Thursday, 6 April 2023, 14:00−15:30 (UTC/GMT+2 or CEST)

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

More and more countries are making social protection a priority and extending health coverage to all populations. Providing universal health coverage (UHC) means developing basic, quality and accessible health services, supported by regulatory mechanisms and legal frameworks to strengthen health coverage.

The introduction or extension of health coverage must be accompanied by a proactive policy in the field of primary, secondary or tertiary prevention. The COVID-19 pandemic demonstrated the value of preventive and supportive measures for certain chronic or contagious conditions, the incidence and severity of which can be reduced using specific tools. Based on the principle of collective or universal prevention, health promotion seeks to reach an entire population, regardless of its state of health, through the dissemination of health information and advice, as well as on that of selective – even individual – prevention, which is aimed at an individual or group of individuals exposed to a specific risk.

To support member institutions in this area, the updated ISSA Guidelines on administrative solutions for coverage extension include a new chapter specifically devoted to the regulation of health coverage.

Join us for this ISSA Webinar, the second of a series on various aspects of the regulatory aspects of health care and how they can be used to improve health coverage.

Speakers

	Ali Ghufron Mukti, President Director, Social Security Administering Body for the Health Sector (BPJS Kesehatan), Indonesia and Chair of the ISSA Technical Commission on Medical Care and Sickness Insurance
	Maxime Rouchon, Director of the Lower Rhine Primary Health Insurance Fund and Coordinating Director of Risk Management for the Grand Est region, Primary Health Insurance Fund, National Sickness Insurance Fund, France
	Mustafa Mert Demir, Social Security Expert, General Directorate for Insurance Premiums, Social Security Institution (SGK), Türkiye
	Shahram Ghaffari, Director General of Health Services Purchasing Department, Iranian Social Security Organization, Islamic Republic of Iran

This webinar will examine the following questions:

• How can ISSA Guidelines support the development of regulatory strategies?
• How can regulatory strategies improve individuals’ health by promoting the screening for and prevention of chronic and debilitating conditions?
• What concrete practices have been developed in line with this ISSA guidance?

Agenda

• Welcome by Marcelo Abi-Ramia Caetano, ISSA Secretary General
• Introduction by the Chair of the ISSA Technical Commission on Medical Care and Sickness Insurance
• Regulation and therapeutic patient education, illustrated with the case experience from France
• Case experience from Türkiye
• Case experience from the Islamic Republic of Iran
• Q&A – Discussion
• Conclusions

Moderated by Nathalie De Wulf, Technical Officer in Social Security, ISSA

Practical information

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