NEW YORK, Sept. 18, 2015 /PRNewswire/ — A global coalition of 267 economists representing 44 countries is calling on policymakers to prioritize universal health coverage as an essential pillar of economic development. The Economists’ Declaration on Universal Health Coverage, published today in The Lancet, was convened by The Rockefeller Foundation and led by Lawrence H. Summers, Charles W. Eliot University
THE World Health Organization (WHO) has for years urged member states to take action to achieve universal health coverage by 2030. Although not a WHO member, Taiwan has offered universal health coverage to our island’s 23 million citizens since 1995. Taiwan launched the National Health Insurance (NHI) initiative by integrating medical programs from existing insurance
A survey by MSF says 45 % of population in Kashmir faced trauma in their life, to tackle this type of hurricane that has hit us, we need to take urgent steps • Universal health coverage is about ensuring all people can get quality health services, where and when they need them, without suffering financial
Though industry-specific technology will always occupy a big space in healthcare, there’s no question that consumer tech plays just as large a role in influencing the shape and texture of the industry. Every major technology to hit the business and private sectors has been adapted for use in medical fields; while the marriage hasn’t always gone smoothly,
Healthcare executives can help improve efforts to improve the monitoring and enforcement of ACA tobacco rating rules, a new study suggests. According to the study, published in the March 2018 issue of Health Affairs, approximately half of small employers are using tobacco surcharges without providing wellness program access to quit using tobacco to their employees. The ACA
By combining techniques from traditional health actuarial risk-prediction modeling and big data machine learning, HealthKonnect, a managed care subsidiary company under Chinese insurer Ping An Insurance Group, has developed a personal health-risk prediction model that can predict future healthcare risks measured by total medical costs for individual patients. Zheng Yi Established in 1988, Ping An,
A function to mark the World Health Day was organised by the World Health Organisation (WHO) country office in India in collaboration with Dayanand Medical College and Hospital (DMCH) on Monday. The World Health Day programme was organised as part of the 22nd annual conference of the North Zone Indian Association of Preventive and Social
Universal health coverage is about ensuring that everyone everywhere can benefit from quality health services without falling into poverty when using them. Photo captured from video by WHO. The World Health Organization (WHO) celebrated their 70th World Health Day on 7 April 2018, dedicating 2018 as a year to promote universal healthcare as a basic
On the occasion of the 69th World Health Day, the World Health Organization (WHO) called on world leaders on Saturday to commit to concrete steps to advance universal health coverage (UHC), which ensures everyone everywhere can access essential quality health services without facing financial hardship by 2030. This year, World Health Day is dedicated to
The cabinet on Sunday approved a national digital-health program that is designed to personalize medicine and keep Israel at the forefront of the burgeoning medical-tech field, despite concerns over privacy. The five-year program will have a budget of nearly NIS 1 billion ($280 million). The funds will go toward digitizing and sharing patient data among
