L'annuaire des statistiques représente le document national de référence de partage des satistiques sanitaires au Niger. Il compile les données de routine des différents niveaux du système de santé (Publiques et privées) ainsi que les données de campagne de masse....
Rural health care was one of Ministry of Healthcare’s priorities in 2023 in Kazakhstan. The Social Health Insurance Fund summarized its spending in 2023 and reported that 600 billion tenge, or 24% of its overall budget of 2.5 trillion tenge for health services covered...
The Social Health Insurance Fund (SHIF) of Kazakhstan has reported that since the launch of the national mandatory social health insurance on January 1, 2020: the number of fully insured people -- those who have access to both the guaranteed services basket and the...
The author discusses the ongoing issue of poverty in Pakistan, where over a quarter of the population struggles to meet basic needs, despite a decline in absolute poverty over time. Although the number of impoverished individuals exceeds that of 1947, various poverty...
In the Americas, financial access to health services continues to be a challenge. Countries find different ways and strategies to tackle this issue. Belize has recently removed all fees charged in public hospitals in the country lifting the financial barrier to...
The health system in the Republic of Ireland is financed through a combination of public and private funds. The Health Services Executive manages the public services, largely funded through the national budget. Although the government substantially funds the Irish...
On November 1, 2023, the Parliament of the United Republic of Tanzania enacted the Universal Health Insurance Bill, a pivotal piece of legislation aimed at ensuring widespread access to healthcare services for citizens through a comprehensive health insurance system....
On 17 October, Kenya's President, William Ruto signed the four healthcare bills, Social Health Insurance Bill, Primary Health Care Bill, Facility Improvement Financing Bill, and Digital Health Bill into law after they were passed by the Parliament recently.The Social...
This policy note compares the healthcare coverage for migrant workers in the six GCC states – Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates. This report solely examines the legal provisions and does not evaluate migrant workers’ actual...
The 10th Tanzania Health Summit was held from 3-5 October in Dar-Es-Salaam, Tanzania under the theme, 'Strengthening health systems for UHC, focusing on Primary Health Care.'The conference saw participation from various stakeholders of the health sector in Tanzania...
The National Health Insurance Authority of Ghana WHO (Africa Region) organised the first regional conference on financing universal health coverage (UHC) and health security from 12 to 13 October in Accra, Ghana.As powered by the NHIS and the WHO from October 12 to...
A research paper issued in the October 2023 Edition of Lancet Global Health analyses the cost of tuberculosis diagnosis and treatment households in low income countries, providing evidence for the need to reduce economic barriers to treatment. Summary Background...
3 October 2023 | 4-5:30 PM-EAT (9-10:30 AM-ET) ThinkWell's latest Counterpoint webinar titled “Kenya’s new Social Health Insurance Bill: What, why, and how?” will offer a deep look into the purpose of the bill, its key features, and how it will be incorporated into...
The Universal Health Coverage Global Monitoring Report 2023 released by the WHO Division of Data, Analytics and Delivery for Impact, WHO Division of Universal Health Coverage/Life Course and the World Bank’s Health, Nutrition and Population Global Practice.The 2023...
Abstract Financing of health systems is an enduring concern world wide. Yazbeck and colleagues in their paper make an important point that when there is a choice between financing in which contributions from citizens take place in the form of generalised taxes versus...
