Understanding public financing for health is critical to effective advocacy to advance efforts to implement universal health coverage (UHC). A new toolkit developed by UHC2030 and PMNCH aims to give civil society and other stakeholders a better understanding of the...
Association of Private Hospitals Malaysia (APHM) president Datuk Dr Kuljit Singh said hospitals do not have the prerogative to raise admission charges and direct deposits solely due to shifting demands. Private hospitals have been admitting Covid-19 patients...
In 2016 the Government of Burkina Faso introduced Gratuité, a user fee replacement policy, to increase access to and use of health care services for women and for children under 5 years of age. ThinkWell and its learning partner Recherche pour la Santé et le...
On March 2, 2016, Burkina Faso's Council of Ministers, enshrined the implementation of free healthcare measures for women and children under the age of five. ThinkWell and its research partner RESADE carried out a detailed analysis of the policy in collaboration with...
We are pleased to draw your attention to a submission to our Indonesia Country page on maximizing the participation of private midwives in the National Health Insurance (JKN) Scheme . The report, and associated brief, explore the challenges of bringing more...
Private sector companies in Indonesia began inoculating employees against COVID-19 with a paid-for vaccine plan aimed at boosting productivity and accelerating the government’s free, nationwide vaccination drive. Registered private companies are allowed to...
The resurgence of COVID-19 cases has overwhelmed the public healthcare system and overloaded the healthcare resources. Ministry of Health (MOH) Malaysia has adopted an Emergency Ordinance (EO) to instruct private hospitals to receive both COVID-19 and...
The use of modern contraception in the Philippines is increasing steadily but is still very low compared to regional peers. Increased modern contraceptive prevalence rate (mCPR) is a key target of the Philippine government. Private providers, especially private...
Key private health reforms revealed in the budget, which includes closing a loophole that dissuades people earning more than $90,000 a year from taking out private health insurance, slashing the cost of medical devices and reviewing tax rebates, could dramatically cut...
Prospects for GTT Financement in Côte d'Ivoire
Friday, May 14, 2021 saw the latest meeting of Health TFPs in Côte d'Ivoire with the following agenda. The Financing TWG was described (see ppt). 1.Main theme: Review of 2020 and Outlook for 2021 - GSS Technical Secretariat (10 minutes) - GTT - Health...
В пятницу 14 мая 2021 года состоялось последнее заседание ТФП по здравоохранению в Кот-д'Ивуаре со следующей повесткой дня. Было рассказано о работе ТРГ по финансированию (см. ppt). 1.Основная тема: Итоги 2020 года и перспективы на 2021 год - Технический...
The Covid 19 outbreak continues to strain healthcare providers physically and financially and extra work always comes with extra costs. The National Health Security Office (NHSO) is trying to adjust its financial reimbursement system to better cope with the...
On April 30, The Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PCCI) and the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) organized a Vaccine Summit that discussed the need to prepare for the next pandemic, particularly in the areas of vaccine security and...
The Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Mutuelle générale des fonctionnaires et agents de l'Etat de Côte d'Ivoire (MUGEF-CI), Kouamé Mesmin Comoé, calls on on Wednesday April 14, 2021, the State to pay the employer's share. "The employer's share amounts to...
