15 Nov SPARKS Meeting 2022 15 November 2022 On 11th and 12th October, the SPARKS Network gathered 42 network members from 15 different countries at Karolinska Institutet in Stockholm, Sweden. Several universities, government agencies, non-governmental organizations and international […]
24 Nov [KI News] Conference on bridging the SDGs to optimise health-related social protection 24 November 2020 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 […]
2 Nov Income security during public health emergencies: the COVID-19 poverty trap in Vietnam 2 November 2020 ► 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 […]
21 May [ILO Brief] Social Protection Spotlight: Sickness benefits during sick leave and quarantine: Country responses and policy considerations in the context of COVID-19 21 May 2020 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
21 May [IFPRI Blog] Why gender-sensitive social protection is critical to the COVID-19 response in low- and middle-income countries 21 May 2020 BY MELISSA HIDROBO, NEHA KUMAR, TIA PALERMO, AMBER PETERMAN AND SHALINI ROY The COVID-19 pandemic and restrictions on movement to control the spread of infection are having profound impacts on the income and daily […]
2 Jan Global Social Protection Week Blog Post 2 January 2020 SWITZERLAND, NOVEMBER, 2019. The ILO “Global Social Protection Week” facilitated dialogue between governments, workers, employers, intergovernmental organisations (IGOs), financial institutions, and civil society organisations, on how we can achieve Universal […]
11 Nov Highlights from the 50th Union World Conference on Lung Health 11 November 2019 The 50th Union World Conference on Lung Health took place from 30 October – 2 November 2019, in Hyderabad, India. The event convened around 5,000 clinicians, public health workers, policy makers, researchers and […]
18 Apr Highlights from the 49th Union World Conference on Lung Health 18 April 2019 The 49TH Union World Conference on Lung Health took place 24–27 October 2018, in The Hague, Netherlands. The event convened more than 4,000 clinicians, public health workers, policy makers, researchers and advocates […]
18 Apr High Level Conference – Together to achieve Universal Social Protection by 2030 18 April 2019 SWITZERLAND, FEBRUARY, 2019. The ‘Together to Achieve Universal Social Protection by 2030’ conference brought together ministers, policy makers and civil society to discuss the achievements and challenges of building universal […]
18 Sep UN General Assembly High-Level Meeting on Ending Tuberculosis 18 September 2018 NEW YORK, SEPTEMBER 2018. Heads of State gathered in New York on 26 September 2018 at the United Nations General Assembly first-ever high-level meeting on tuberculosis (TB) to accelerate efforts […]
