News & Activites 14 November 2018
News & Activites 14 November 2018
November
2018
The Independent Commission for Human Rights (ICHR) organised a hearing session on Sunday 21st of December 2008 with Dr. Fat‘hi Abu Mughalli, Minister of Health, to discuss the Draft Health Insurance Law. Taking place at the ICHR offices in Ramallah, the session brought together representatives of labour unions, syndicates, health insurance stakeholders, as well as relevant governmental departments and civil society organisations. In relation to the Draft Health Insurance Law, several important issues were introduced in the hearing session:
In conclusion, participants in the workshops agreed to submit a request to President Mahmoud Abbas and Prime Minister Salam Fayyadh calling on them to postpone promulgation of the Draft Law to allow for further discussions among stakeholders and a wider participation of the public on issues related to the draft law. It was also agreed that discussions among all relevant stakeholders will be continued in order to submit specific proposals to Palestinian decision-makers regarding the draft law within a maximum period of one month.
ICHR and Forum of Health Policies have been assigned to receive proposals from stakeholders. These will be drafted in the form of particular recommendations and presented to the relevant decision makers. Finally, a Draft Law of the National Health Insurance will be developed in line with human rights standards. 22
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