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South Korea's “Catastrophic Medical Expenses Program” supports …

WebWhile South Korea has a Universal National Health Insurance Scheme, the proportion of out-of-pocket (OOP) medical payments paid by patients is around 35 to 39 percent …

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The Inequality Solutions Portal, a Pathfinders project

WebInequality policy solutions that work. Curated by Pathfinders for Peaceful, Just and Inclusive Societies, the UN Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia, and the London …

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Healthy Homes Initiative: Improving well-being and addressing …

WebThe Healthy Homes Initiative (HHI)1 passed in 2016 ensures all New Zealanders have access to warm, dry, and healthy homes. The policy aims to tackle the …

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Universal healthcare program providing free access to …

WebImplemented in 2002 by the Thai government, the Universal Health Coverage (UHC) Scheme is a tax-funded comprehensive healthcare program providing all Thai …

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Community-Based Health Insurance contributes to near-universal …

WebCommunity-Based Health Insurance (CBHI) was introduced in Rwanda in 2004 to support universal access to healthcare and is key to the country achieving the …

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Mexico's 20-year conditional cash transfer program supports low …

WebFrom 1997 to 2019, the program (originally named Progresa, then renamed to Oportunidades and finally Prospera) provided conditional cash support to households …

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Lebanon’s inclusive education program for children with disabilities

WebImplementation. In 2018, MEHE initiated the implementation of the inclusion strategy through an IE pilot program funded by donors. The 30 public schools involved …

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Collective benefits scheme implemented for people living with

WebThe Swiss Disability Insurance scheme (called “Invalidenversicherung” in German and “Assurance-invalidité” in French) was first implemented in 1960. 1 The insurance …

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EBAIS clinics provide holistic preventative, curative, and public

WebCosta Rica’s EBAIS (Equipos Básicos de Atención Integral de Salud) are multidisciplinary teams that provide holistic and preventative health services across the country. Since …

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Bhutan’s Gross National Happiness Framework implements a …

WebThe Gross National Happiness (GNH) framework, introduced in Bhutan in 1972, was seen as a response to the negative impacts of economic growth on the …

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Program for the Recovery of Neighborhoods: Chile

WebThe National Congress (Chile’s Parliament) approves a budget that is distributed across the regions by the MINVU with spending caps per neighborhood. The …

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Argentina’s Gender Identity Law allows gender modification on …

WebArgentina’s Gender Identity Law of 2012 (Ley de Identidad de Género) aims to reduce the exclusion of trans and non-binary people by recognizing the right to self …

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Telemedicine for Rural Communities: Morocco

WebThe telemedicine program is part of Morocco’s national plan to expand Internet networks and coverage in rural areas within the framework of the e-Morocco …

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Morocco’s Rural Roads Program Inequality Solutions Portal

WebIn 1995, the first phase of the Rural Roads Development Program was launched by the government of Morocco and the World Bank. It provided 11,000 …

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Bolsa Família is Brazil's largest conditional cash transfer program

WebBrazil’s Bolsa Família (PBF) conditional cash transfer program seeks to break the intergenerational poverty cycle through monetary transfers and by promoting access …

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Temporary Protection Status for Venezuelan Migrants: Colombia

WebIn February 2021, the Colombian government launched the Temporary Protection Status (Estatuto Temporal de Protección para Migrantes Venezolanos, or …

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National Referral System for Victims of Gender-Based Violence: …

WebA central part of the strategy is the adoption of a National Referral System (NRS), which is a set of guidelines that coordinate how health, social, legal, and police …

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Abunzi Mediation: traditional conflict resolution for community

WebRwanda’s Abunzi 1 Mediation Committees are a unique, context-specific, traditional mechanism for conflict resolution that responds to the justice needs of …

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India’s landmark law to empower Indigenous forest-dwellers to

WebThe Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition Of Forest Rights) Act in 2006, 1 commonly known as FRA, was enacted to recognize and …

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