Implementation of the free maternity services policy and its implications for health system governance in Kenya
Implementation of the free maternity services policy and its implications for health system governance in Kenya
To move towards universal health coverage, the government of Kenya introduced free maternity services in all public health facilities in June 2013. User fees are, however, important sources of income for health facilities and their removal has implications for the way...
EU-SPS-OECD mission in Zambia
The EU-SPS-OECD mission, in collaboration with the ILO and supported by the P4H is meeting MoH and key partners to identify analysis required to further inform extension of SHI coverage to workers in the informal economy. The expected outcome of the mission is the...
Tripartite consultative Labour Council (TCLC)
The tripartite constituents convene in three consecutive TCLC meetings to consult on the proposed Social Protection Bill. The Social Protection Bill introduces the establishment of an integrated institutional framework for Social Protection. In line with the National...
Publication of studies on Extension of social health protection to workers in the informal economy
The study explores the possible strategies to expand Social Protection to small scale farmers, domestic workers and construction workers as well as the requirements for SHI scheme design adjustments to fit the income patterns and employment arrangements which prevail...
Prime Minister promises health allowance for each newborn (The Phnom Penh Post – local news)
The Phnom Penh Post: Prime Minister Hun Sen promised to pay female garment workers $100 for each newborn child on his latest factory tour visit, adding to an already growing list of pledges, with the premier saying some of it would come out of his own pocket. Read more
The National Social Protection Policy Framework 2016-2025
"The National Social Protection Policy Framework is a national policy framework and a long term roadmap for the social protection system development in Cambodia. Activities and subordinated activities are presented in sequential order, together with monitoring and...
Lancement officiel du RAMU – Decembre 2011
Le 19 décembre 2011, le Président de la République lance officiellement le RAMU et promet de faire de la couverture universelle en santé une réalité pour ses concitoyens. 2011_12_19_WHO_Benin-Lancement_RAMU
GIZ informs P4H partners regarding Cameroon plans – July 2012
The German technical cooperation (GIZ) informs P4H partners of its plan to support a multi-stakeholder workshop on the role of community-based health insurance (CBHI) in the transition to universal health coverage (UHC) in Cameroon, and invites the Ministry of Health,...
National health insurance scheme starts paying hospital bills – March 2012
The national health insurance scheme, (Institut National d'Assurance Maladie - INAM) starts to pay for the health services included in its benefit package. Available only to Togolese civil servants during the first phase of deployment – extension to the informal...
Le Projet de loi portant régime d’assurance maladie a été adopté par le CNT
Le Projet de loi portant régime d'assurance maladie a été adopté par le CNT (Assemblée Nationale de Transition). Ici : le Ministre de la Fonction Publique, du Travail et de la Sécurité Sociale Santé (1er en partant de la droite), le Ministre de la Santé (second en...
Minutes of the second UHC development partners meeting held in September 2013
The 2nd meeting was organized as a follow up to the discussions and decisions taken in the previous meeting held on Feb 12th, 2013. Wherein the P4H partners and other relevant development partners (DPs) decided to come together for a periodical dialogue on their...
