It's official! Benefits under the Universal Health Insurance Scheme (RAMU) in Burkina Faso start with the indigent. The tone was set this Friday, September 25, 2020 in the rural commune of Pabré in the presence of administrative authorities and traditional chiefs. As...
https://gh.bmj.com/content/5/8/e003509 Summary box ► COVID-19 has exposed structural deficiencies in health, social and economic policies and sectors in the Americas impacting the resilience of health systems and societies. ►Due to the pandemic, the region of the...
The costing of the Basic Essential Package of Health Services is a currently on-going exercise. It was led by the National Health Plan Implementation Unit (widely known as NIMU) of the Ministry of Health and Sports and supported by the WHO. At the invitation of...
Two major initiatives for the health sector where announced as part of Ayushman Bharat: 1. Health and Wellness Centre Scheme 2. National Health Protection Scheme covering Hospital Care for poor and vulnerable families (Announcement Posted On: 01 FEB 2018 1:31PM by PIB...
In the past, the Government had tried to provide a health insurance cover to selected beneficiaries either at the State level or National level. However, most of these schemes were not able to achieve their intended objectives. Often there were issues with either the...
The financial assessments are conducted by the ILO based on data provided by the NSSF as at 3 April 2020. Due to the short time available, these calculations are approximate and based on a number of assumptions. This overview aims to provide an idea of the magnitude...
Lao National Chamber of Commerce and Industry as national focal point for business throughout the country has conducted ‘COVID-19 Impact on Business Survey’ in April 2020. The purpose of the survey was to gather data on the impact of COVID-19 on businesses throughout...
https://conflictandhealth.biomedcentral.com/track/pdf/10.1186/s13031-020-00296- Abstract COVID-19 prevention strategies in resource limited settings, modelled on the earlier response in high income countries, have thus far focused on draconian containment strategies,...
Within the context of universal health coverage, community participation has been identified as instrumental to facilitate access to health services. Social accountability whereby citizens hold providers and policymakers accountable is one popular approach. This...
Many low-and middle-income countries (LMICs), such as Cambodia, have undertaken significant reforms in the last decade to strengthen their health care systems to improve equity and accelerate progress towards Universal Health Coverage (UHC). In this context, health...
https://www.undp.org/content/undp/fr/home/news-centre/news/2020/Temporary_Basic_Income_to_protect_the_worlds_poorest_people_slow_COVID19.html...
