{"id":987520745,"date":"2019-03-14T02:55:42","date_gmt":"2019-03-14T01:55:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/p4h.world\/news\/p4hc-session-universal-health-coverage-for-the-cambodian-informal-sector-population-finding-the-right-solution-for-the-missing-middle\/"},"modified":"2023-03-02T10:53:33","modified_gmt":"2023-03-02T09:53:33","slug":"p4hc-session-universal-health-coverage-for-the-cambodian-informal-sector-population-finding-the-right-solution-for-the-missing-middle","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/p4h.world\/en\/news\/p4hc-session-universal-health-coverage-for-the-cambodian-informal-sector-population-finding-the-right-solution-for-the-missing-middle\/","title":{"rendered":"P4HC+ Session “Universal Health Coverage for the Cambodian informal sector population: finding the right solution for the missing middle”"},"content":{"rendered":"

On the 2019 International Women\u2019s Day representatives from HP+, GRET, UNFPA, UNICEF, ILO, GIZ, JICA, Swiss Development Cooperation, UNAIDS and WHO headed for the World Bank office to attend a P4HC+ facilitated discussion on UHC for the informal sector population. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

To allow for common understanding the Joint Learning Network\u2019s definition for informal sector people was used, namely \u201cPeople who do not receive health coverage through formal employment arrangements including those who work for unregistered or small enterprises, in subsistence agriculture, are unemployed or are not economically active. The definition also includes people who are poor and unable to afford financial contributions to the cost of health care.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

 Common to many low- and middle-income countries this population group tends to be the last to be covered under a social health protection scheme: poor people in Cambodia enjoy fee waivers and other benefits to lower costs associated with seeking health care under the Health Equity Fund (HEF) arrangements while private formal sector employees and civil servants are enrolled with the health insurance of the National Social Security Fund (NSSF).<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

 As an initial step to reach a common vision to promote UHC for the informal sector population stock was taken from related initiatives in Cambodia.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n