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Day 2

Day 3

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	Day 1:
	Welcome Address: Social Health Insurance in Development Cooperation - H.E. Ms Heidemarie Wieczorek-Zeul, Federal Minister for Economic Cooperation and Development, Germany Inaugural Address: Social Health Insurance and its Role in Economic Development and Poverty Reduction / Seguro médico social y su papel en desarrollo económico y reducción de probeza - H.E. Mr David Fuentes-Montero, Minister of Finance, Costa Rica Opening Panel: Decent Work: Goal for Fair Globalization Mr Assane Diop, Executive Director, International Labour Organization, Geneva Universal Coverage: From Concept to Implementation Dr Timothy Evans, Assistant Director-General, World Health Organization, Geneva Social Health Insurance and Poverty Reduction / Soziale Krankenversicherung und Armutsreduzierung - Mr Stefan Helming, Director General for Planning and Development, German Technical Cooperation (GTZ), Germany
	Day 2:
	Keynote Address: Poverty, Health and Social Protection - abstract / full version / slides H.E. Dr Julio Frenck, Minister of Health, Mexico   Session 1: Equity, Solidarity and Poverty Reduction The Inclusion of the Poor in Social Health Insurance Framework: The Strategies Applied in Viet Nam - abstract / full version / slides - Dr Tran Van Tien, Vietnam Discussant Dr Claude Bodart, GTZ Indonesia contribution / slides The Role of Equity and Solidarity within Social Health Insurance: Chances and Risks of the Costa Rican Way towards Universal Coverage - full version / slides - Dr Alberto Sáenz Pacheco, Costa Rica Session 2: Advancing the Socio-Economic Development Agenda Economic and Social Development: New Challenges to Social Protection and the New Health Care System in China - abstract / full version / slides - Prof Shenglan Tang, University of Liverpool Discussant Dr Jungudomsuk Pongpisut, Thailand - contribution / slides Advances in the Implementation of Social Security: Lessons from Tunisia - abstract / slides - Dr Hedi Achouri, Tunesia Discussant Dr Oumar Ouattara, Mali - contribution (English) / contribution (French) Session 3: Social Protection and Global Health Initiatives The Global Fund of Solidarity-Based Health Financing Systems: Challenges and Opportunities for Collaboration - slides - Dr Bernhard Schwardtländer, GFATM Discussant Dr Henri van den Hombergh, GTZ slides Extending Health Coverage to the Poor under the new National Health Insurance System in Ghana slides - Dr Appiah Denkyira, Ghana Discussant Ms Maryam Bigdeli, WHO Cambodia - slides Session 4: Social Health Protection - Linking up in Mixed Health Financing Systems The Challenge of Universal Coverage in Mainly rural Settings: New approaches in India - slides - Dr Indrani Gupta, India Discussant Mr Joseph Kutzin, WHO Office for Europe - slides Universal Coverage in Thailand: The Respective Roles of Social Health Insurance and Tax-Based Financing - abstract / slides - Dr Viroj Tangsaroensathien, Thailand Discussant Dr William Savedoff, Social Insight - slides Health-Financing Reform in the Kyrgyz Republic: Addressing Equity, Access, Efficiency - abstract / full version / slides - H.E. Dr Ainura Ibraimova Sultanova, Deputy Minister for Health, Kyrgyzstan Session 5: Current Reforms in the Extension of Health Insurance Coverage Creating Linkages between National and Community-based Insurance Schemes in the Philippines - abstract / slides - Dr Ruben Basa, Philippines The Importance of Social Dialogue in the Extension of Coverage: Lessons Learned in Senegal - abstract / slides - Dr Youssoufa Wade, Senegal The Experience of Extending Health Insurance Coverage in Tanzania - abstract / slides - Mr Emmanual Humba Discussant Dr Eduardo Levcovitz, PAHO - slides Session 6: Implementation of Social Health Insurance: Learning from the Evidence and Setting of Policy Objectives The Impact of Social Health Insurance on Access to Health Care, Health Expenditure and Poverty Reduction: Evidence from Kenya, Senegal and South Africa - slides - Dr Xenia Scheil-Adlung, ILO - slides - Dr Xe Ku, WHO - slides - Dr Johannes Jütting, OECD - Comparative Analysis of three African Countries Social Health Insurance Development as an Integral Part of the National Health Policy: Recent Reform in Indonesian Health Insurance System - abstract / slides - H.E. Dr Adang Setiana, Deputy Minister of People Welfare, indonesia Discussant Dr Dorsjuren Bayarsaikhan, WHO Office for the Western Pacific - slides Lessons Learned in the Health Financing Reform in Romania - abstract / slides - H.E. Prof Dr Vlad Illiescu, Secretary of State, Ministry of Health, Romania Discussant Mr Sasa Cvetojevic, Croatia - slides
	Day 3:
	Keynote Address: Implementation of Health Insurance in Developing Countries: Lessons from International Experience - abstract / slides - Prof Bong-min Yang, Seoul National University   Background Documentation: The following documents provide an introduction to the various aspects to be covered at the International Conference on Social Health Insurance in Developing Countries.