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R4D hosts Indian Joint Secretary of Labour Mr. Anil Swarup
9 April, 2010

As part of our ongoing initiative to launch a Joint Learning Network on Universal Health Coverage, R4D hosted Anil Swarup, the Director General for Labour Welfare and the Joint Secretary of India’s Ministry of Labour and Employment, to speak about India’s advance toward universal health coverage through the Rashtriya Swasthya Bima Yojna (RSBY) scheme. Representatives from the World Bank, IFC, PAHO, US State Department, Center for Global Development, and the USAID Health Systems 20/20 project attended the session, among others.

R4D hosts Taiwan health system expert Tsung-Mei Cheng
28 February, 2010

As part of our ongoing initiative to establish a Joint Learning Network on Universal Health Coverage, R4D hosted Dr. Tsung-Mei Cheng of Princeton University for a seminar on Taiwan’s national health insurance system, which was set up in the 1990s.

Joint Learning Workshop brings together six countries to discuss universal health coverage
8 February, 2010

On February 3-5, R4D and its partners convened delegations from six countries – Ghana, India, Indonesia, Philippines, Thailand and Vietnam - for a Joint Learning Workshop on Universal Health Coverage in Gurgaon, India. The three day workshop served as a forum for participants to share their experiences implementing health reforms and learn from other countries.

R4D hosts Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Muhammad Yunus
13 August, 2009

On August 13th, R4D had the great pleasure of hosting Muhammad Yunus, Founder of Grameen Bank, Nobel Peace Prize Laureate, and 2009 Presidential Medal of Freedom recipient, for a discussion on innovative approaches to harnessing the private sector to provide affordable health care to the poor.

New Reports: The Private Sector in Mixed Health Systems
14 July, 2009

The role of the private sector in health systems is a highly debated topic.  A new set of reports by the Results for Development Insititute, the Rockefeller Foundation and a number of other respected insititutions reflects innovative thinking around this topic. 

Journal piece in id21's insights on the benefits of health insurance
1 April, 2009

id21's insights, a journal hosted by the Institute of Development Studies and funded by the UK Department for International Development, has published a piece on the benefits of health insurance by R4D Managing Director Gina Lagomarsino, and Program Officer Sapna Singh Kundra.

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