In Thailand, Social Security Scheme continues the reduction of contribution rates for three months
Thai Cabinet has approved an extension of the Social Security contribution reduction for both employers and workers for another three months, from September to November, aiming to assist businesses and employees affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. Following the...
Employers to receive more than S$900 million in Jobs Support Scheme payouts in Singapore
Over S$900 million in Jobs Support Scheme (JSS) payouts will be disbursed to employers from Sep 30, aiming to subsidize the salaries of Singaporeans and permanent residents to help firms affected by the COVID-19 pandemic More than 43,900 employers in...
New Report on Assessment of Social Health Insurance Scheme in Selected Districts of Nepal
Nepal has implemented the Social Health Insurance (SHI) scheme in February 2015, aiming to enhance financial protection through the pre-payment approach as well as risk pooling in the health sector This study assessed the performance of the SHI scheme in terms of...
Jordan health financing/social health protection documents available
We are pleased to draw your attention to six new reports and articles on our Jordan country page. Two reports examine the health insurance systems framework in the country. They suggest ideas for expanding social health protection to more of Jordan’s vulnerable...
US$63.75 million additional financing to support COVID-19 vaccination in Jordan
Jordan has received US$63.75 million in additional financing to support its efforts to promote safe, efficient and equitable access to COVID 19 vaccines. The new financing under its Jordan COVID 19 response project will support Jordan in reaching its target of...
Kenya: Every home to pay NHIF Sh6,000 a year in new reforms
As part of new reforms, each household will soon be expected to make a compulsory Sh500 monthly contribution to the national hospital insurance fund (NHIF) as the country lines up a health cover for all Kenyans. The amount is a requirement for the...
P4H is looking for a P4H Health financing & Data expert
The consultant will participate in a set of workstreams of the P4H network workplan that corresponds to a sub-section (“Health Financing & data”) of one specific output (“collaboration with other Health Systems’ Strengthening networks”). His / her functions will...
The P4H Coordination Desk is looking for a P4H IT operations specialist
The consultant is expected to be an interface between the IT experts/companies contracted by the P4H Coordination Desk (P4H-CD) and users of the P4H digital platform, to technically support the P4H Network IT team in the management of the P4H digital platform and to...
Estonian Ministry of Social Affairs solicits increased health financing from the Government
As reported by Kaija Kasekamp at the platform of European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies, multiple analyses have indicated that the social tax-based health financing system in Estonia is not sustainable. Estonia's working-age population is...
Now available: Executive summary of the first of the four-part webinar series on Health Financing in India
The webinar series titled Health Financing in India was launched to bring together national and international health systems and financing experts, economists, and researchers to discuss the burning health financing and social health protection issues in the country...
Financing nursing care more than doubled in Estonia in 2021
According to materials prepared by Triin Habicht, a renown health economist from Estonia (WHO consultant) and her colleague Kaija Kasekamp (University of Tartu), the Estonian Insurance Fund started financing nursing services in assisted living facilities since 2020...
Health System Performance Assessment Framework in Estonia as part of Structural Reforms
Since 2017, the European Commission has provided expertise to help design over 1000 reform projects in 27 Member States through the Structural Reform Support Programme. As of 2021, the Technical Support Instrument (TSI), its successor, continues to support reforms...
International Partnership Recommendations for Health Sector Reforms in Uzbekistan
International Partnership for Human Rights (IPHR) has published a 2021 report titled “Reforming healthcare in Uzbekistan: what role for the international community?” available in English, Uzbek and Russian languages here This report examines the state of the...
Kazakhstan assessed the status of Mandatory Social Health Insurance reform
On September 7, 2021, a regular meeting of the Board of the Ministry of Healthcare was held in Kazakhstan. The meeting was attended by the Minister of Healthcare Alexey Tsoy (on the photo), his First Vice-minister Marat Shoranov, Vice-Minister Azhar Giniyat, as well...
Malaysia’s government seeks $11 billion more in Covid fund
Malaysia’s government plans to increase funds for Covid-19 support measures and raise the country’s statutory debt ceiling. The government considers adding 45 billion Malaysian ringgit ($10.8 billion) to the Covid-19 fund in order to support businesses...