Wednesday, 4 September 2024, 13:00-14:30 (UTC/GMT+2 or CEST)

Languages: Simultaneous interpretation in English, French and Spanish (Simultaneous interpretation – Frequently asked questions)

"Prevention is better than cure" is an old proverb with crucial relevance today. Emphasizing prevention within social health insurance promotes equitable access to health care, benefiting both individuals and society by fostering longer, healthier lives.

Social security institutions play a key role in health screening and prevention, aiming to reduce disease burden, improve health care access, and lower costs. They engage in national health programmes, educational campaigns, and collaborate with health care authorities to promote screenings and healthy behaviours.

By integrating preventive services through financial support and digital tools, social security institutions can contribute to enhancing the affordability and sustainability of health care. Regular assessment and improvement of these efforts are necessary.

Join us for this ISSA webinar focussing on the role of social security in promoting prevention in health care, organized in collaboration with the ISSA Technical Commission on Medical Care and Sickness Insurance.

Speakers

	Ali Ghufron Mukti, Chair of the ISSA Technical Commission on Medical Care and Sickness Insurance and President Director, Social Security Administering Body for the Health Sector (BPJS Kesehatan), Indonesia
	Gülnaz Şahin Keskin, Social Security Expert, Social Security Institution (SGK), Türkiye
	Thibault Mestré, Director of Digital Projects, Solidaris Mutual Benefit Society (Solidaris), Belgium

This webinar will examine the following questions:

• What is the role of prevention in your country's health care system, and how can it evolve to better reduce disease burden, enhance public health outcomes, and lower health care costs?
• What assessments of prevention check-up systems have been conducted and what obstacles have been encountered in their implementation or reimbursement?
• How can digital tools best support preventive care while considering the financial sustainability of health care systems and emerging challenges?
• What are the next steps for screening and prevention, given the challenges and opportunities presented by changing demographics?

Agenda

• Welcome by Marcelo Abi-Ramia Caetano, ISSA Secretary General
• Introduction and case experience of BPJS Kesehatan, Indonesia
• Case experience of SGK, Türkiye
• Case experience of Solidaris, Belgium
• Q&A – Discussion
• Conclusions

Moderated by Nathalie De Wulf, Coordinator of the Technical Commission on Medical Care and Sickness Insurance, ISSA

Practical information

The webinar is open to delegates of ISSA member organizations and invited institutions without registration fee.