About 300 regular students will be benefitted from life and health insurances cover offered by the Pragati Life Insurance Limited. Prepaid health financing mechanisms, such as health insurance, are a key route to universal coverage as out-of-pocket payments force millions of people into poverty every year. The Universal health coverage means that all people can use the health services they need while being protected against the financial hardship often associated with paying for them. In 2011, WHO’s 193 Member States committed themselves to reforming their health financing systems to move towards universal health coverage. The Institute of Health Economics is one of the few institutes in Bangladesh that promotes the health ministry’s plan.

Source: bd News24 February 02, 2018 15:33 UTC