{"id":987785004,"date":"2025-10-01T08:46:00","date_gmt":"2025-10-01T07:46:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/p4h.world\/?post_type=events&#038;p=987785004"},"modified":"2025-12-16T19:30:56","modified_gmt":"2025-12-16T18:30:56","slug":"health-financing-social-health-protection-for-rare-diseases","status":"publish","type":"events","link":"https:\/\/p4h.world\/en\/events\/health-financing-social-health-protection-for-rare-diseases\/","title":{"rendered":"Health Financing &#038; Social Health Protection for Rare Diseases"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; admin_label=&#8221;!!! PLEASE DO NOT EDIT !!!&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.19.5&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row admin_label=&#8221;!!! PLEASE DO NOT EDIT !!!&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.19.5&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.19.5&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;TEXT &#8211; BLOCK 10 &#8211; blue box&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.21.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_font_size=&#8221;15px&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;10px||40px||false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;20px|25px|20px|25px|false|false&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; custom_css_main_element=&#8221;background:#DCE5EA;&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 17px; font-weight: bold;\">Rare Diseases International (RDI) and the P4H Network are proud to share the outcomes of our joint initiative on health financing and social health protection for rare diseases.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: normal;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/p4h.world\/app\/uploads\/2025\/12\/RDI-P4H-Webinar-Report_v2.pdf\">Read the report of the webinar<\/a><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_video src=&#8221;https:\/\/p4h.world\/app\/uploads\/2025\/10\/p4h_Webinar-Health-Financing-Social-Health-Protection-Rare-Diseases.mp4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.21.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;15px||30px||false|false&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;][\/et_pb_video][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;TO BE EDITED &#8211; TEXT OF THE NEWS &#8211; BLOCK 1 &#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.21.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;||1em||false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rarediseasesinternational.org\/\">Rare Diseases International (RDI)<\/a> and the P4H Network have partnered to enable global advocacy and collaboration to influence and support innovation in health financing arrangements and social health protection that concretely promote effective health coverage, increased access and adequate financial protection for people living with rare diseases.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;TO BE EDITED &#8211; TEXT OF THE NEWS &#8211; BLOCK 2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.21.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;||1em||false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>RDI and P4H contacted <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rarediseasesinternational.org\/members-list\/\">RDI member organizations<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/p4h.world\/en\/who-we-are\/country-focal-persons\/\">P4H country focal persons<\/a>, experts with the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.who.int\/\">World Health Organization (WHO)<\/a>, consultants with the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oecd.org\/it.html\">Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)<\/a> and professionals to exchange information on national experiences in financing of rare diseases treatment. This information and preliminary data were reviewed and validated to develop a shortlist of countries from different regions. Then, the rare disease situation in 11 countries was documented through questionnaires and structured interviews with primary sources.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;TO BE EDITED &#8211; TEXT OF THE NEWS &#8211; BLOCK 3&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.21.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;||1em||false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>This cross-country study explores the current health financing arrangement and social health protection structure for rare diseases, existing challenges and plans for policy action in each country and region. The findings are intended to serve to inform global and national policy initiatives related to universal health coverage and rare diseases and to provide opportunities to reduce financial hardship and enhance quality of life for people living with rare diseases and their families around the world.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;TO BE EDITED &#8211; TEXT OF THE NEWS &#8211; BLOCK 4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.21.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;||1em||false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>This webinar introduced the RDI-P4H collaborative project and its objectives, presented the preliminary results and recommendations, discussed the significance of the results among experts, and collect perspectives, comments and insights from participants and presenters to share and further refine the draft article on findings prior to its submission for publication.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][ba_gradient_heading title=&#8221;SPEAKERS&#8221; html_tag=&#8221;h4&#8243; primary_color=&#8221;#5EAABC&#8221; primary_color_location=&#8221;0&#8243; secondary_color=&#8221;#5EAABC&#8221; secondary_color_location=&#8221;0&#8243; admin_label=&#8221;SPEAKERS&#8221; module_id=&#8221;part2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.21.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; title_font_size=&#8221;20px&#8221; title_letter_spacing=&#8221;0.5px&#8221; title_line_height=&#8221;1em&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;15px||||false|false&#8221; border_width_bottom=&#8221;2px&#8221; border_color_bottom=&#8221;#5EAABC&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/ba_gradient_heading][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.21.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_font_size=&#8221;15px&#8221; text_line_height=&#8221;20px&#8221; background_color=&#8221;#dce5ea&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;20px|20px|20px|20px|false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<div style=\"font-size: 15px; line-height: 24px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/finn-guo-b169556a\/\">Finn GUO<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/illness-challenge-foundation\/\">Illness Challenge Foundation \u75c5\u75db\u6311\u6218\u57fa\u91d1\u4f1a<\/a>, China<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/salma-khalfi\/\">Salma K.<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/cnam-caisse-nationale-assurance-maladie\/\">CNAM<\/a>, France<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/ainur-aiypkhanova-6b3a2621\/\">Ainur Aiypkhanova<\/a>, Scientific-Technical Council of the Ministry of Health, Kazakhstan<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/susan-horton-739a7211\/\">Susan Horton<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/uwaterloo\/\">University of Waterloo<\/a><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/lou-garrison-37b4961\/\">Lou Garrison<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/the-choice-institute\/\">The CHOICE Institute<\/a>; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/university-of-washington\/\">University of Washington<\/a>; the Office of Health Economics<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/joseph-b-babigumira\/\">Joseph B. 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