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...
Australia’s maternal health system financing is inequitable, resulting in those that cannot afford private obstetric care subjected to little to no care at all. For a developed nation Australia’s Out-of-pocket expenditure is one of the highest despite Medicare, their...
Civil Society activists have urged government to prioritise health sector funding in plight of the Covid-19 era that the country is going through. They say the reduction in the health budget to about 5-6 %, significantly falls short of the Abuja Declaration target...
По словам министра планирования Кане Айчату Буламы, размещенным на сайте , финансирование от группы Исламского банка развития (ИБР) должно позволить Нигеру усилить надзор за здоровьем и управление случаями заболевания ковид-19 путем оснащения ключевых...
According to Minister of Planning, Kané Aichatou Boulama, the funding from the Islamic Development Bank (IDB) group should enable Niger to strengthen health surveillance and the management of covid-19 cases by equipping key units. It will also involve...
In response to covid-19, the IMF decided to increase its financing to the Mauritanian government. Initially intended to support a reform plan, the Extended Credit Facility agreement between Nouakchott and the Fund has been redirected towards a pandemic response...
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...
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.
The (Australian) Government is delivering a record $115.5 billion in 2020–21 and $467 billion over the forward estimates to deliver the essential health services Australians need under the Long Term National Health Plan. (The) Government has committed more...
The Asian Development Bank is providing the Philippines a $400 million loan for the procurement of COVID-19 vaccines. This is the first loan the bank is providing under its $9 billion Asia Pacific Vaccine Access Facility announced in...
‘The issue of sustainable financing for new vaccines is particularly pertinent as Indonesia transitions away from extensive Gavi support towards a self-financing immunization system. As the current immunization system transitions, practical solutions must be found and...
The Parliament of Nepal saw a substantial increase in the share of budget expenditure on health in FY 2021, significant compared to other South Asian countries. The country saw increased spending in health infrastructure to primarily combat the onslaught of the Corona...
In a bid to make healthcare more accessible and reduce the time in service delivery, the Government of Australia is investing 100 million AUD to advance medical technology in the country. The investment is to improve diagnosis and treatment in three specific areas...
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...
