The Phnom Penh Post, 20 November 2019: "Workers and employees in the private sector will receive the same benefits as those in the public sector if they pay their income tax and fulfil other legal requirements.The recently passed Law on Social Security Schemes states...
Social security law talks urged
The Phnom Penh Post, 10 October 2019: "A day after the National Assembly approved the draft Law on Social Security Scheme, institutions including unions, associations and civil society organisations expressed frustration over being left out of the preparation...
Phnom Penh Post: Hun Sen’s ambitious plan for migrant benefits endorsed
Phnom Penh Post, 17 Sep 2019: " Prime Minister Hun Sen’s ambitious roadmap to extend social security benefits to migrant workers was endorsed at the 3rd Ministerial Conference on Labour Cooperation in Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam (CLMTV) in Siem Reap...
Celebration of the 71st World Health Day in Chad
On Sunday, April 07, 2019, Chad celebrated World Health Day under the theme "Universal health coverage for all, everywhere and at all times". The ceremony, which took place at the Chad-China Friendship Hospital, featured two highlights: the address by the WHO...
P4H Cambodia Newsletter April 2019
Greetings from P4HC+ Secretariat! During the period since our April-2018 issue, substantial progress has been made regarding health financing for Universal Health Coverage. This includes the establishment of the National Social Protection Council and its secretariat...
Stories from the field # 3
Welcome to a new issue of Stories from the field, with great features about Sri Lanka's focus on primary health care, and Oman's work on patient safety. In 2019, we will continue to share your many stories of change from the field. If you have a...
Agenda for the national dialogue on health financing in Côte d’Ivoire
Details of the 4-day national dialogue, including 3 days of work and 1 day of high-level political exchanges.
Stories from the field # 5
Welcome to the latest issue of 'Stories from the field', all about how countries are working to achieve universal health coverage. In Issue 5 we share an inspiring feature from Niger on how strengthening the health workforce aims to provide health services to an...
Study Protocol: Understanding the implementation DHFF and its effect on performance
Abstract Background: Globally, good health system performance has resulted from continuous reform, including adaptation of Decentralisation by Devolution policies, for example, the Direct Health Facility Financing (DHFF). Generally, the role of decentralisation in the...
The Phnom Penh Post: Pension closer as government creates draft law on social security funds
The Phnom Penh Post, 12 February 2019: "The move comes after Prime Minister Hun Sen announced that, from this year, private sector workers would have a pension fund similar to government officials," Read more
Social protection in an electorally competitive environment (2): The politics of health insurance in Tanzania
This paper analyses the introduction and expansion of health insurance schemes in Tanzania. Health insurances were introduced around year 2000 as part of a more general health reform process aimed at improving access to health services. The paper argues that the...
2016 EAC regional health policy
2018 The East African Community Social Health Protection Portability Strategy and Roadmap
Launch of the National Health Policy
Launch of the National Health Policy and the Human Resources for Health Strategic Plan 14th September 2018, BICC Lilongwe The Hon. Minister of Health and Population and all involved stakeholders have launched an important key document to ensuring healthy lives and...
Draft proposal for a health benefit package in Mozambique
In the framework of the debates around a possible form of a public National Health Insurance in Mozambique, a first draft of essencial services package has been prepared by the consultants working with ILO. This proposal will be reviewed and necessarily aligned with...