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HEALTH PROTECTION NEEDS ASSESMENT SURVEY IN SRI LANKA

In Sri Lanka, large parts of the population are left without any kind of protection against social risks. Recognizing that microfinance could be used as an efficient tool to fight poverty, the country has already built over the last few years a unique development experience using various methodologies and approaches to reach poor communities, especially poor women. Many organizations dealing with microfinance activities have already expanded the scope of their interventions to other areas including insurance services. The need for an effective health protection mechanism clearly appears to be a top priority everywhere. The ILO has therefore conducted a health protection needs assessment survey to fully explore the possibility of developing a new innovative microfinance and micro-insurance approach.

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23.02.2009