El Salvador wins the ISSA Special Distinction for Innovation

Published:
5 September 2023
Type:
News
Region:
Americas
Topic:
Health
E-services
Extension of coverage
COVID-19
Guideline:
Administrative Solutions for Coverage Extension
Continuity and Resilience of Social Security Services and Systems

The first ever Special Distinction for Innovation in the Good Practice Award for the Americas competition was awarded to the Salvadoran Social Security Institute (Instituto Salvadoreño del Seguro Social – ISSS) for the good practice “Dr ISSS online: A new telemedicine care model”.

Providing social protection to refugee populations

Published:
20 June 2018
Type:
News
Topic:
Extension of coverage
Conditional cash transfers
Gender Inequalities

June 20 is World Refugee Day. In the context of 2030 Sustainable Development Goals agenda “to leave no one behind”, what kinds of social protection are provided to refugee populations?