Full report: Adjustments in health purchasing as part of the COVID-19 response: results of a short survey and lessons for the future
NEWS | 17 Sep 2020
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DOCUMENT | 15 Sep 2020
Adjustments in health purchasing as part of the Covid-19 health response: results of a short survey and lessons for the future
Adjustments in health purchasing as part of the Covid-19 health response: results of a short survey and lessons for the future
POST | 15 Sep 2020
Adjustments in health purchasing as part of the COVID-19 health response: results of a short survey and lessons for the future
by Inke Mathauer, Fahdi Dkhimi, Matthew Townsend Department of Health Systems Governance and Financing, World Health Organization The full report can be found here. COVID-19 continues to have a tremendous impact on health systems, with countries around the world...
DOCUMENT | 06 Aug 2020
Can social accountability improve access to free public health care for the poor? Analysis of three Health Equity Fund configurations in Cambodia, 2015–17
Cambodia
Within the context of universal health coverage, community participation has been identified as instrumental to facilitate access to health services. Social accountability whereby citizens hold providers and policymakers accountable is one popular approach. This...
NEWS | 06 Aug 2020
Use of costing results and social accountability in Cambodia
Cambodia
Many low-and middle-income countries (LMICs), such as Cambodia, have undertaken significant reforms in the last decade to strengthen their health care systems to improve equity and accelerate progress towards Universal Health Coverage (UHC). In this context, health...
POST | 05 Aug 2020
Financing the existence of autonomous hospitals (Yes, another lesson from COVID-19)
Across the globe, health systems are being shaken on their foundations by the COVID-19 pandemic. By shedding light on risks or latent problems we were not aware of, the crisis constitutes a major test for our frameworks, the way we have structured our learning...
NEWS | 25 Jul 2020
What Does it Cost to Treat a COVID-19 Patient in Kenya? (Brief)
Haiti
What Does it Cost to Treat a COVID-19 Patient in Kenya? (Brief) https://kemri-wellcome.org/news/what-does-it-cost-to-treat-a-covid-19-patient-in-kenya/ Key Messages • Per patient COVID-19 case management costs in hospitals are substantial ranging from KES 21,359...
DOCUMENT | 17 Jul 2020
GIZ & WHO Report on Strategic Purchasing by the Cambodian National Social Security Fund – 2020
Cambodia
The document presents the findings from an assessment of the co-management of different social health insurance (SHI) schemes by the Cambodian National Social Security Fund (NSSF), with a focus on the strategic purchasing of health services from public and private...
NEWS | 17 Jul 2020
Toward strategic purchasing – Management of multiple schemes and purchasing decisions by the Cambodian National Social Security Fund
Cambodia
The Cambodian National Social Security Fund (NSSF) was established in 2008 based on the provisions of the Social Security Law adopted by the National Assembly in 2002. While the health insurance branch of the fund initially covered mainly benefits for employees in the...
POST | 16 Jul 2020
Toward Strategic Purchasing: Management of Multiple Schemes and Purchasing Decisions by the Cambodian National Social Security Fund
Cambodia
Disclaimer: This study is published by Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH, which is a WHO Collaborating Centre; it is not a publication of the World Health Organization. The Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit...
NEWS | 15 Jul 2020
Health system measures in Hungary – COVID-19 – June 2020
Hungary
The health system measures put into place in Hungary to contain the spread of COVID-19 are: - On 4 April, the government announced a HUF 663 billion (1.4% of GDP) Epidemic Prevention Fund to cover additional health spending, including a 20% wage increase for health...
NEWS | 15 Jul 2020
Health system measures in Iceland – COVID-19 – June 2020
Iceland
The health system measures put into place in Iceland to contain the spread of COVID-19 are: Health professionals working at the front get a one-off bonus. The published information can be found here
NEWS | 15 Jul 2020
Health system measures in Lithuania – COVID-19 – July 2020
Lithuania
The health system measures put into place in Lithuania to contain the spread of COVID-19 are: - The Ministry of Health has been publishing the list of 'affected countries' (where the 14-day incidence of coronavirus infection is higher than 25 cases per 100 000...
NEWS | 15 Jul 2020
Health system measures in Israel- COVID-19 – July 2020
Israel
The health system measures put into place in Isreal to contain the spread of COVID-19 are: NIS 10 billion allocated (30 March) (2,9 billion USD) to increase health sector capacity, including for the procurement of protective gear, medicine and respirators, to...
NEWS | 15 Jul 2020
Health system measures in Ireland – COVID-19 – July 2020
Ireland
The health system measures put into place in Ireland to contain the spread of COVID-19 are: The Irish health system was already experiencing significant challenges at the onset of the COVID-19 outbreak, but a number of measures are being put in place to support the...