In response to the recent increase of COVID 19, the Mongolian government initiated a mass testing campaign, the so-called “One door-one test” (ODOT), which utilised PCR assays to test one family member (age>18) from each of the 420,000 households in the capital...
Over $ 1.1 bn to Extend Australia’s Covid 19 Health Response
The Australian Government invests more than $1.1 billion to extend their successful national COVID-19 health response and suppression strategy until 31 December 2021. This $1.1 billion is in addition to more than $22 billion spent in these areas to date,...
WHO publication on value-based health services
From value for money to value-based health services: a twenty-first century shift Overview: Health policy makers around the world have long shown interest in the value created by health systems and this preoccupation will likely only intensify in the current context...
How Japan’s Universal Health Care System led to COVID 19 Success
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...