Household health expenditure rises by 52% last four years
The recent Household Budget Survey 2019-20 published end of September shows a relevant 52% increase in household health expenditures. However, expenditure level continues to be low, passing from 90 Mzn (1,5€) in the last report of 2014-15 to 139 Mzn (1,8€) per...
Tanzania receives US$567.25 million in emergency support to address the COVID-19 pandemic
Tanzania has received US$189.08 million under the rapid credit facility (RCF) and a purchase equivalent to US$378.17 million under the rapid financing instrument (RFI), a total of US$567.25 million. This emergency financing will help finance...
Government of Tanzania invests in universal health coverage (UHC)
The government of Tanzania is committed to attaining UHC by 2030. In this vein, the government has set aside Sh149 billion (about 65 million USD) to implement UHC. The government spokesperson, Mr Gerson Msigwa, said the money would be used to start providing...
Publication of the ACT-Accelerator Strategic Review
The Access to COVID-19 Tools (ACT) Accelerator Strategic Review: An independent report prepared by Dalberg, was published on Friday, 8th October 2021. This report was commissioned by the World Health Organization, on behalf of the ACT-Accelerator partners and as host...
Kenya: New documents on national hospital insurance fund (NHIF) available in the documents section
Two documents have been recently uploaded to the documents section of the Kenya country page. An assessing the feasibility of the amendment of the NHIF stipulating that all Kenyans must be registered under in the new universal health...
State’s spending on Covid-19 efforts remain relatively unchanged in Maldives
The Maldives’ Covid-19 spending remains largely unchanged from the previous week. The total health and social spending stood at MVR2,109.4 million (MVR2.1 billion). While the total disbursements for the Economic Response Plan schemes remained at MVR1,773.4...
Kenya secures $130 million for COVID-19 vaccines
On 28 June, the government of Kenya secured financing for the Kenya COVID-19 Health Emergency Response Project to facilitate affordable and equitable access to COVID-19 vaccines for Kenyans. This additional financing will enable Kenya to procure more...
Philippines passed the national budget for 2022 with increase allocation to health
The House of Representatives of the Philippines approved the final reading of the proposed PHP5.024-trillion for the 2022 budget, which is 11.5 percent higher than this year's PHP4.506 trillion. The budget proposal is developed based on three main pillars strategy:...
Budget boosted for jab campaign in Bangadesh
Bangladesh will spend approximately Tk 17,000 crore in this fiscal year to procure Covid-19 vaccines, aiming to secure around 24 crore doses from multiple sources. The budget includes transportation and other costs related to vaccine administration. According to...
Biometric registration drive in Kenya for health insurance scheme
A mass biometric registration drive in Kenya to enrol citizens for a health insurance scheme in the Nyeri County recently concluded as authorities hope to register more people for the National Hospital Insurance Fund (NHIF) project. More registered...
Kenyan president launches benchmark universal health coverage (UHC) pilot, to become nationwide by 2022
On the 13th of Dec, 2018 the Kenyan president Uhuru Kenyatta announced the launch of a UHC plan, positioning Kenya as a leader in achieving quality and affordable healthcare in the African continent. The first pilot phase was planned to cover four...
Kenya – universal healthcare coverage (UHC)
The government of Kenya, declared UHC, as one of the “Big Four” strategic pillars, an initiative which will see major policy and administrative reforms in the medical sector, to ensure everyone has access to quality and affordable medical coverage by...
Namibia: National dialogue to strengthen planning, coordination, and alignment of health financing
The Ministry of Health and Social Services will hold its National Planning and Financial Management meeting between the 12-15 October 2021. The meeting serves as an important platform for reviewing and approving the Directorates annual plans, addressing critical...
Brunei provides interim measures to assist the private sector affected by COVID-19
Brunei provides 7 interim measures to support private sectors affected by the COVID pandemic, starting from the 1st August 2021 to 31st December 2021 as follows: First: Defer the contributions of the Employees Trust Fund (Tabung Amanah Pekerja:...
Mulitisectoral collaborration in addressing priority health issues in Bhutan
Bhutan prioritizes the mass screening program for cervical, breast, and gastric cancer as national issues and plans to achieve 100 percent coverage. Early detection through the screening program could save lives as well as cost of treatment. To achieve the mass...