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Social health protection
1.6 billion across Asia and the Pacific lack access to social health protection
Ground-breaking new report on the extension of social health protection in Asia and the Pacific highlights shortfalls of existing schemes and need for wider access to health care services.
Social protection
Extending social health protection: Accelerating progress towards Universal Health Coverage in Asia and the Pacific
This regional report documents and analyses country experiences and lessons on the extension of social health protection coverage in the Asia and the Pacific region. It provides a detailed account of progress made, challenges encountered and...
Viet Nam Social Security staff trained to better understand and respond to health insurance members’ needs
To promote member-centric design and efficient implementation of social health insurance, ILO has supported training for Viet Nam Social Security staff on how to carry out satisfaction assessments and effectively meet the needs of users through...
Social health protection in Viet Nam: Things you should know
Social health protection is affordable health insurance or government-funded health services.
Contest rules: Social health protection for all to promote equality and prosperity in Viet Nam
The contest for students across Viet Nam aims to raise awareness of the future generation on social health protection.
Contest opens for Vietnamese students on social health protection
Participants can submit their entries until 31 July 2021.
Mahidol University and the ILO launch specialised Master’s Program developed to advance Social Health Protection in Asia
To strengthen the capacity of Social Health Protection (SHP) professionals in Asia, a Master’s Program in Primary Health Care Management and Social Health Protection has been launched at Mahidol University, Thailand.
Social health protection
ILO partnership: Mahidol University and the ILO launch specialised Master’s Program developed to advance Social Health Protection in Asia
To strengthen the capacity of Social Health Protection (SHP) professionals in Asia, a Master’s Program in Primary Health Care Management and Social Health Protection has been launched at Mahidol University, Thailand.
Social protection
Factory women workers empowered with knowledge on health-related social security benefits in Viet Nam
Booklet
Useful information on health insurance, sickness, maternity and employment injury & occupational diseases benefits for factory workers in...
Social protection
Trade union officers receive training in social health protection and other health-related social security benefits
Actions are taken to tackle access barriers to healthcare and strengthen workers’ awareness on health-related social security benefits, with assistance from the ILO’s Luxembourg-funded project, Support to the Extension of Social Health Protection in...
ILO, SSB and Rakuten Viber collaborate to raise awareness on COVID-19 preventive measures through innovative Viber stickers
On Friday, 15 May 2020, Viber users in Myanmar will be able to download a COVID-19 prevention sticker pack called ‘Let’s overcome this together!’
Case study
Social health insurance scheme reduces financial burden for diabetes sufferer
Unable to work because of her health and struggling to maintain high treatment costs, a diabetes sufferer enrols in Viet Nam’s social health insurance scheme, which significantly reduces the cost of her treatment and stabilizes her condition.
Health insurance
Viet Nam’s female factory workers empowered with knowledge on health protection entitlements
A series of awareness raising activities have been put in place as an ILO study points out knowledge gaps related to health insurance, sickness and maternity benefits amongst female factory workers.
Social protection
The second steering committee of the Luxembourg-funded ILO Project Support to the extension of Social Health Protection in Southeast Asia,...
Key stakeholders and partners of the ILO-Luxembourg funded Project gather to discuss progress, 2019 challenges and opportunities, and provide guidance on the implementation of the project in 2020.
Social health protection
Social Security Board Reforms Enhance and Extend Health Protection in Myanmar
Myanmar’s Social Security Board (SSB), which provides social health protection for formal workers, is implementing a series of reforms to address coverage gaps and implementation barriers, with a goal of achieving Universal Health Coverage by 2030.
Social health protection
Worker Receives Lifesaving Medical Treatment through Myanmar’s Health Insurance scheme
A closer look at a beneficiary’s experience of the Social Security Board medical scheme reveals the possibilities and limitations of the government managed program, highlighting the progress and remaining challenges within Myanmar’s healthcare...
Social health protection
Expansion of Lao People's Democratic Republic’s National Health Insurance accelerates progress towards universal health coverage
Since 2016, Lao People's Democratic Republic’s landmark National Health Insurance Scheme has been progressively scaled up, streamlined and consolidated to deliver on the country’s goal to achieve universal health coverage by 2025.
Social health protection
Regional knowledge hub, connect, strengthens capacity across Asia-Pacific to promote universal health coverage
A regional technical facility on Social Health Protection in Asia-Pacific has been developed with support from ILO, to facilitate knowledge development, capacity building and technical assistance with a goal to achieve Universal Health Coverage...
Social health protection
Lao People's Democratic Republic Health Insurance Reform allows 70 year old to access to healthcare for the first time
70-year old’s first experience of medical treatment illustrates progress of Lao People's Democratic Republic’s social health protection system since implementing a National Health Insurance scheme to promote universal health coverage.