Japan has seen very low mortality rates due to COVID 19 despite a rapidly ageing population owing to universal health insurance, a uniform fee schedule and a no-gatekeeping system. The combination ensures affordable access to health services for everyone...
Vietnam’s new regulations on fees for quarantine, diagnosis and treatment of COVID-19
http://news.chinhphu.vn/Home/New-regulations-on-fees-for-quarantine-diagnosis-and-treatment-of-COVID19/20212/42952.vgp
National Health Accounts Estimates for India 2016-17
Kankan: launch of the “results-based financing” approach
Results-based Financing has been adopted as a health system reform strategy in Guinea since 2016, linked to the Ministry of Health's 2015-2024 national health development plan. According to Dr. Daman Keïta, coordinator of the national results-based financing technical...
A look at the Philippine health sector during and after Covid-19
The health system in the Philippines has two major defining public health safeguards- the Philippine Health Security Corporation known as PhilHealth and the Universal Health Care Law passed in February 2019 that now extends PhilHealth to all Filipinos. While...
Resolution of the Vietnamese Government on purchase and use of Covid-19 vaccines
Government of Vietnam takes primary responsibility for financing Covid-19 vaccination from State Budget
https://p4h.world/index.php/en/node/10617 The Prime Minister Decision No.21 stipulates the State Budget shall ensure the funding of the Covid-19 vaccination, following the principle of decentralization of State budget.
Extension of Ayushman Bharat scheme to Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF)
Union Home Minister of India, Mr. Amit Shah has announced the extension of Ayushman Bharat – Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB PM-JAY) under the convergence scheme ‘Ayushman CAPF’. The scheme will benefit 10 lakhs CAPF personnel and their families. The beneficiary...
Law amendments on Health-related laws in Mongolia: Strategic purchasing system is at the starting point of the way
In August 2020, The Parliament of Mongolia approved new amendments into the Health insurance law of Mongolia, the Health law of Mongolia, and the Law on Medicine and medical devices of Mongolia. These laws’ amendments are aimed at improving the efficiency of...
Urgency to transform fragmented health system (UHC Act and Covid-19)
The Philippines has seen relatively more challenges due to the Covid-19 Pandemic than perhaps its other South-east Asian counterparts. Despite the crafting of the historic Universal Health Care (UHC) Law over two years ago, the Pandemic has exposed several gaps in...
Budget 2021: S$4.8b of S$11b Covid-19 Resilience Package for public health
The Singapore Government's commitment to safeguarding public health and the future of its citizens especially in the wake of COVID 19 can be seen in the over 40% share of this year’s Budget that goes to the COVID-19 Resilience Package. Mr. Heng Swee Keat, the...
Бесплатное здравоохранение в Бенине: 21 млрд. франков КФА инвестирован за 5 лет
Бенинское правительство хочет заставить замолчать слухи, ложно приписываемые мерам по предоставлению бесплатного медицинского обслуживания. С 2016 года, по словам министра, эта мера направлена на защиту граждан от финансовых барьеров на пути к получению качественной...
Free health care in Benin: 21 billion FCFA invested in 5 years
The Beninese government wants to silence the rumors falsely attributed to the free healthcare measure. Since 2016, this measure aims to preserve, according to the Minister, the individual against financial barriers to access to quality care, especially vulnerable...
SENEGAL: Adoption of a protocol to review strategic purchasing mechanisms
On January 11, a videoconference workshop was held to validate the protocol of the study on the review of existing strategic purchasing mechanisms implemented by the Group. implemented in Senegal. The aim is to validate the said protocol with a view to drawing up...
SENEGAL: Adoption of a protocol to review strategic purchasing mechanisms
On January 11, a videoconference workshop was held to validate the protocol of the study on the review of existing strategic purchasing mechanisms implemented by the Group. implemented in Senegal. The aim is to validate the said protocol with a view to drawing up...