DOCUMENT | 20 Aug 2020
National Health Policy – Ensuring Healthy lives for all – Ghana – January 2020
Ghana
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NEWS | 19 Aug 2020
Employee State Insurance Scheme – Social Health Insurance for Workers
India
The Employee State Insurance Scheme of India is legislated by the Employees' State Insurance Act of 1948, the first major legislation on social security for workers in independent India. The intention then was to contribute to socio-economic improvements for...
DOCUMENT | 13 Aug 2020
Draft Financial Impact Assessment on National Social Security Fund in Response to COVID-19
Lao People’s Democratic Republic
The financial assessments are conducted by the ILO based on data provided by the NSSF as at 3 April 2020. Due to the short time available, these calculations are approximate and based on a number of assumptions. This overview aims to provide an idea of the magnitude...
NEWS | 27 Jul 2020
Factory women workers empowered with knowledge on health-related social security benefits in Viet Nam
Vietnam
Over the month of July, more than 1,100 women employees working in different industrial zones in Viet Nam attended communication fora on health-related benefits of the social security system. The fora were part of the cooperation initiative of ILO and Vietnam General...
NEWS | 26 Jul 2020
Un revenu minimum provisoire pour protéger les plus pauvres pourrait ralentir COVID-19 (Rapport PNUD)
Haiti
https://www.undp.org/content/undp/fr/home/news-centre/news/2020/Temporary_Basic_Income_to_protect_the_worlds_poorest_people_slow_COVID19.html...
NEWS | 14 Jul 2020
Consultative Meeting on M&E indicators on Balanced Scorecard for tracking Basic Essential Package of Health Services
Myanmar
A consultative meeting on M&E indicators on Balanced Scorecard for tracking Basic Essential Package of Health Services was held in Nay Pyi Taw in Myanmar on July 14, 2020. It was attended by responsible persons from different programs and departments, the WHO and...
NEWS | 14 Jul 2020
Social Protection via One-Window Operations in Pakistan
Pakistan
Healthy DEvelopments currently features an account of the way the Support to Social Protection - Social Health Protection (SP-SHP) project supports Pakistan in enhancing coordination and effectiveness of existing social protection schemes - both at physical service...
NEWS | 26 Jun 2020
Health Financing and Public Expenditure in The Gambia
Gambia
Health financing is one of the main pillars of the health care system and a decisive factor in its performance in terms of equity, efficiency, and quality. It requires collaboration between the government, donors, other partners and beneficiaries. In The Gambia,...
NEWS | 25 Jun 2020
Learning Brief No.1 on Strategic Purchasing in Myanmar by CPI
Myanmar
Learning Brief No.1: “Strategic” Purchasing: what is it, how are we doing it, and why?
NEWS | 25 Jun 2020
Learning Brief No.2 on Strategic Purchasing in Myanmar by CPI
Myanmar
Learning Brief No.2: Where and for whom?
NEWS | 25 Jun 2020
Learning Brief No.3 on Strategic Purchasing in Myanmar by CPI
Myanmar
Learning Brief No.3: Determining the Package of Services
NEWS | 25 Jun 2020
Learning Brief No.4 on Strategic Purchasing in Myanmar by CPI
Myanmar
Learning Brief No 4: How Much Does it Cost for EHOs to Serve Rural Communities in Hard-to-Reach Settings?
NEWS | 25 Jun 2020
Learning Brief No.5 on Strategic Purchasing in Myanmar by CPI
Myanmar
Learning brief No 5: How Much Does it Cost for EHOs to Serve Rural Communities in Hard-to-Reach Settings?
NEWS | 25 Jun 2020
National Health and Social Welfare Financing Policy in Liberia
Liberia
Recognizing that health and social care are key factors for human development, and in the context of a national strategy for social and economic growth, the Ministry of Health and Social Welfare in Liberia led the development of a holistic National Policy and Plan for...
NEWS | 25 Jun 2020
Health Financing in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone
In view of the commitment of the Government of Sierra Leone (GoSL) to achieve Universal Health Coverage (UHC), there is an urgent need to consider its financing. To this end, the GoSL has embarked on the development of a health financing strategy and outlined...