Benin's Comité Socle de Protection Sociale, with support from the WB, is distributing its guide to targeting Benin's poorest households. 2014_05_Comite_SPS_Benin-GUIDE_CIBLAGE_MENAGES_PLUS_PAUVRES_final
3rd SGTT-RAMU workshop February 10-14, 2014
The expected results of the SGTT's work are as follows : - Once the basket of services and its cost have been determined, the expected contributions from the State and the population by resource level are...
RAMU bill sent to the National Assembly – December 26, 2013
The version of the bill sent to the French National Assembly can be found below. 2013_12_26_Projet_de_loi_RAMU_transmis_Assemblee_nationale
Presentation of Benin’s national health financing strategy – December 10, 2013
Nearly 300 participants (200 Beninese from all the sectors concerned, 50 representatives of 12 national delegations from other French-speaking countries in Africa and numerous representatives of development partners who are members of the P4H network) attended the...
Exchanges between national players and the P4H network – December 11, 2013
On the occasion of the extraordinary meeting of the P4H network Steering Committee on December 11, a discussion session on the content of the national health financing strategy is organized in the afternoon. See the report below....
Second SGTT/RAMU workshop – October 7 to 11, 2013
The second SGTT/RAMU workshop took place from October 7 to 11 in Grand Popo. It dealt in particular with the immediate care of RAMU beneficiaries, the operation of the Departmental Offices of the National Health Insurance Agency (ADANAM) and the mechanisms for...
First SGTT/RAMU workshop – August 25 to 30, 2013
The first SGTT/RAMU workshop was held in Grand Popo from August 25 to 30, 2013. Questions relating to the cost and financing of UHIP, as well as a description of the flow of UHIP beneficiaries through health care structures, were the main themes of this first stage....
New version of the UHIP bill – July 2013
A new version of the RAMU bill is being prepared for transmission to the Supreme Court. 2013_07_Projet_loi_RAMU_avant_commentaires_Cour_Supreme
Progress workshop on a health financing strategy for universal health coverage
A milestone workshop aimed at validating the diagnosis carried out since last February and discussing 10 key issues related to health financing was held at the Palais des Congrès in Cotonou on July 17 and 18, 2013. It brought together representatives from all the...
New decree creating the SGTT-RAMU signed on July 9, 2013
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Mission de suivi du réseau P4H – Décembre 2012
Based on the recommendations of the joint P4H scoping mission (See below), a P4H follow-up mission in Benin consults with key national stakeholders to: determine the amount of progress that has been made on RAMU; monitor with P4H members the implementation of the...
Lancement officiel du RAMU – Decembre 2011
Le 19 décembre 2011, le Président de la République lance officiellement le RAMU et promet de faire de la couverture universelle en santé une réalité pour ses concitoyens. 2011_12_19_WHO_Benin-Lancement_RAMU
Mission initiale conjointe P4H – Février 2012
A joint P4H scoping mission comprised of WHO, World Bank, France, Switzerland, USAID, Belgian Technical Cooperation (BTC) and the P4H Coordination Desk takes place from 5 to 11 February 2011. The mission notes that among Benin’s strengths in moving towards Universal...
Publication of the second progress report on UHIP – November 2011
Following comments from the various players involved on the first progress report on UHIP, the intersectoral technical committee is preparing a second progress report on UHIP, approved by the Benin government. This document, along with the draft law on UHIP and...
The French Ministry of Health requests the support of the P4H network – October 2011
Benin's Ministry of Health calls on the P4H network for support in implementing UHIP. More specifically, the network is asked to give its opinion on the architecture, technical and financial feasibility and proposed roadmap for implementing UHIP. Recommendations,...