Publication of studies on Extension of social health protection to workers in the informal economy
The study explores the possible strategies to expand Social Protection to small scale farmers, domestic workers and construction workers as well as the requirements for SHI scheme design adjustments to fit the income patterns and employment arrangements which prevail...
Study Tour to Indonesia (28-30 August 2017) for Cambodian delegates to visit social protection institutions
GIZ and Health Finance and Governance Project (HFG - a USAID financed initiative) organized the study tour for 15 Cambodian delegates from Ministry of Health, National Social Security Fund/Ministry of Labour and Vocational Training, Ministry of Social Affairs,...
HFG conducted a workshop on possible configurations for the National Social Protection Council (NSPC) at Siem Reap,/05/29-30 2017
Health Finance and Governance project was requested by the Ministry of Economy and Finance for examples from other countries concerning the organizational arrangements for managing social protection, including councils and associated secretariats in support of the...
Publication: Preventing noncommunicable diseases in Cambodia (The Phnom Penh Post – local news)`
The Phnom Penh Post: The past century witnessed a global revolution in the control of communicable diseases. This was accomplished by improved access to clean water and sanitation, and by applying new scientific knowledge to population-based public health strategies...
Prime Minister promises health allowance for each newborn (The Phnom Penh Post – local news)
The Phnom Penh Post: Prime Minister Hun Sen promised to pay female garment workers $100 for each newborn child on his latest factory tour visit, adding to an already growing list of pledges, with the premier saying some of it would come out of his own pocket. Read more
Free healthcare plan gets underway (Khmer Times – local news)
Khmer Times, 27 September 2017: The Labour Ministry and the Health Ministry have vowed to work together to bring free, efficient healthcare to workers in both the informal and formal sectors. Prime Minister Hun Sen made the promise of free healthcare for all workers...
Public servants to get health and injury cover (The Phnom Penh Post – local news)
The Phnom Penh Post: The National Social Security Fund is developing a health insurance and work injuries scheme for civil servants, officials have confirmed. Read more
Government rolls out health checkups for workers (The Phnom Penh Post – local news)
The Phnom Penh Post: The Ministry of Health has started a short-term campaign to offer free medical checkups to garment factory workers across four provinces, a move that was lauded yesterday by Prime Minister Hun Sen as he continued his ongoing charm offensive at...
The National Social Protection Policy Framework officially launched on 24 July 2017
The Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen, during the launching ceremony of National Social Protection Policy Framework 2016-2025, addressed the government’s past achievement in social protection and long term vision in building social health protection system which aims...
Royal Decree on Establishment of National Council for Social Protection Signed June 15, 2017
Following the adoption of National Social Protection Policy Framework 2016-2025, the Royal Decree on Establishment of National Council for Social Protection was signed off by the King Norodom Sihamoni, on 15 June 2017. There are overall five chapters, one of which...
P4HC+ Regular Meeting
Agenda: Costing Study on HIV/AID and TB services - Preliminary results Establishing routine health services costing system: challenges and preliminary results Feedback monitoring mission H-EQIP Asia Flagship course in Sri Lanka (March 2018) Special meetings on health...
Health Financing Capacity Building Session for the Social Protection Working Group
Objectives of the workshop: To learn about the role and options of cross-subsidization in health financing arrangements To learn about the core types of payment mechanisms and how purchasing can be used to achieve the ultimate objectives of UHC To understand how...
Leadership for Universal Health Coverage (Module 3) in Tokyo, Japan
L4UHC Objective: To move the UHC process forward in the participant countries by supporting the country counterparts (as individuals and as country teams) with leadership competency development, coalition building support and results-oriented collective action...
Burkina Faso: Seventh Review Under the Extended Credit Facility Arrangement-Press Release and Staff Report
Le rapport du FMI concernant la 7eme revue du programme a été publié sur la page FMI du Burkina Faso: http://www.imf.org/external/country/BFA/index.htm
SDG Health Price Tag. We have the numbers. How do we split the bill?
The World Health Organization has officially unveiled the cost of attaining the health targets across the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). We have calculated the Global SDG Health Price Tag. The Health systems Governance and Financing Department @WHO has...