ISSA Webinar: Building more resilient health systems: Good practices and current issues

19 January 2021 | Virtual

ISSA Webinar: Building more resilient health systems: Good practices and current issues

19 January 2021 | Virtual

Tuesday, 19 January 2021, 10:00–11:30 (UTC/GMT+1 or CET)

Languages: English only

The COVID-19 pandemic acts as a stress test for social protection and health systems. Health systems have revealed different levels of preparedness for an outbreak of this magnitude. A major emphasis is now on their resilience, their ability and capacity to absorb, effectively respond and adapt to shocks while sustaining day-to-day operations.

The sanitary crisis paves the way for important reforms to improve responsiveness to future crises and to ensure access to appropriate health care for every patient. Health insurance organisations have a key role to play. By combatting social inequalities in health, guaranteeing universal access to quality health and social services, developing trustworthy communication and increasing the use of digital solutions, they can address long-term challenges.

Join us for our webinar organised by the ISSA Technical Commission on Medical Care and Sickness Insurance (TC Health) to build more resilient health systems.

Speakers

Fachmi Idris Fachmi Idris, 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
Sang-Baek Chris Kang Sang-Baek Chris Kang, Director-General, Department of Global Cooperation, National Health Insurance Service (NHIS), Republic of Korea
Alain Coheur Alain Coheur, Director, Department of European and International Affairs, National Union of Socialist Mutual Benefit Societies (UNMS), Belgium

This webinar will examine the following questions:

  • Lessons learnt: What were the successful approaches and failures?
  • What are the strategies for an effective crisis management?
  • What are the guidelines and building blocks for shock-responsive and inclusive health systems of the future?

Agenda

  • Welcome by Marcelo Abi-Ramia Caetano, ISSA Secretary General
  • Technical introduction by the ISSA
  • Country case from BPJS Kesehatan, Indonesia
  • Country case from NHIS, Republic of Korea
  • Q&A – Panel discussion
  • Conclusions

Moderated by Alain Coheur, Director, Department of European and International Affairs, National Union of Socialist Mutual Benefit Societies (UNMS), Belgium

Practical information

The webinar is open to delegates of ISSA member organizations and invited institutions without registration fee (beginning of January 2021).