Health systems around the world are being shaken to their foundations by the COVID-19 pandemic. By shedding light on latent risks or problems of which we were unaware, the crisis represents a major test for our analytical frameworks, the way we have structured our...
https://gh.bmj.com/content/5/8/e003509 Summary box ► COVID-19 has exposed structural deficiencies in health, social and economic policies and sectors in the Americas impacting the resilience of health systems and societies. ►Due to the pandemic, the region of the...
Presentation on HIBP costing study training by Dr. Arthorn
In the past, the Government had tried to provide a health insurance cover to selected beneficiaries either at the State level or National level. However, most of these schemes were not able to achieve their intended objectives. Often there were issues with either the...
The Employee State Insurance Scheme of India is legislated by the Employees' State Insurance Act of 1948, the first major legislation on social security for workers in independent India. The intention then was to contribute to socio-economic improvements for...
Draft Lao PDR Health Financing Strategy 2021 - 2025 based on the samthid direction. This health financing strategy was drafted by the Department of Finance, Ministry of Health with support by the World Health Organization.
What Does it Cost to Treat a COVID-19 Patient in Kenya? (Brief) https://kemri-wellcome.org/news/what-does-it-cost-to-treat-a-covid-19-patient-in-kenya/ Key Messages • Per patient COVID-19 case management costs in hospitals are substantial ranging from KES 21,359...
Presentation on preliminary findings of normative costing of essential health services packages for Lao PDR by Dr. Shankar Prinja, World Bank consultant
The presentation delivered by Dr. Arthorn, ILO costing consultant.
The presentation was delivered by Dr. Manithong Vonglokham, Lao Tropical and Public Health Institute (TPHI).
Disclaimer: This study is published by Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH, which is a WHO Collaborating Centre; it is not a publication of the World Health Organization. The Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit...
