HIP Photo Contest - Second Prize

The second winner were another team of hostesses, Saron, Charyia and Darleen.

They followed a member inside of the Khmero-Soviet Hospital and all the steps the patients have to go through.
1. The HIP member arrives in the hospital and looks for the HIP Hostess room.

 2. The HIP member meets with the hostess:
     - Give her the HIP member card for identification,

    - The hostess checks the member status (active/inactive) and her pictures in the web-based HIP IT system  to identify her,

    - The hostess fills in the patient form with information about the member, the services he needs, etc. and to be completed by the doctor,

 3. The HIP member waits to meet with a doctor,

 4. The HIP member gets the consultation with the doctor,

 5. The doctor prescribes medicine for the HIP member

 6. The HIP member gets the prescription and goes to the pharmacy.

HIP Photo Contest - First Prize

The winner team is a team of hostesses, Reaksmey and Sopeap!

Reaksmey and Sopeap visited a HIP member at her house

 

She invited them to visit her home.

  And explained that she needed a surgery that she could have never afforded if she was not a HIP member.

 Her experience convinced her some much that she decided to buy a health insurance, SKY, for her daughter.

HIP Photo Contest

HIP organizes a Photo Contest among HIP staff.
Team of two people including have to take a picture or write a story about one of HIP 2010 Achievemnts, that could include:
- A nice team of welcoming hostesses,
- Happy ending to bad illnesses,
- New partnerships with hospitals,
- New members, etc...

Never forget to be very clear about what is covered and exclusions...

At Thaipore, today, more workers came to register with HIP...

HIP team always take the time to explain clearly what the insurance covers and not covers, how long they have to commit and how they will be deducted from their salary...
With the support of the leaflet, that details with pictures the coverage:

Or with the contract that details precisely the insurance policy...

New Poster Step-By-Step

From today, HIP has a new poster to ensure that it's clear for the members how to get access to HIP health care service for free...

To be shown in all the partner factories and health facilities...

"It's a BOY"...

Yesterday night, Nget Vy, from Bright SKY factory, called me on the way to Charmkarmorn Hospital... She was very excited because she was going to deliver a first baby...

At 5 AM in the morning, I received a call, from her husband that time, just to tell me... "it's a BOY!"...

HIP Hotline!

More than 1,000 new HIP members...

The second round of registration took place at Suntex, Bright Sky and Bloomtime at the end of September!

 1. A future member is taken a picture for its HIP card

2.Members gives some information to HIP staff

3. Member signs the contract and gets information on how to use HIP insurance

The registration took place in the factory during lunch time for day workers...

And at night time for night workers...

NSSF Consultative Workshop - Health Care sub-decree and prakas

On August 6th, 2010, HIP participated to the 6th consultative workshop organized by NSSF (National Social Security Fund) to discuss on the future sub-decree and prakas (regulations) for the impelementation of the health component of the Cambodian Social Security.
This half day workshop focused on reviewing the last version of the sub-decree and the main regulations, i.e.:
- Benefit Package,
- Contribution Rate,
- Provider payment mechanism.

Once finalized the sub-decree will be submitted to the Cambodian Council of Ministers.

From right to left: Mr. Ouk Samvithyea (Director of NSSF for private sector) and Aurore Lambert (HIP Project Manager)

Unions and Workers' Representatives joined HIP fourth Steering Committee!

On June 15th, 2010, at GMAC office, Workers' unions and representatives joined HIP fourth steering committee along with representatives of the Garment Manufacturer's Association of Cambodia (GMAC), the Ministry of Health, Ministry of Labor, Ministry of Finance, National Social Security Fund (NSSF), French Cooperation Agency (Afd) and the French NGO, GRET.

NSSF Workshop - Provider Payment Mechanism

HIP was invited to participate to the fourth Technical Working Group for the Health Care Division of the NSSF (National Social Security Fund) that took place on May 28th, 2010 with a specific focus on 'Provider Payment Mechanism'. This workshop gathered staff from NSSF with mostly representatives from line ministries including Ministry of Labour, Ministry of Health, Ministry of Finance and Ministry of Social Affairs (who is developping the health component of the social security for civil servants), representatives for GTZ and CIM technical experts for the NSSF - MoSVY and NSSF - MoLVT.

The technical working group is divided in two parts, i.e. presentations in the morning and small work in groups in the afternoon.
HIP presentation focused on:
- The current 'flat rate' payment method: its rationale, advantages and limits,
- The link between payment mechanism and quality assurance including possible performance-based payment methods,
- The importance of the other aspects of providers' contracts, including responsibilities of partners,
- The key condition of a good understanding of the partnership and particularly of the provider payment mechanism.

NSSF Workshop - Contribution Rate

HIP was invited to participate in the 3rd NSSF (National Social Security Fund) Technical Workshop for the Health Care Scheme Development. The session focused on 'Contribution Rate'.
HIP presentation focused on the main determinants for the level of the contribution rate:
Who are the beneficiaries (the whole family or only the worker)?
What is the benefit package (inclusion of chronic disease, of over-the-counter drugs, etc.)?
Is there a referral system, i.e. can members go direclty to the national hospital?
and on the operational implementation of the payment of the contribution both from employers and employees.

On right to left: Mr. Ouk Samvitheya (Director of the NSSF for private sector) and Aurore Lambert (HIP project maanger).

In May, Stung Meanchey Health Center will start providing services...

... to HIP members for free (if they bring their membership card!)...
General and gynecological consultation, birth spacing services, ante-natal care and deliveries, minor surgeries services will be available...

Cambodian New Year, HIP sponsored factories' parties!

For the Cambodian New Year, HIP partner factories organized parties... And HIP joined and sponsored the groups...

Here at Meng Ieng factory!

NSSF Workshop - Benefit Package & Exclusions

HIP was invited to participate to the second session of the Technical Working Group for the Health Care Scheme Developement organized by NSSF (National Social Security Fund) that took place on March 26th, 2010 and focused on Benefit Package and Exclusions.

A presentation was made by GRET-SKY, another GRET micro health insurance project that targets mainly rural populations in Takeo and Kampot but developped recently in Phnom Penh.

Specific points of the coverage were discussed including:
- Definition of emergencies,
- Coverage of non-essential drugs,
- Referral procedures and portability of the system,
- Income compensation in case of illness,
- National programs such as HIV and TB,
- Chronic disease,
- Dental and optical care, etc.

NSSF Workshop - Subdecree

HIP was invited to participate to the first Technical Working Group for the Health Care Scheme Development organized by NSSF, along with the German cooperation, to review the first draft of sub-decree for the implementation of the health branch of the NSSF (National Social Security Fund) held on February, 25th, 2010.

HIP made a first presentation to explain the current objectives, organization, benefit package, health care providers, partner factories in the morning.

HIP Team: Registration at Meng Ieng Factory 2010-01-20

 

1. Taking Pictures 

2. Taking Members' Information

                                                           3. Giving Contract

4. and Information...