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Senegal has validated a national strategy to systematically enroll informal workers in Universal Health Insurance, aiming to boost coverage to 75% by 2029. This inclusive initiative, supported by international partners, targets extending health protection to groups like shopkeepers and transport workers, reinforcing health as a fundamental right and strengthening the country’s social and health equity.<\/strong><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text admin_label=”TO BE EDITED – TEXT OF THE NEWS – BLOCK 1 – Click on the WHEEL icon to open the textarea where you can paste or type your news. PLEASE USE ONLY THE FEATURED IMAGE FUNCTION on your right column to add the image.” _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”||1em||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n On October 6, 2025, Senegal held a landmark political validation ceremony in Dakar for its National Strategy to systematically enroll informal economy workers in Universal Health Insurance (AMU). Attended by government ministers, unions, mutual insurance representatives, informal sector organizations, and technical partners including the World Bank, the event reflected strong political commitment to health coverage as a fundamental right for all.<\/p>\n Senegal\u2019s Minister of Family, Social Action and Solidarity, Ma\u00efmouna Di\u00e8ye, emphasized that this strategy will extend protection to informal workers\u2014such as shopkeepers, street vendors, and drivers\u2014helping move the country closer to a 75% health coverage rate by 2029. The initiative, which has evolved over the past year, represents a major step toward inclusion and aims to make enrollment accessible for previously excluded groups. International partners welcomed the plan and pledged operational support, highlighting its dual importance: safeguarding vulnerable populations and strengthening the overall health system. By advancing this inclusive policy and fostering wide stakeholder engagement, Senegal positions itself to achieve greater social and health equity.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text admin_label=”TO BE EDITED – TEXT OF THE NEWS – BLOCK 2 – Click on the WHEEL icon to open the textarea where you can paste or type your news. PLEASE USE ONLY THE FEATURED IMAGE FUNCTION on your right column to add the image.” _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Senegal has validated a national strategy to systematically enroll informal workers in Universal Health Insurance, aiming to boost coverage to 75% by 2029. This inclusive initiative, supported by international partners, targets extending health protection to groups like shopkeepers and transport workers, reinforcing health as a fundamental right and strengthening the country’s social and health equity.On…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2098,"featured_media":987788850,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":""},"categories":[],"tags":[134,135],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/p4h.world\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/987788114"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/p4h.world\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/p4h.world\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/news"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/p4h.world\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2098"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/p4h.world\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=987788114"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/p4h.world\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/987788114\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":987788132,"href":"https:\/\/p4h.world\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/987788114\/revisions\/987788132"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/p4h.world\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/987788850"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/p4h.world\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=987788114"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/p4h.world\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=987788114"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/p4h.world\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=987788114"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}