DISCUSSION WITH ANTONELLA – CCM NAIROBI.
PROJECT TITLE: HEALTH INSURANCE COVER FOR VULNERABLE
FAMILIES
CONCEPT
This is a pilot project running from June
2012 to May, 2013
The project will contribute fund to NHIF on behalf of the beneficiaries.
The beneficiaries are issued with NHIF card as a registered member.
The head of the families is the contributor and the dependents are the
beneficiaries. The beneficiaries who are sick will present their active
NHIF card to Sololo hospital for treatment. Sololo hospital will Invoice
NHIF for payment for the treatment bills of the beneficiaries.
CIPAD will identify the beneficiaries through agreed criteria of selection
and provide Sololo hospital with a list and conduct workable agreement
CIPAD will sensitize government authority and other development actors
in Sololo district
CIPAD will supervise, monitor the service delivery both at facility
level and household level and produce report for CCM.
The beneficiaries will be sensitized to at least contribute 10 % to
NHIF on monthly basis to enhance sustainability of health care service
and ownership of the project after phase out.
It is expected that the project will impact on larger community to embrace
NHIF cover and register in large numbers and benefit in access to health
care service
PLANNED ACTIVITIES
ACTIVITY WHEN WHO HOW
Developing criteria of selection 2nd week April CIPAD CIPAD meeting
Sharing of criteria with CCM 2nd week April CIPAD Email to CCM and expect
feed back
Introduce project Government Authority 4th week April CIPAD,DSG,DHMT
Formal meeting and introduction letter
Identification of beneficiaries 2nd week May CIPAD, community leaders
Meeting
Introduce project to Sololo hospital 3rd week May CIPAD Meeting
Sensitization workshop for beneficiaries and community leaders 4th week
May CIPAD, NHIF, Soloo hospital Workshop
Registration of beneficiaries with NHIF 2nd June CIPAD, NHIF Meeting
TARGET BENEFICARIES
1. Families of orphans and vulnerable children
who are destitute
2. vulnerable families in abject poverty with no any form of income,
livestock
3. people with disability who are desperate and with families
4. poorest families with large number of dependents
5. widows, single parents, with large dependents
6. child headed families who are very needy
CRITERIA
1. No any source of income
2. own no livestock , valuable properties
3. Number of dependents
4. advance age
5. disability
6. permanent resident of Sololo district
7. willingness of the individual beneficiary to cooperate with project
team
NB: The lowest monthly contribution for
NHIF is 300/= per person starting June, 2012, According the new policy