20/03/2026 10:04 AM

Digital transformation creates significant changes in health insurance (HI) examination and treatment, helping improve service quality, streamline administrative procedures, and bring greater convenience for citizens accessing healthcare. From the use of chip-based citizen identification cards, VNeID electronic identification application, and the VssID to the deployment of electronic medical records, electronic health books, and the electronic HI review system, these technological platforms are gradually shaping a modern, transparent, and efficient digital health ecosystem toward protecting and improving public health.

19/03/2026 04:07 PM

Under the programme, the southern largest economic hub has set several key health targets to be achieved by 2030. The average height of children and adolescents under 18 is expected to increase by at least 1.5cm, while the average life expectancy of residents is projected to reach around 77 years, including at least 68 years of healthy living.

19/03/2026 03:53 PM

KUALA LUMPUR, March 13, 2026 — Malaysia is demonstrating that higher productivity is a tangible outcome of well-designed reforms. Through streamlined processes resulting in faster services, the country is translating regulatory efficiency into real economic impact. A new study co-authored by the World Bank and the Malaysia Productivity Corporation highlights how reforming bureaucratic processes and accelerating approvals of industrial projects have strengthened productivity, serving as a powerful engine for investment, job creation, and economic growth.

16/03/2026 03:35 PM

In the context of rising healthcare costs, particularly for medications treating critical illnesses, health insurance (HI) policies continue to assert their role as a vital pillar of the social security system, helping to protect individuals' finances against the risk of illness. According to information released to the press on February 26th by the Health Insurance Department (Ministry of Health), the Ministry of Health is proposing to expand the list of medications covered by the HI fund. This is seen as an important step to help patients access more advanced treatment methods while alleviating the burden of medical examination and treatment costs.

16/03/2026 10:30 AM

Tunisian President Kaïs Saïed is calling for a sweeping overhaul of the country’s social security funds at a meeting held at Carthage Palace, where the state of the system was described as “unacceptable.”

13/03/2026 04:15 PM

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh called for proactive, flexible and timely policy responses to rapidly evolving global developments, while chairing a meeting with the Policy Advisory Council on March 7.

13/03/2026 03:24 PM

The Ministry of Health (MOH) has recently issued Decision No. 580/QD-BYT dated March 9, 2026, announcing the restructuring plan for newly issued administrative procedures in the field of Health Insurance (HI). Under this plan, certain document components in the application dossier are replaced by the utilization of information from national databases, as prescribed in Article 4 of the Government's Resolution No. 66.7/2025/NQ-CP dated November 15, 2025.

13/03/2026 03:14 PM

In recent years, the National Target Programme for Socio-economic Development in Ethnic Minority and Mountainous Areas has significantly contributed to raising awareness and strengthening the role of women in mountainous regions. As a result, reproductive healthcare for women has gradually improved, and their quality of life has been markedly enhanced.