Health system measures in Estonia – COVID-19 – June 2020
The health system measures put into place in Estonia to contain the spread of COVID-19 are: The government is allocating the health system at least EUR 200 million over three months to cover the extraordinary costs of coronavirus (announced 25 March). Additional EUR...
Health system measures in Eritrea – COVID-19 – June 2020
The health system measures put into place in Eritrea to contain the spread of COVID-19 are: * June 23: Due to rise in awareness around vaccinations and expansion of health insitutions, the regular vaccination programmes have increase and reached over 95% and...
Health system measures in Finland – COVID-19 – July 2020
The health system measures put into place in Finland to contain the spread of COVID-19 are: - Spending on health care to cover expenses related to the coronavirus such as. healthcare resources and equipment purchases (EUR 691 million) - Other expenditure increases...
Health system measures in Ethiopia – COVID-19 – June 2020
The health system measures put into place in Ethiopia to contain the spread of COVID-19 are: *May 27: A field hospital is being constructed on the outskirt of Addis Ababa and is expected to start operating in the next 10 days. The field hospital will be used as...
Health system measures in France – COVID-19 – July 2020
The health system measures put into place in France to contain the spread of COVID-19 are: - Financial support has been provided to the healthcare system: EUR 260 million (0.01% of GDP) for hospitals have been allocated out of unspent reserves in the 2019 budget....
Health system measures in Ghana – COVID-19 – April 2020
The health system measures put into place in Ghana to contain the spread of COVID-19 are: * March 28: Cost of fund transfers decreased for mobile money in order to encourage the use of mobile money rather than cash for hygiene reasons (sending up to GHS100 for free...
Health system measures in Germany – COVID-19 – June 2020
The health system measures put into place in Germany to contain the spread of COVID-19 are: - As part of the 3 June recovery package, further support to health authorities in the technical and digital upgrading of equipment and strengthening their possibilities...
Health system measures in Greece – COVID-19 – June 2020
The health system measures put into place in Greece to contain the spread of COVID-19 are: EUR 200 m for health system, EUR 75 for hiring 2000 health workers in addition to 950 doctors and nurses already hired. Funding to contract private hospitals and laboratories to...
Health system measures in Guinea – COVID-19 – June 2020
The health system measures put into place in Guinea to contain the spread of COVID-19 are: *Preparation of a National Emergency and Response Plan, with the support of international development partners, with the following key measures: strengthening surveillance at...
Health system measures in Guatemala – COVID-19 – June 2020
The health system measures put into place in Guatemala to contain the spread of COVID-19 are: * June 15: Focus on stepping up healthcare resources (0.2% of GDP). A facility for coronavirus patients (financed through a US$1 million grant from the Central American Bank...
Health system measures in Guinea Bissau – COVID-19 -/05/2020
The health system measures put into place in Guinea Bissau to contain the spread of COVID-19 are: *March 21: The Central Bank for West African States (BCEAO) has introduced measures to promote the use of electronic payments. *March 20: The Government has created a...
5th P4H Webinar on health financing in the context of COVID-19 in Russian
Recently, P4H began organizing a series of webinars on health financing in the context of the new COVID-19 pandemic. The 5th P4H webinar took place on 19 June 2020, which also initiated the first attempt to organize a webinar in Russian. The event presented health...
5th ANNUAL HEALTH FINANCING FORUM: Health Financing Resilience
Community of Practice COVID-19 Health Financing Resiliency Program (HFRP) During the Annual Health Financing Forum (AHFF), we will launch a Community of Practice (CoP)*, providing an opportunity for participants to extend discussions and exchange of ideas beyond the...
5th ANNUAL HEALTH FINANCING FORUM: Health Financing Resilience | July 7-23, 2020
You can find here detailed information on the Annual Health Financing Forum (AHFF) & the Community of Practice COVID-19 Health Financing Resiliency Program (HFRP). The Forum will take place virtually for the first time since the series began in 2016. This...
Health Financing and Public Expenditure in The Gambia
Health financing is one of the main pillars of the health care system and a decisive factor in its performance in terms of equity, efficiency, and quality. It requires collaboration between the government, donors, other partners and beneficiaries. In The Gambia,...