As part of regular communication with the public, the Social Health Insurance Fund of Kazakhstan publishes explanatory materials for the purpose of awareness building. A ecent publication reminds readers that mandatory social health insurance system was...
The introduction of co-financing within the mandatory health insurance in Azerbaijan has been postponed for another year, Report news agency informs. Originally, it was planned to introduce co-financing starting from January 1, 2022. Examples when...
On March 8 and 9, 2021, a workshop to enrich the strategic plan for results-based financing (RBF) and free healthcare in the health sector is being held at the Radisson Blu Hotel in Niamey. The meeting will be attended by the technical and financial partners of the...
Bahrain spent an estimated BD250 million on healthcare measures related to the coronavirus (Covid-19) in the last two years. It includes the amount for treatment, testing, facemasks, gloves and vaccines among others. The country is working towards achieving the...
Sri Lanka provides health care service free-of-charge, including maternal health care. This study aimed to examine the magnitude of and factors associated with out-of-pocket expenditure (OOPs) during the first prenatal clinic visit by pregnant women in Anuradhapura...
Sri Lanka provides health care service free-of-charge, including maternal health care. This study aimed to examine the magnitude of and factors associated with out-of-pocket expenditure (OOPs) during the first prenatal clinic visit by pregnant women in Anuradhapura...
Under the State Health Development Program for years 2020-2025, adopted in 2019 and reframed into a National Project "Healthy Nation" in 2021, Kazakhstan has planned to build 20 large hospitals to replace multiple existing worn-out hospitals accross the country....
The Philippines has allocated P17.85 billion under the 2022 national budget for Covid-19 testing, aiming to ensure affordability and accessibility to the tests among its population. The funds will be allocated to the state laboratories so that more free tests...
This study aimed to examine the burden of out-of-pocket payment and forgone healthcare in Bangladesh, and further explores the inequalities in catastrophic health expenditures (CHE) and forgone healthcare at the national and sub-national levels. Data came from the...
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This study aimed to examine the burden of out-of-pocket payment and forgone healthcare in Bangladesh, and further explores the inequalities in catastrophic health expenditures (CHE) and forgone healthcare at the national and sub-national levels. Data came from the...
This research paper discusses the evolution of health financing reforms in the selected regions of Africa. From the provision of free primary health care to introduction of user fees at the point of use in response to low economic growth, large informal sector,...
The government of Liberia received about 2.5 million USD to strengthen the delivery of routine health services in health facilities and communities during COVID-19 and improving cold chain management from the Japanese government. The project, strengthening routine...
The government of South Africa, in May 2021 committed an extra R4 billion to procure (over 260 million USD) COVID-19 vaccines and extend a special distress grant to thousands of people hit by the pandemic. The news was presented in a special appropriation bill tabled...
