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Feasibility study for the establishment of a compulsory or voluntary health insurance mechanism in Kongo Central
- Start activities
- 05/04/2021
- End activities
- 30/06/2022
- Partner Institution
- Kongo Central Provincial Government [Gouvernement provincial du Kongo Central]
- Type of Assistance
- Institutional capacity building
- Code
- 2020-06
- Description
- SOCIEUX+ has been solicited by the Ministry of Health and Social Affairs of the Province of Kongo Central to formulate a feasibility study regarding the establishment of a compulsory or voluntary health insurance mechanism in the Province. To this end, SOCIEUX+ facilitated exchanges (on site and on-line) between the national partners (including mutualist organizations) and European experts in the field of health systems (financing, governance and health care delivery). Several experts from France delivered an inventory of the health system’s components in place in the province of Kongo Central, then a study on the financial feasibility of the health insurance system, and a prospective study on how such a health insurance system should be governed and organized.
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Guidelines for tackling cases of school bullying or violence for the Procuradurías for the protection of children and adolescents
- Start activities
- 01/10/2020
- End activities
- 30/12/2020
- Partner Institution
- National System for Integral Family Development
- Type of Assistance
- Policy development
- Code
- 2019-34
- Description
- Only one activity was carried out following a request from Mexico’s National System for Integral Family Development to elaborate and transfer to case managers and prosecutors a set of guidelines for tackling bullying and violence in schools. Experts from Portugal and Spain brought examples from their own systems to the attention of partners and produced a first draft of the guidelines, according to a psycho-social approach incorporated as a basic targeted social service as part of the school system.
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Support for the set up of universal health insurance
- Start activities
- oct-2015
- End activities
- sep-2016
- Partner Institution
- Institut National d’Assurance Maladie (INAM)
- Type of Assistance
- Institutional Strengthening
- Code
- 2015-09
- Description
- Experts mobilized from France and Lebanon delivered an analysis of Togo’s Institut National d’Assurance Maladie (INAM)’s institutional organization and capacities. The assessment focused on the challenges faced by INAM in view of the extension of health coverage, clarified the institutional responsibilities, while identifying issues requiring further technical assistance to INAM, such as the preparation of a strategic plan, the enhancement of internal capacities in the field of “risk management,” and the development of a management information system. The first two topics were then addressed by experts through peer-to-peer exchanges with the relevant INAM’s executives and staff, presenting models and good practices applicable to INAM’s context and needs.
Support in the implementation of a health financing reform and introduction of mandatory health insurance
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The role of a national health insurance institution in ensuring quality of services
- Start activities
- 1-10-2019
- End activities
- 4-10-2019
- Partner Institution
- Ministry of Health
- Type of Assistance
- Legislative & regulatory framework development
- Code
- 2018-11
- Description
- The Action contributed to an increased understanding among relevant stakeholders and the National Health Insurance Board’s (NHIB) staff on the need for having a clearly defined benefit package included in health insurance, on the functions of a health insurance management agencies, and on their role in ensuring quality of healthcare services. Mobilized experts from Estonia, France, Hungary and Italy have also addressed the institutional, administrative and technical aspects required to hand over the management of the formal sector health insurance schemes to the NHIB in line with the national policy and regulations.
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Introduction of a human-rights based approach to disability assessment and eligibility rules
- Start activities
- 26/02/2018
- End activities
- 09/03/2018
- Partner Institution
- Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs
- Type of Assistance
- Legislative & regulatory framework development
- Code
- 2017-38
- Description
- This was the first request that the Ministry of Social Development of Armenia submitted to SOCIEUX+, in view to adopt a new methodology for disability assessment that be based on functional capacities rather than on purely medical conditions. In the course of four activities, managed by Greek expert’s teams, the partner accomplished the preparatory work required for the adoption of the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF) and constructed most of the necessary components (scales and formulas) for a reliable, fair and suitable disability assessment system. Experts showcased the practical implications of the transition towards the ICF-based approach, then presented the processes and tools pertaining to disability assessment, and finally set up a strategy for communicating policy changes to relevant constituencies. An Armenian delegation, led by the vice-Minister of Social Development, visited assessment centers in Cyprus.
