SPARKS Virtual Conference 2020
The SPARKS conference 2020 - 2nd and 3rd December - will gather a network of global leaders in public policy and research to facilitate the exchange of knowledge on social protection and health. [...]
Who we are
SPARKS is an international interdisciplinary research network using TB as a tracer for poverty-related diseases with prominent social determinants and consequences. SPARKS Network members are lo [...]
What we do
Members have developed a wealth of experience in identifying the mechanisms which shape the relationship between diseases and poverty, resulting in the development of social protection intervent [...]
[KI News] Conference on bridging the SDGs to optimise health-related social protection
Link to original article The virtual SPARKS conference taking place on 2-3 December will gather a network of global leaders in public policy and research to facilitate the exchange of […]
Income security during public health emergencies: the COVID-19 poverty trap in Vietnam
► The COVID-19 poverty trap is shaped by barriers to accessing prevention, vulnerability to economic dis- ruption and financial uncertainties, and incurrence of catastrophic costs as people try to cope […]
[ILO Brief] Social Protection Spotlight: Sickness benefits during sick leave and quarantine: Country responses and policy considerations in the context of COVID-19
The COVID-19 health crisis has revealed important coverage gaps in terms of entitlements to social protection in case of sickness. Source: https://www.social-protection.org/gimi/RessourcePDF.action?id=56377