Singapore provides additional subsidies to Child Development Account in September
Singapore provides a top-up of $200 to all Singaporean children aged between 0 and 6 years in 2021. The top-up will be added to their Child Development Account (CDA) from mid-Sep 2021. Approximately 250,000 children will receive this benefit. This top-up is part...
Four orphan drugs added to the national drug list in Thailand
Financial protection is one of the UHC goals. Health financing reforms aim to protect people from financial hardships associated with the use of health services and products. In many countries, medicine largely contributes to out-of-pocket payments that cause...
The P4H Coordination Desk is looking for an India KM/Health Financing Consultant
The individual consultant will participate in the knowledge management workstream of the P4H network workplan. His / her functions will include the documentation of health financing and social health protection reforms and processes through the P4H digital platform....
COVID-19 vaccines, medicines, test kits added in Thailand Universal Coverage Scheme
In Thailand, the National Health Security Board has approved new benefits packages under the Universal Coverage Scheme that consist of COVID-19 vaccines, medicines, test kits, and medical supplies. The new benefits packages enable the National...
Eswatini COVID-19 response gets a boost
The Kingdom of Eswatini’s response to COVID-19 got a boost following the approval of US$5 million loan in additional financing on the 16th of April, 2021. The added funds were expected to assist the Government of Eswatini accelerate its ongoing efforts to purchase and...
Universal health coverage (UHC) in the Kingdom of Eswatini: Leaving no one behind
The Kingdom of Eswatini is working towards achieving UHC as highlighted in the national health policy 2018 and the national health sector strategic plan 2014-2018. A country is said to have attained UHC when all people and communities have access to quality and...
The P4H Coordination Desk is looking for a consultant: Francophone Africa Platform Contributor
The individual consultant will participate in the knowledge management workstream of the P4H network workplan. His / her functions will include the documentation of health financing and social health protection reforms and processes through the P4H digital platform....
The P4H Coordination Desk is looking for a consultant: P4H Asian network community manager
The individual consultant will participate in the knowledge management workstream of the P4H network workplan. His / her functions focus on the documentation of health financing and social health protection reforms and processes through the P4H digital platform. This...
Japan to use $13 bil. in reserve funds for COVID measures
Japan's cabinet has approved 1.4 trillion yen ($13 billion) in fiscal 2021 reserve funds. This budget is mainly allocated to purchasing COVID-19 vaccines and securing medicines for patients. Of the total budget, the government allocated about 841.5 billion yen...
West Australian government spends $1.9 billion on health system in 2021-22 budget
West Australia plans to allocate $1.9 billion to improve the capacity of the public health system, especially staffing in the upcoming 2021-22 budget. Approximately $1 billion will be directed to health and hospital services. Almost $500 million will be allocated to...
The Lao government supports returning migrant workers
Laos has spent over LAK 15.82 billion on aiding the Lao workers who returned from Thailand since March 2020. The government assistance consists of food, transportation, state quarantine centers, and other necessities. The Lao government has cooperated with the...
Indonesia allocates Rp255.3 trillion for health in 2022 budget draft
The Indonesian government has provided Rp255.3 trillion, or 9.4 percent of the total planned state expenses of Rp2,708.7 trillion, for the health sector in the 2022 State Budget draft. The health budget will be spent for the COVID-19 pandemic, the health system...
Philippines expands benefits coverage
The Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) has covered admissions in emergency rooms and tents in the hospitals to respond unavailability of hospital rooms. Beneficiaries who stay in the hospital for at least 24 hours are eligible to be...
The P4H Coordination Desk is looking for a KM/Communications Expert for the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) countries
The consultant will enhance P4H’s knowledge management and communications primarily through the P4H digital platform. This is an 8-month consultancy (remotely based). Publication on the UNGM: September, 3 2021 Deadline on September, 24 2021 COB...
The P4H Coordination Desk is looking for a P4H digital platform contributor & KM Consultant
The purpose of this individual consultancy is to contribute to the expansion of the P4H Coordination Desk activities in the specific areas mentioned in the attached terms of reference. The consultant will enhance P4H’s knowledge management and communications primarily...