A group of young boys and girls smile in front of a camera in a dirt field. Two of the children are doing a ‘peace’ sign with their hands. There are older women standing in the background watching the children.
The UNTFHS funded programme targeted a total of 300,000 people in the rural provinces of Vientane, Luang Prabank and Bolikhamxay in Lao PDR and Hoa Binh, Ninh Binh and Quang Ninh in Vietnam.

Development of Safety Nets for Health in Viet Nam and Lao PDR

Duration: July 2001– June 2005
Budget: US$378245
Implementing Agencies: WHO

The programme sought to extend health insurance coverage to people excluded from existing social security programmes in order to ensure greater access to healthcare services for those most vulnerable.

KEY MATERIALS
Programme Summary