On March 15, the Austrian parliament enacted the COVID-19 Act which, among the other things, establishes the COVID 19 Fund, drawing resources from the Federal government. The COVID-19 Fund Act established the “COVID-19 Crisis Management Fund” at the Federal Minister...
COVID-19 : Alger taille dans son budget pour faire face à la chute des cours
L’Algérie réduit ses dépenses publiques et revoit sa politique économique face à l’effondrement des cours du pétrole, principale ressource du pays : À l’issue d’un conseil des ministres présidé dimanche 22 mars par le chef de l’État, Abdelmadjid Tebboune, l’Algérie...
WHO Director-General’s opening remarks at the media briefing on COVID-19 – 29/05/2020 – The launch of the COVID-19 Technology Access Pool
COVID-19 Press Conference (29 May) for the launch of the COVID-19 Technology Access Pool This is an initiative aimed at making health tools to fight COVID-19 accessible to all. Today's event will host an array of leaders from across the UN, academia, industry and...
Coherent health financing for the COVID-19 response: a perspective from the Philippines
MAKING PURCHASING FIT FOR PURPOSE In the Philippines, the COVID-19 response has called for rapid adaptation of purchasing arrangements. In early 2019, the Philippines passed a Universal Health Care (UHC) Law that envisions the national health insurance agency...
Plan de présentation – Situation épidémie COVID-19 au Togo – Mai 2020
Combating with COVID-19: the Mongolia case
The COVID-19 has affected almost all countries and Mongolia is no exclusion. Due to the longest land border and extensive trade relations with China and Russia, Mongolia could be the most obvious hot spot.However, since March 10 to this date, there are 141 confirmed...
New blog on Russian Federation: Combating with COVID-19: the Russia Case
You can read the blog on the public blog page: https://uat.p4h.world/en/russia-combatting-covid-19
Stakeholder Engagement Plan COVID-19 Afghanistan
The proposed Afghanistan COVID-19 Emergency Response and Health Systems Preparedness Project aims to respond and mitigate the threat posed by COVID-19 in Afghanistan and strengthen national systems for public health preparedness. The overall objective of this SEP is...
World Bank Fast-Tracks $100 Million COVID-19 Support for Afghanistan
WASHINGTON, April 2, 2020— The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors today approved a $100.4 million grant for the Afghanistan COVID-19 Emergency Response and Health Systems Preparedness Project to help Afghanistan take effective action to respond to the threat...
How to purchase health services during a pandemic? Five critical purchasing actions to support the COVID-19 response
Private sector participation in SEAR countries in response to COVID-19
Strategic Purchasing and Involvement of Private Sector in COVID-19
Combating with COVID-19: the Russia Case
As of May 12, Russia has the second-highest number of confirmed cases with COVID-19 after the United States. Nevertheless, death rate remains relatively low. According to the latest data 290,000 confirmed cases were registered, more than 70,000 patients recovered and...
3rd P4H Webinar on COVID-19 and Health Financing – Strategic purchasing and involving the private sector for an effective COVID-19 response in South-East Asia and Western Pacific
Agenda Opening: Manoj Jhalani, SEARO-WHO Purchasing priorities to respond to COVID-19: Inke Mathauer HQ-WHO, TsolmonTsilaajav SEARO-WHO Country experiences: Indu Bhushan NHA-India, Albert Domingo Philippines-WHO Closing: Peter Cowley, WPRO-WHO Objectives Share...
