Tag: universal health coverage
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Faith-based Hospitals Face Setback as Kenya-US Health Funding Deal Unfolds
Background: The Kenya-US health funding deal A landmark health funding agreement reportedly worth Sh207 billion between Kenya and the United States has drawn sharp attention across Kenya’s health sector. The arrangement, framed by policymakers as a boost for universal health coverage, involves substantial financial support for various medical programs. However, faith-based medical facilities, which form…
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MPs demand overhaul of health services as SHA excludes vulnerable Kenyans
Executive summary: MPs call for urgent SHA reforms A recent parliamentary report has raised alarm over the Social Health Authority (SHA), saying it has systematically excluded vulnerable Kenyans—teenage mothers, poor households, prisoners, and patients with chronic conditions such as cancer and diabetes—from essential health services. The findings have sparked renewed calls for a comprehensive overhaul…
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MPs Call for Overhaul of Social Health Authority as Vulnerable Kenyans Lose Access to Care
Introduction: MPs Demand Reform After SHA Failures A parliamentary report has sharply criticized the Social Health Authority (SHA) for failing vulnerable segments of Kenyan society. The document highlights that groups such as teenage mothers, people from poor households, prisoners, and patients with chronic conditions like cancer and diabetes have been effectively sidelined from essential health…
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MPs Call for Overhaul of Kenya’s Social Health Authority as SHA Fails Vulnerable Groups
Introduction: MPs Spotlight SHA’s Gaps in Kenyan Health Coverage Parliament is calling for a sweeping overhaul of Kenya’s Social Health Authority (SHA) after a critical report revealed that some of the country’s most vulnerable groups are largely excluded from health services. Teenage mothers, people from poor households, prisoners, and patients with chronic diseases like cancer…
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Ghana 2026 Budget: Expanding Healthcare Access and Infrastructure for Universal Coverage
Overview: A Health-Centric 2026 Budget The 2026 national budget in Ghana places a decisive emphasis on expanding access to quality healthcare and strengthening the country’s Universal Health Coverage (UHC) agenda. Spearheaded by the Minister of Finance, Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson, the budget outlines targeted investments in health infrastructure, workforce development, medical supplies, and digital health…
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Ghana 2026 Budget Aims to Expand Healthcare Access and Infrastructure
Overview of the 2026 Budget Focus The Minister of Finance, Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson, has unveiled a 2026 national budget that places health sector expansion at the heart of national development. The proposed agenda centers on expanding access to quality healthcare, reinforcing Ghana’s Universal Health Coverage (UHC) commitments, and accelerating infrastructure projects across the country.…
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Ghana 2026 Budget Aims to Expand Healthcare Access and Universal Health Coverage
Overview: A Health-First Budget for 2026 The 2026 national budget presented by the Minister of Finance, Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson, places a strong emphasis on health—aiming to expand access to quality healthcare and fortify Ghana’s Universal Health Coverage (UHC) agenda. The plan outlines a multi-year pathway to improve health outcomes through increased funding, targeted investments…
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Doha Summit Opens with Urgent Pledge to Accelerate Social Progress
Doha Opens with a Global Commitment to Accelerate Social Progress Leaders gathered in Doha, the Qatari capital, opened a pivotal World Summit with a chorus of urgency and resolve. Three decades after the landmark Copenhagen summit, policymakers acknowledged that the world still faces stark social gaps even as it confronts mounting climate shocks and persistent…
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Maldives Makes History with Triple EMTCT Elimination: Hepatitis B, HIV, and Syphilis
Historic milestone: Maldives achieves triple EMTCT The Maldives has achieved a landmark public health feat by being validated by the World Health Organization (WHO) for eliminating mother-to-child transmission (EMTCT) of hepatitis B, while continuing to hold its earlier EMTCT validations for HIV and syphilis since 2019. This makes the Maldives the first country in the…
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Maldives Makes Historic Triple Elimination: EMTCT of Hepatitis B, HIV, and Syphilis Achieved
Overview: A landmark public health milestone The Maldives has been validated by the World Health Organization (WHO) for eliminating mother-to-child transmission (EMTCT) of hepatitis B, joining its earlier EMTCT validations for HIV and syphilis since 2019. This makes the Maldives the world’s first country to achieve triple EMTCT, a feat that underscores the impact of…