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| Micro Health Insurance Scheme of BRAC: A case study |
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| Type of Tool | report |
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| Region(s) / Country(ies) | Asia/Pacific
Bangladesh |
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| Informal Economy Aspects | Social protection, Vulnerable groups |
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| Status(es) | finalized |
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| ILO Sector(s) | Cross Sectoral |
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| ILO Unit(s) | GENPROM - Gender Promotion , STEP - Strategies and Tools Against Social Exclusion and Poverty |
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| Year | 2004 |
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| Comments | The ILO initiative Women's Empowerment through Decent Employment (WEDE) is a sub-project of Women's Empowerment through Employment and Health (WEEH). |
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| Keyword(s) | social protection, vulnerable groups, micro-insurance, health insurance |
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Abstract
This report is based on a field study and attempts to describe the main features of an ILO-WEEH supported community-based Health Micro Insurance scheme piloted by BRAC. The aim being to provide basic social protection, in the area of health services, for rural poor women working in the informal economy and their families. The report reflects the operation of a voluntary prepaid mechanism to access a package of outpatient and in-patient health care services.
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