311.6 million baht, to be taken from the Thai government's central budget, was approved to cover the cost of Covid-19 containment measures adopted by prisons and correctional facilities in the country. The money will be used to buy 100,000 sets of RT PCR Covid-19 test...
Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) in India have assumed significant proportions in contributing to the overall disease burden over the past 30 years. In 2017, NCDs accounted for 63.7% of all mortality and was a major contributor to the cost of treatment for inpatient...
In the absence of a national program to combat sickle cell anemia, the " Project to support the fight against sickle cell disease in Burkina Faso "The project was carried out by the consortium of the Ministry of Health, CID/Burkina and GIH, with financial...
Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina has assured that her government will procure COVID-19 vaccines at any cost, and has also allocated financial help for marginalized families. An amount of over 1,500 crore Bangladeshi Takas has been allocated to ease the sufferings of...
The Malaysian government has given an assurance that persons with disabilities (PWDs) who are not registered with the Social Welfare Department (JKM) would not be left out of the National Covid 19 Immunization Programme. As part of its policy to leave no one behind,...
Despite having one of the world’s fastest-growing economies, Bangladesh is lagging far behind in providing standard health care services to its over 166 million people, which is deepening their woes amid the coronavirus pandemic. Their budget for the health sector is...
The Mouvement sénégalais pour le développement (MSD) and other farmers' organizations closed their three-day workshop in Thiès on Thursday with a declaration of commitment to accelerate the enrolment of their members in universal health coverage. Farmers'...
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The lackluster insurance coverage of casual workers attracted the attention of Premier Li Keqiang during the annual gathering of the nation's highest legislative body in March. Without work injury insurance, casual workers who suffer injuries face an uphill...
Under the aegis of the President of Faso, the Conseil national de lutte contre le SIDA et les infections sexuellement transmissibles held its 19th ordinary session. It was an opportunity to validate the new HIV control framework covering the period...
The world's COVID-19 response has been unsettling especially regarding people living in informal settlements, migrants, refugees, and other ultra-vulnerable populations. It reiterates serious concerns about health inequality, as well as people lacking human rights and...
The financial burden from health expenditure is a serious cause of concern for low-and middle-income countries as they tend to push households into poverty or deepen their existing poverty. In India, where out-of-pocket expenditures are high, poor and daily wage...
One of the most ambitious health care reforms in history, Ayushman Bharat, was rolled out in 2018 in India. It is expected to provide health insurance coverage to 100 million below poverty line families in a country where two-thirds of all health expenditures are out...
This is a major step towards improving the living and working conditions of journalists in the private press. "We felt it was important to subscribe to INAM health insurance for our union members, because today we work in a precarious situation. Almost all journalists...
In the commune of Ross Béthio, several children of migrants returning to the Saint-Louis region received their membership cards for the commune's Mutuelle de Santé. The operation is on the initiative of the leaders of the Jeunesse Espoir organization, as...
