Rwanda gets more support for its vaccine manufacturing plant, manages to raise US$3.5 Million
As the African continent battles with the coronavirus pandemic, Rwandan president Paul Kagame is planning to establish the first mRNA vaccine plant in Africa. The government of Rwanda has so far gotten support from several development partners including...
New documents available on the republic of the Gambia page
Two documents have been recently uploaded to the documents section of the republic of The Gambia country page. A policy document providing guidelines on the implementation of the health sector interventions between 2012-2020, and the other document provides the...
Now available: Executive summary of the second of the four-part webinar series on Health Financing in India in the time of pandemic
The second India-specific webinar was held on 19 October 2021 as part of the P4H Network’s webinar series. It brought together national and international experts to discuss health financing and social health protection issues and potential ways forward. The...
Afghanistan’s health facilities receive international support to continue providing services
Afghanistan received USD 15 million from The Global Fund to ensure the continuity of critical health services, delivered through UNDP in collaboration with a network of NGO and health supplies vendor partners. Afghans in need of health care services can now benefit...
Afghanistan: Insecurity and healthcare costs put patients at risk
People seeking medical care in Afghanistan are often forced to take extreme risks and pay unaffordable fees, leading to patients arriving late and in critical condition, according to a new report by Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières...
Afghanistan health system receives international support amid crisis
Afghanistan is facing a severe crisis in its healthcare sector as the country remains conflict-affected. To boost life-saving support and keep the healthcare system on its feet, it has recently received UDS 45 million from the United Nations' Central Emergency...
Unvaccinated people must pay for COVID treatment in Singapore
In Singapore, the government has stopped free COVID-19 treatment for unvaccinated people, while continuing free care and treatment for the vaccinated. It is expected to increase vaccine coverage as well as reduce public finance concerns on rising medical expenditures....
Bhutan aims to stabilize budget allocation to health
Since 2000, health budget in Bhutan has been decreasing and fluctuating between 3.55-5 percent of GDP. Now the Government of Bhutan aims to address this challenge to stabilize health budget relative to GDP. To read more, please click. Source: Kuensel Online...
The P4H Network is looking for a Country Focal Person in Sierra Leone
The objective of this assignment is to support smooth implementation of the tasks of the proposed health delivery team to ensure effective implementation of health programs at all levels of the health system. RESPONSIBILITIES: Policy advisory and capacity...
Presenting documents on health financing/social health protection in Saudi Arabia
Here are a group of five documents on the sustainable financing of healthcare in Saudi Arabia, prospects of a national health insurance system to extend the scope of health coverage and the country’s healthcare transformation strategy. Two research papers look at the...
Saudi Arabia to invest USD66 billion in healthcare by 2030
Saudi Arabia has set out plans to invest $66 billion in healthcare infrastructure and boost the private sector participation by 2030. The Kingdom plans to boost private sector participation from 40% to 65%. This comes after the Saudi Council of Cooperative...
From telemedicine to manufacturing, a look at the growth opportunities in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s top priorities in the healthcare sector are enhancing the role of the private sector through privatisation of government healthcare services, increasing public-private participation (PPP) healthcare delivery models, scaling up education...
Saudi Arabia plans to attract 7.3bn USD into health from private investors
The Saudi Ministry of Health aspires to increase the private sector’s participation in the sector from to 35 percent by 2030 from 25 percent. The ministry is working with partners in the private sector and across government to implement a package of initiatives...
A new document summarising the reforms in the public service medical aid scheme (PSEMAS) in Namibia has been posted in the document section
An article providing a summary on reforming the public service medical aid scheme (PSEMAS) in Namibia has been posted in the document section. The link can be found below.
The Global Survey on HTA and Health Benefit Packages: Interactive Database and Findings
Developing systematic decision-making processes for health that are fair and transparent is an important step towards achieving universal health coverage (UHC). However, having such decision-making processes alone is not enough. These processes should have clear...