Establishment of social health protection instruments for effective universal coverage in Zambia- inception phase

The ILO will assist the Ministry of Health and the Ministry of Labour and Social Security in Zambia, to adopt the Legal and Regulatory Framework for the Establishment of the National Social Health Insurance. This will be realized in the context of the overall comprehensive social security Law and reform, and the implementation of the recently adopted National Social Protection Policy (NSSP). It will be done in coordination with international P4H partners – WHO, WORLD BANK, GIZ, etc, through the establishment of ILO as contact point for the network in ZAMBIA. It is intended as an inception phase for a larger project which will assist the effective establishment of SHI in the context of Universal Health Coverage, in alignment with the coming Health Financing Strategy.

Project symbol

ZAM/15/02/GIZ

Admin unit

CO-Lusaka

Start date

01/08/2015

End date

31/03/2016

Total allocation

107955

Total expenditure

Status

Closed

99661

Development Partners

Germany, Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ)

Country/Countries

Zambia

Outcomes

Creating and extending social protection floors