Towards a national health insurance system in Yemen Part 3: Materials and documents

Health Insurance Study Team GTZ with WHO and ILO

Health Insurance Study Team Yemen

Prof. Dr. Detlef Schwefel Dr. Dr. Jens Holst Dr. Christian Gericke Dr. Michael Drupp Mr. Boris Velter Mr. Ole Doetinchem Dr. Rdiger Krech Dr. Xenia Scheil-Adlung Prof. Dr. Guy Carrin Dr. Belgacem Sabri Dr. Jamal Nasher Dr. Saleh Fadaak Atty. Gamal Srori Dr. Rashad Sheikh Dr. Ali Al-Agbary

Sanaa, November 2005

Towards a national health insurance system in Yemen Part 3: Materials and documents

Towards a national health insurance system in Yemen Part 3: Materials and documents
Table of Content
Chapter Table of contents Preamble 1 List of electronic documents compiled, used and handed over on CD 2 Health insurance law proposal Yemen 3 Health insurance authority law proposal Yemen 4 Health insurance proposal for armed forces Yemen 5 Letter exchange on health insurance law proposal 6 Al Shura council comments on health insurance law proposal 7 Workers comments on health insurance law proposal 8 Regulations for treatment abroad 9 Medical care regulation for Cement Corporation 10 Policy interview guideline 11 Opinion leaders opinion survey form 12 Public health benefit schemes questionnaire 13 Assessment of multiple jobs and willingness to join health insurance in MoPH&P 14 Selected statistics 15. Company Benefit Schemes 15.1 Private Company Schemes 15.2 Public Companies 15.3 Public institutions 15.4 Mixed Companies 15.5 HMO/PPO-like schemes 15.6 Private Health Insurance Companies 15.7 Ministry Health Benefit Schemes 16. Health-related Solidarity Schemes 16.1 Employee-driven solidarity schemes 16.2 Community-based Schemes 17 Profiles of providers visited during the study period 18 Production Al-Thawra Hospital, Sanaa 19 Elements of health care provision 20 Health insurance schemes in Asia 20.1 South Korea 20.2 Philippines 20.3 Thailand 20.4 Pro-poor programmes 21 Health insurance schemes in Latin America 21.1 Chile 21.2 Paraguay 21.3 El Salvador 22 Health insurance schemes in MENA region 22.1 Egypt 22.2. Algeria 22.3 Syria Page 1 3 5 12 18 25 29 35 41 47 51 56 61 72 78 80 86 86 94 104 105 106 108 110 112 112 113 115 119 132 136 136 137 138 139 141 141 143 147 149 149 150 150

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Chapter 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 Health insurance scheme in Kenya Results of the opinion leaders survey on health insurance Diagnoses in Al Thawra Hospital, Sanaa, 2004 Relevant articles of the Labour Law SimIns basic data requests Occupational health in Yemen Institutions contacted Knowledge management towards national health insurance in Yemen Questionnaire answers on health benefit schemes of public companies in Yemen

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Towards a national health insurance system in Yemen Part 3: Materials and documents

Preamble Based on a Decree of the Cabinet of the Republic of Yemen the Ministry of Public Health & Population (MoPH&P) contracted in June 2005 Deutsche Gesellschaft fr Technische Zusammenarbeit (GTZ) GmbH for conducting a study on situation assessment and proposals for a national health insurance system. GTZ formed a consortium together with World Health Organization and International Labour Office. Together with the Republic of Yemen the World Bank and the World Health Organization co-financed the study. We would like to acknowledge the good partnership of all parties involved. The consultancy contract requested the consortium to present I by two months of 1. A report summarizing the main findings of the situation assessment (summary of relevant documents, review of national insurance commencement schemes, analysis of the health financing opinion schemes as well of the as outcome of the visits and interviews of relevant stakeholders). consultancy: II before the end of 1. Findings of the study which include a report on proposals for health the consultancy: financing alternatives. 2. A proposal framework for national health insurance which includes: - An implementation action plan - Macro-financial projections for the next 10 years - Material to be presented in the dissemination workshop(s). III at the end of the 1. A final report on the consultancy service (in English with Arabic consultancy: translation) The contract was signed on 17th June 2005. The consultancy started 17th July 2005. The interim report was given to MoPH&P in four hardcopies and one softcopy in English by 14th September 2005. The above mentioned before-the-end-of-the-consultancy report was handed over in English by 10th October 2005. After a few modifications this report was translated and handed over as final report four months after starting the study. The final report has the title Towards a national health insurance system in Yemen and consists of four volumes: Part 1: Background and assessments translated into Arabic Part 2: Options and recommendations translated into Arabic Part 3: Materials and documents CD with electronic files of parts 1, 2 and 3, PowerPoint presentations and various background documents. We take the opportunity to thank our partners in Yemen, especially His Excellency Prof. Dr. Mohammed Yahya Al Noami in the name of all partners and stakeholders who shared with us their insights, knowledge and wisdom.

Sanaa, 17th November 2005

Detlef Schwefel GTZ GmbH International Services

Towards a national health insurance system in Yemen Part 3: Materials and documents

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List of electronic compiled, used and handed over on CD

Towards a national health insurance system in Yemen

Part 1: Background and assessments Arabic & English Part 2: Options and recommendations Arabic & English Part 3: Materials and documents PowerPoint presentations and various background documents on social health insurance and its context in Yemen and abroad Sanaa, 17th November 2005
GTZ-WHO-ILO study reports

GTZ-WHO-ILO study presentations

GTZ workshop 11.09.05

Towards a national health insurance system in Yemen Part 3: Materials and documents

Health care Yemen

Health financing Yemen

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Health insurance abroad

Health insurance articles

Health insurance surveys Yemen

Towards a national health insurance system in Yemen Part 3: Materials and documents

Health insurance training

Health insurance Yemen

Health policy Yemen

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Health surveys Yemen

Social security Yemen

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Yemen generalities

Yemen photos and maps

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Yemen statistics