Field Trips for Basic Essential Package of Health Services Costing Exercise
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...
“Ayushman Bharat for a new India” – protecting the poor
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...
RSBY – Rashtriya Swasthya Bima Yojana, health insurance for the poor
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...
India: Integration of Government health schemes under the National Health Authority
on August 13th the governing board of National Health Authority (NHA), chaired by the Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare, approved the proposal to integrate existing health schemes of the central ministries with the Ayushman Bharat - Pradhan Mantri...
Employee State Insurance Scheme – Social Health Insurance for Workers
The Employee State Insurance Scheme of India is legislated by the Employees' State Insurance Act of 1948, the first major legislation on social security for workers in independent India. The intention then was to contribute to socio-economic improvements for...
Mahidol University and the ILO launch specialised Master’s Program developed to advance Social Health Protection in Asia
With support from the International Labour Organisation (ILO), the ASEAN Health Institute for Health Development at Mahidol University, Thailand, has developed and launched an innovative 1-year Master’s Degree in Primary Health Care Management (MPHM) and Social Health...
Paper about COVID-19 prevention strategies in resource limited settings…
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,...
Use of costing results and social accountability in Cambodia
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...
Financing the existence of autonomous hospitals (Yes, another lesson from COVID-19)
Across the globe, health systems are being shaken on their foundations by the COVID-19 pandemic. By shedding light on risks or latent problems we were not aware of, the crisis constitutes a major test for our frameworks, the way we have structured our learning...
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Aid Transparency During COVID-19: Henry Asor Nkang and Gary Forster on the CGD Podcast (27:28) : https://www.cgdev.org/blog/aid-transparency-during-covid-19-henry-asor-nkang-and-gary-forster-cgd-podcast# Et la possibilité, en sus, de travailler son anglais pour...
New COVID-19 Law Lab to provide vital legal information and support for the global COVID-19 response
https://www.who.int/news-room/detail/22-07-2020-new-covid-19-law-lab-to-provide-vital-legal-information-and-support-for-the-global-covid-19-response Une plate-forme des documents juridiques nationaux en relation à COVID-19 (par pays) : https://covidlawlab.org/ en...
Un revenu minimum provisoire pour protéger les plus pauvres pourrait ralentir COVID-19 (Rapport PNUD)
https://www.undp.org/content/undp/fr/home/news-centre/news/2020/Temporary_Basic_Income_to_protect_the_worlds_poorest_people_slow_COVID19.html...
What Does it Cost to Treat a COVID-19 Patient in Kenya? (Brief)
What Does it Cost to Treat a COVID-19 Patient in Kenya? (Brief) https://kemri-wellcome.org/news/what-does-it-cost-to-treat-a-covid-19-patient-in-kenya/ Key Messages • Per patient COVID-19 case management costs in hospitals are substantial ranging from KES 21,359...
Toward strategic purchasing – Management of multiple schemes and purchasing decisions by the Cambodian National Social Security Fund
The Cambodian National Social Security Fund (NSSF) was established in 2008 based on the provisions of the Social Security Law adopted by the National Assembly in 2002. While the health insurance branch of the fund initially covered mainly benefits for employees in the...
Toward Strategic Purchasing: Management of Multiple Schemes and Purchasing Decisions by the Cambodian National Social Security Fund
Disclaimer: This study is published by Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH, which is a WHO Collaborating Centre; it is not a publication of the World Health Organization. The Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit...