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Toward Universal Coverage : Turkey’s Green Card Program for the Poor
Toward Universal Coverage : Turkey’s Green Card Program for the Poor
Turkey

This case study unravels Turkey's path to universal coverage. It outlines both the transformation of the health system and the performance of the 'Yesil Kart', the Green Card program, a non-contributory health insurance scheme for the poor. Initially launched in 1992,...

Honduran Social Security Institute seeks to expand coverage with new law
Honduran Social Security Institute seeks to expand coverage with new law
Honduras

The executive director of the IHSS, Adriana Zúñiga, proposes to the health commission of the National Congress that the institute joins the efforts for the creation of the new Social Security Law, allowing the expansion of coverage based on updated actuarial studies....

Somalia economic update: Investing in health to anchor growth
Somalia

The sixth edition of the World Bank Somalia economic update series made several policy recommendations that would set the country up for economic recovery. These include;  Investing in health and social safety nets would help improve health outcomes and human capital...

Cameroon: Order to set up a CSU committee
Cameroon

The Ministry of Health has decided to set up a committee to reflect on and monitor the implementation of the CSU pilot phase. This committee's mission is to propose the documents required to operationalize the CSU's operational phase at the end of 2021. Working group...

The South Africa National Health Insurance bill
South Africa

In 2019, the South African government committed to establishing a National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) Fund to ensure that the most vulnerable are protected from catastrophic expenditures from medical expenses to attain universal health coverage. This NHI Act,...

Health issues and health care expenditure among elderly in India
Health issues and health care expenditure among elderly in India
India

The study synthesises the empirical research studies and discusses the health need of the elderly population, healthcare utilization and healthcare expenditure. Despite an increasing feminization of India's older population, women's health in later life and the health...

Illness and Wage Loss: Longitudinal evidence from India
Illness and Wage Loss: Longitudinal evidence from India
India

The paper quantifies the economic burden of illness due to wage loss and medical care spending, as well as differences in them across the socio-economic distribution. The study used data from Village Dynamics in South Asia (VDSA) survey and the Indian Human...