Switzerland supports Moldova’s efforts to achieve better health of the population, through ensuring universal access to affordable medical services of good quality. In its 2nd (exit) phase that will end in June 2027, Moldova will receive a grant of over CHF 3.3...
Bosnia and Herzegovina joined the EU4Health programme to benefit from EU funding opportunities
The European Commission and the Council of Ministers of Bosnia and Herzegovina signed an agreement associating Bosnia and Herzegovina to the EU4Health programme. This will enhance the country's health system’s capacity to respond to immediate health needs of...
Croatia hosted the European Forum for Insurance against Injuries at Work and Occupational Diseases
The Croatian Institute for Health Insurance and the Croatian Institute for Pension Insurance hosted the European Forum of the Insurance Against Accidents at Work and Occupational Diseases from 4 to 6 June 2024, in Zagreb, Croatia. The conference was titled "Be fit for...
Capacity building for transitioning to health insurance in Uzbekistan
GIZ and SHIF trained 16 financial staff in Karakalpakstan to implement health insurance mechanisms, supporting Uzbekistan's healthcare reform launching in January 2025. The Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) and the State Health Insurance...
Moldova ratified a €36,2 mln loan from the World Bank to improve access to rehabilitation care
Moldova will receive a €36.2 million loan from the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD). The authorities will spend this money on improving the quality and increasing the availability of rehabilitation services in public medical institutions in...
Strengthening health financing reform capacity in Pakistan
In 2024, an estimated 11 million Pakistanis, or 4.4% of the population, are projected to face impoverishment due to out-of-pocket healthcare expenses. To combat this trend and advance universal health coverage, increasing government health spending is essential....
WHO Barcelona course on health financing gathered policymakers from five Central Asian countries
WHO Barcelona course on health financing for universal health coverage, tailored for Central Asia, was held on October 15-18 in Almaty, Kazakhstan. The course brought together national policymakers from Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan,...
Regional Forum Showcases Five Years of Progress in Building Disaster Preparedness and Social Protection Across Central Asia
Five Central Asian countries - Kazakhstan, Kyrgyz Republic, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan - participated in a Regional Forum on Strengthening Financial Resilience and Accelerating Risk Reduction (SFRARR) in Central Asia, held in Almaty on October 14-15,...
EU funding in Latvia will help to attract young doctors to work in the public sector
The Ministry of Health of Latvia announced financial incentives for doctors who fill in the vacancies in the public sector. A total of 6.9 million euros from the European Union will allow a one-time compensation equal to nine monthly salaries, between 7000 -16000...
Azerbaijan and Turkey extended the Memorandum of Understanding signed between their health insurance agencies
Mr Zaur Aliyev, Chairman of the Executive Board, State Agency on Mandatory Health Insurance of Azerbaijan, visited Ankara, Turkey, on June 12-13 and met with Dr Raci Kaya, Chairman of State Security Council of Turkey, where they extended the Memorandum of...
1st regional training workshop on enhancing health equity fund awareness
On 24 June 2024, the National Social Assistance Fund (NSAF), in collaboration with GIZ Cambodia and the P4H Network and presided over by Mr. Hour Tola, Deputy Director General of NSAF, conducted the first of a series of regional training workshop in Siem Reap...
State Agency for Compulsory Medical Insurance of Azerbaijan visited Japan for experience exchange
The purpose of the visit by Azerbaijan's State Agency for Compulsory Health Insurance to Japan on June 24-28 was to learn about Japan's achievements in the field of compulsory health insurance and to strengthen international cooperation in healthcare.The delegation...
Executive training on CSU, social health protection and gender
From May 22 to 25, 2024, the P4H focal person in Cameroon supported a training course on social protection in health, Universal Health Coverage and Gender. The training was attended by officials from several ministerial departments involved in social protection. Some...
ToRs Training workshop for managers on CSU, social protection in health and gender
The P4H network, in collaboration with WHO, UNICEF, ILO, the World Bank and the L4UHC group, is organizing a training session on universal health coverage, social health protection and gender in the context of the implementation of CSU in Cameroon.To achieve the above...
Delegation from the French School of Public Health visited the Social Health Insurance Fund of Kazakhstan in Astana
During the visit of the delegation from the French School of Public Health, Abylkair Skakov, CEO of Social Health Insurance Fund (SHIF), noted the high importance of capacity building for staff from a potential collaboration with the French colleagues and from...