM 2022 celebration will take place at Douala Town Hall, according to the...
The study findings suggest that social service, competition and increased clientele were the common facilitating factors for enrolment in government health schemes. Low & delayed reimbursement, bribe to clear payment, limited services covered, and administrative...
In this article, Prof Stefan Ecks argues that the new Government Financed Health Insurance schemes (GFHIs) in India are part of a neo-liberalization move toward “demand-side” healthcare which is shifting more decision-making responsibilities onto individuals rather...
On March 28, 2022, the Minister of Health of the Kyrgyz Republic Alymkadyr Beishenaliev, as part of a working visit to the Issyk-Kul region, got acquainted with the preparatory work for the launch of a mobile multi-diagnostic complex -- the "health centers on wheels"....
