Result achieved
31.12.2016 KHM226 Public
Linked projects
- GLO/15/03/FIN - Support to the joint UN Social Protection Floor Initiative and Social Protection Interagency Cooperation Board (SPIAC-B)
- KHM/16/04/OEC - Strengthening the social protection floor for informal workers
- KHM/16/02/RBS - Technical support on social protection for vulnerable groups in Cambodia
- GLO/11/18/LUX - Supporting the Implementation of National Social Protection Floors
- - Cambodia - Increased quality and coverage for social protection (country programme 2016-17)
Outcome summary
The National Social Security Fund (NSSF) launched its health insurance scheme in 2016.Outcome achieved
The National Social Security Fund (NSSF) launched its health insurance scheme in 2016, after consultation with workers’ and employers’ representatives who are part of the NSSF Governing Board. As of August 2017, approximately 910,000 workers has been registered in the scheme, amongst whom about 600,000 had paid the contribution and were entitled to use services with the contracted public health facilities. Around 100,000 workers had accessed health services benefits by that date.ILO's contribution to the outcome
The ILO is collaborating with the World Health Organization (WHO) for the assessment of progress of the NSSF’s Social Health Insurance Branch Implementation.International Labour Standard
Both the ILO’s Social Protection Floors Recommendation, 2012 (No. 202) and the Social Security (Minimum Standards) Convention, 1952 (No. 102) were key references in relation to the national social protection system’s gaps and provided guidelines for the national dialogue, the actuarial valuations and the establishment of goals.Social dialogue
The ILO promoted the participation of workers’ and employers’ organizations during the process, building their capacity to engage in meaningful social dialogue on key social protection issues.Impacts
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Number of persons effectively covered(related SDG indicator 1.3.1)
Total: 600,000