All together now: Extending social protection in Cambodia
Until recently there was no overarching platform for coordinating social protection schemes across ministries and agencies in Cambodia. With support from Germany and the United States, the General Secretariat of the National Social Protection Council is now playing...
Healthcare Access Among Cambodia’s Poor: An Econometric Examination of Rural Care-seeking and Out-of-Pocket Expenditure
To inform efforts to improve Cambodia’s social health protection system and advance universal health coverage, health care-seeking and out-of-pocket expenditure (OOPE) were assessed using the 2016 Cambodia Socioeconomic Survey data. This study focuses on the poorest...
The Phnom Penh Post: New law set to benefit those working in the private sector
The Phnom Penh Post, 20 November 2019: "Workers and employees in the private sector will receive the same benefits as those in the public sector if they pay their income tax and fulfil other legal requirements.The recently passed Law on Social Security Schemes states...
SUPPLEMENT LAUNCH: Transforming health systems financing in Lower Mekong: making sure the poor are not left behind
By Augustine Asante, Ir Por, Bart Jacobs and Virginia Wiseman Universal health coverage (UHC) appears to be on everybody’s agenda these days, especially low- and middle- income countries (LIMCs). But achieving UHC goes beyond having it on one’s agenda; it requires,...
User Fees and Access to HIV/AIDS Services in Cameroon
Paper on User Fees in Cameroon / UNAIDS , August 2019
P4HC+ Newsletter 3.1 (Dec 2016)
P4HC+ Newsletter 2.1 (Nov 2016)
P4HC+ Newsletter 1.1 (Oct 2016)
Welcome to the first newsletter, the new communication and information sharing tool within the network. The purpose of the newsletter is to inform the schedule of regular and specially convened meetings and to share any updates from the P4HC+secretariat and...
Costing of Health Insurance Premium Collection in Cambodia’s Informal Sector: A case study of community-based health insurance
To inform decision making about premium collection to expand social health protection in Cambodia, the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)-funded Health Policy Plus (HP+) project undertook a case study of a CBHI scheme to assess the cost of premium...
Healthcare remains a challenge for older people in Cambodia
The Phnom Penh Post, 1 Oct 2019: " The government and the Ministry of Social Affairs, Veterans and Youth Rehabilitation are disseminating the National Strategic Plan for the Elderly 2017-2023 to promote and improve the wellbeing of Cambodia’s senior citizens. Ministry...
Phnom Penh Post: Hun Sen’s ambitious plan for migrant benefits endorsed
Phnom Penh Post, 17 Sep 2019: " Prime Minister Hun Sen’s ambitious roadmap to extend social security benefits to migrant workers was endorsed at the 3rd Ministerial Conference on Labour Cooperation in Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam (CLMTV) in Siem Reap...
Atelier de réflexion sur les modalités d’implémentation de la décision ministérielle relative à la gratuité des soins sur le VIH/SIDA
The Phnom Penh Post “Ministry requests ADB aid for the most needy “
The Phnom Penh Post, 24 July 2019: "Cambodia on Tuesday requested the Asian Development Bank (ADB) to consider providing aid – especially to the elderly, people with disabilities and orphaned children. In the meantime, the bank is studying the country’s social welfare...
Cambodia: “More than 18,000 poor pregnant women receive aid”
Khmer Times, 2 July 2019: " Prime Minister Hun Sen yesterday said 18,725 pregnant women from poor families have received financial support after the government started distributing funds for its health care scheme in June. According to the ministry, the terms of...
