Roundtable Discussion on Financing Health Care Access for Migrants in the GMS

Event

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) organized the Roundtable Discussion on Financing Health Care Access for Migrants in the GMS on 15 August 2018 in Bangkok, Thailand. The participants were representatives from (i) Ministry of Health of Cambodia, Lao PDR, and Viet Nam; (ii) National Health Commission of People’s Republic of China; (ii) Ministry of Health and Sports of Myanmar; (iii) Ministry of Public Health of Thailand; (iv) Ministry of Labor; (v) Ministry Social Welfare; (vi) development partners; and (vii) non-government organizations. The overall objective of the roundtable discussion was to find solution for more robust health financing mechanisms to ensure better health care access for migrants in the GMS.

Time	Topics	Presenter	Facilitator
8:30 — 9:00	Registration		Marissa Espiritu
9:00 — 9:15	Opening Remarks	Host country (Thailand) 5 mins ADB Thailand Resident Mission	Randy Dacanay
9:15 — 9:30	Overview and rationale for migrant health financing	Azusa Sato, Health Specialist, ADB	Randy Dacanay
9:30 — 10:30	Panel discussion Rationale for Migrant Health Financing in the GMS from country perspective Overview of barriers to health access (financial, structural, social/cultural/legal) Emerging models for financing migrant health care including Thailand’s UHC scheme for migrants	Presenters and reactors Dr. Viroj Dr. Titiporn WHO ILO Chris Lyttleton	Randy Dacanay
10:30 — 10:45	Tea Break
10:45 — 12:45 pm	Country Presentation (20 min each) Vision for migrant health and health financing Migrant health programs Existing health financing strategies for migrants Plans for migrant health access and financing Needs and requests for support	Development partners and CSOs Cambodia Lao PDR Myanmar PRC Thailand Viet Nam	Randy Dacanay
12:45 — 13:45	Lunch Break
13:45 — 15:30	Panel Discussion picking up on country presentations and reflections on Thailand's system First steps in designing appropriate financing for migrant health – outputs and outcomes Migrants’ perspective Building effective business case for migrant health insurance Innovative ideas	Cambodia Lao PDR Myanmar PRC Thailand Viet Nam Dr. Viroj Dr. Pisit PSI CPI Raks Thai Dreamlopments	Kyi Thar
15:30 — 16:30	Plenary discussion: Role of Government, private sector, development partners	All Participants	Kyi Thar
16:30 — 16:45	Tea Break
16:45 — 17:00	Highlights and recommendations for the way forward	All Participants Azusa Sato	Randy Dacanay
17:00 — 17:15	Closing remarks	Thailand

Last Updated: 20 August 2019