Disability assistance seeks to support people who are permanently unable to work and do not qualify for the 'Disability Benefit'. It is a non-contributory disability pension aimed at people with low resources of working age.
Institutions and agencies involved: Bahamas - Government Profile
The present paper seeks to contribute to the growing discussion on social protection through an assessment of the status of social health protection systems for the elderly within the English-speaking Caribbean, and a review of the systems in Jamaica and...
Institutions and agencies involved: United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean, UNECLAC
La Iniciativa Salud Mesoamérica (ISM) es una iniciativa única de cooperación basada en resultados que recompensa a los países por el cumplimiento de objetivos de salud en los municipios más pobres de Mesoamérica. Constituida sobre la base de una...
Institutions and agencies involved: Inter-American Development Bank, IDB
Salud Mesoamerica Initiative (SMI) is a unique results-based aid initiative that rewards countries for achieving health targets in the poorest municipalities in Mesoamerica. A partnership between private and public donors and governments, it offers...
Institutions and agencies involved: Inter-American Development Bank, IDB
Social protection systems are designed to assist citizens from the effects of adverse situations related to life course, illness and disability, income loss, and work hazards. However, while some groups are able to access programmes, such as cash...