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...
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...
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...
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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...
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...
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,...
Learning Brief No.1: “Strategic” Purchasing: what is it, how are we doing it, and why?
Learning Brief No.2: Where and for whom?
Learning Brief No.3: Determining the Package of Services
Learning Brief No 4: How Much Does it Cost for EHOs to Serve Rural Communities in Hard-to-Reach Settings?
Learning brief No 5: How Much Does it Cost for EHOs to Serve Rural Communities in Hard-to-Reach Settings?
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...
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...
Over the past two decades, Ghana has worked towards Universal Health Coverage (UHC) through targeted reforms of the health care system and financing. This requires improving access to health services and expanding financial protection, especially for poor and...
