P4HC+ Regular Meeting 11/05/2018
Venue: SDC Office Tentative Agenda: “Expanding the benefit package to include management of chronic non-communicable diseases”. Presentation by Charlotte, Kouland and contribution by Somil Brainstorming on outcome of P4HC+ Consultative Workshop (Feb 6th) and ways...
The Phnom Penh Post: Labour Ministry denies claims over National Social Security Fund (NSSF) faults
The Phnom Penh Post, 12 June 2018: "Officials from the Labour Ministry’s National Social Security Fund (NSSF) have denied allegations that its partner clinics offer poor medical treatment and discriminated against garment workers who checked in using the NSSF-issued...
Khmer Times: NSSF warns of healthcard misinformation campaign
Khmer Times, 12 June 2018: "The National Social Security Fund warned yesterday it would take legal action against anyone telling workers the NSSF healthcard would provide second-rate healthcare and the service would end after the election. " Read more
Second meeting of the Social Protection Action Research Knowledge Sharing (SPARKS) network
Why another SPARKS meeting SPARKS aims to establish global, interdisciplinary research network that will facilitate action-oriented research on the public health impact of social protection, with a main focus on low- and middle-income countries. SPARKS facilitates...
P4HC+ Regular Meeting at SDC Office, Phnom Penh
Tentative agenda: Follow up on annual P4H event (P4H International Consultation Workshop) Debriefing H-EQIP mission Briefing on World Health Day 2018 - Cambodia Other Business Click here for the P4HC+ April 2018 newsletter including previous meeting...
Conference on Cooperatioon of CIS Countries &discussions related to next Regional P4H Conference – Astana, Kazakhstan (Bayar)
Event Time : 25 Apr 2018 7:00 am to 26 Apr 2018 5:00 pmTimezone: UTC+02:00Event is Conference : No
Southern Africa countries with lowest OOP in Africa
Data published by WHO coming from National Health Accounts (NHA) 2015 show that the lowest rates of out-of-pocket payments in relation to Current Health Expenditure (CHE) are found in Southern African countries: Botswana, Mozambique, South Africa, Namibia, Lesotho,...
The World Bank injects $105 Million to improve Primary Health Care in Mozambique, with disbursements linked to performance and health financing
The World Bank approved $105 million equivalent in non-reimbursable grants for the Government of Mozambique’s Primary Health Care Strengthening Program‐for‐Results. Of this amount, $25 million equivalent is provided by the Global Finance Facility (GFF)*, and $80...
2nd SPARKS meeting
The Social Protection Action Research Knowledge Sharing (SPARKS) aims to establish global, interdisciplinary research network that will facilitate action-oriented research on the public health impact of social protection, with a main focus on low- and middle-income...
Who bears the financial burden of NCDs in Mongolia?
Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) pose a formidable health and development challenge for low and middle income countries (LMICs). However, translating this challenge into resource allocation is seriously constrained by a lack of country specific evidence on NCD...
You can join the African Health Economics and Policy Association
The African Health Economics and Policy Association (AfHEA), is a bilingual (English and French) non-political and non-profit-making association inaugurated in March 2009 with headquarters in Accra, Ghana. The overall mission of AfHEA is to contribute to the promotion...
Launching of Community of Practice for Universal Health Coverage Reforms in Pakistan
Event Time : 20 Mar 2018 8:30 am to 20 Mar 2018 1:00 pmTimezone: UTC+05:00Event is Conference : NoVenue: Health Services Academy, Chak Shazad, Islamabad
High level WHO UHC Mission to Kenya
At the start of his 2nd term, and aligned with Member States’ commitments to the UHC and SDG agenda, the President of Kenya has reached out to the WHO Director General to support the country’s efforts towards UHC. He has made commitments as part of 4 key...
Tracking Universal Health Coverage: 2017 Global Monitoring Report
One of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) adopted by the United Nations General Assembly in September 2015– focuses specifically on health (SDG 3) to ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages. Target 3.8 of SDG 3 – achieving universal...
Rapport de l’atelier GFF – workshop report GFF – Accra2018-02
L'Atelier d’Apprentissage du Mécanisme de Financement Mondial (GFF) a été organisé à Accra, au Ghana, du 28 janvier au 1er février 2018. L'Atelier d’Apprentissage du GFF a réuni les 10 nouveaux pays appuyés par le GFF1, et cela, afin d’engager et de dynamiser leurs...