Social Health Insurance In Nepal
Central coordinating board has formed and its office has been established in three districts iilam baglung kailali in 2014.
Social health insurance in nepal - Prabesh ghimire vishnu prasad sapkota amod kumar poudyal factors associated with enrolment of households in nepal s national health insurance program international journal of health policy and management 10 15171 ijhpm 2019 54 8 11 636 645 2019. Progress to date 2 social health security development board formed milestone achieved appointment of executive and board members are forwarded to ministry principle approval received from cabinet to draft national social health insurance act in january 2015. While other developed countries have been practicing it for over half a century nepal has finally leaped its step towards the implementation of the much.
Rolled out the social health security scheme in february 2015 to increase the financial protection by promoting pre payment and risk pooling in the health sector. Before social health insurance scheme a different health insurance scheme was implemented in nepal but none of them succeed. Int j health plann manage.
The social health security program shsp is a social protection program of the government of nepal that aims to enable its citizens to access quality health care services without placing a financial burden on them. Social health insurance in nepal. Social health security health insurance program in nepal.
Pokharel r 1 silwal pr 1. Health insurance program was developed and received approval from cabinet of nepal in april 2014. Health insurance board hib is a social protection program of the government of nepal that aims to enable its citizens to access quality health care services without placing a financial burden on them.
Although the concept of health insurance hi is not new in nepal social health insurance with universal coverage seems challenging considering present poverty level awareness regarding need and working modality of health insurance among the general population and availability and access to quality health care services. Previously known as social health security insurance program lead by social health security development committee health insurance in nepal first came into implementation from 2015 only. The households communities and government are directly involved in this program.
Epub ahead of print social health insurance in nepal. A health system departure toward the universal health coverage.
