The Current Legal Framework and Gaps in relation to Provision of Comprehensive Social Health Protection in Nepal

Background: Social protection in health is a key instrument to address poverty, income security and access to health services. Its aim is to provide access to health services at an affordable cost. Some degree of basic social protection in health is possible and affordable in any country, but to be...

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Yazar: GTZ/GFA Consulting Group GmbH
Materyal Türü: Technical Report
Dil:en_US
Baskı/Yayın Bilgisi: GTZ/GFA Consulting Group GmbH 2012
Online Erişim:http://103.69.126.140:8080/handle/123456789/715
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Özet:Background: Social protection in health is a key instrument to address poverty, income security and access to health services. Its aim is to provide access to health services at an affordable cost. Some degree of basic social protection in health is possible and affordable in any country, but to be effective it requires political will and a strong legal framework. Provision of social protection is challenging in the context of Nepal. In Nepal, around one third of the population lies below the poverty line. According to a report of the ILO (2004), only 45 percent of house-holds have access to basic health care. Nearly 80 percent of the total labour force is engaged in the agriculture sector, 3 percent in manufacturing industries and 17 percent in service sector.