Be-cause health is the global health platform that connects organisations and experts in Belgium and internationally, and stimulates collaboration.
Social health protection and universal health coverage are well embedded within the Belgian (global health) development cooperation. Be-cause health held several workshops and developed policy briefs on social protection. Many Belgian stakeholders remain engaged on social protection. Be-cause health remains open as a forum to share field experiences and research on the topic.
Social protection is seen in different senses, the strict sense (insurance) and the wider one (see Dévereux / Sabates-Wheeler). Universal coverage is seen in its 3 dimensions: width, depth and height – better known as the “UHC cube”
Be-cause health social protection workshops and policy briefs have addressed the following issues: