At the round table meeting conducted to discuss the collaboration between WHO Country Office in Kazakhstan, Vice Minister of Healthcare and the Chief State Sanitary Doctor of the Republic of Kazakhstan Aizhan Esmagambetova reminded that Kazakhstan aims to reach the...
The Committee for Social and Cultural Development of the Lower Chamber of Parliament of the Republic of Kazakhstan held a round table discussion on mandatory social health insurance attended by the Members of the Parliament, representatives of the Ministry of Health...
This study aims to analyze how public financial management (PFM) in Thailand adapted to support the purchase of COVID-19 related health services and vaccines. The limitations which delayed implementation on the budget execution have been discussed. Findings show that...
This study aims to analyze how public financial management (PFM) in Thailand adapted to support the purchase of COVID-19 related health services and vaccines. The limitations which delayed implementation on the budget execution have been discussed. Findings show that...
Russian Ministry of Healthcare has allocated additional funding to the state programs named "Rural Doctor" and "Rural Physician Assitant to attract health care personnel to work in rural areas and small towns. The key change in a recently adopted policy was the...
According to senior Iranian budget officials, government spending in the healthcare sector has increased by six times in just eight years to over 6 billion USD. Hamid Pour Asghari, deputy head of the Plan and Budget Organization (PBO) of Iran, said that projected...
Egypt’s volume of public spending on the health sector has increased by 70 percent said the minister of planning and economic development, compared to the previous three years amounting to 270 billion Egyptian pounds (14.6 billion USD). The Ministry of Health and...
Jordan’s lower house on Monday passed the 2022 draft laws for the state budget and for this year’s budgets of independent public institutions after marathon deliberations that took place for seven days. Healthcare allocations are increased in the budget law by JD 177...
Health services at public facilities in Fiji were and still are largely free and readily available for the population with limited user fees charged for certain specialized medical procedures. It even offers waivers for said fees to poorer patients. This assessment...
The document provides an analysis of the economic, demographic, and disease burden context, the health system structure, human resources for health and health expenditure in the country. It includes detailed information and analysis of the health expenditure trends,...
Due to a progressively return to normal, from July 1, Singapore will scale back the government subsidies for COVID-19 treatment and return to previous health financing schemes: Government Subsidies, MediSave, MediShield Life and MediFund (S+3Ms). The subsidized...
To ensure healthcare access during the pandemic and strengthen the vaccination system, Tk 36,863 crore (USD 3,966 million) will be funded to the health sector for fiscal year 2022-23. The allocation of the health budget will be increased approximately 13 percent from...
The Ministry of Health will continue to receive the largest budget allocation in Budget 2023. This reflects the government priorities on universal access to quality healthcare and prevention of non-communicable diseases. In addition, the budget will be funded to...
A total of USD 134 million has been allocated to the health sector for the financial year 2022-2023, which accounted for 12.9 percent of the total government budget. The budget has been earmarked for Covid-19 related expenditures such as COVID-19 containment measures,...
