The National Health Insurance Law and the Civil Service Code: A Review of Specific Provisions Applicable to Women

This occasional paper attempts to identify the provisions in the National Health Insurance (NHI) Law (Republic Act 7875) which neglect, disregard or out rightly discriminate against women’s needs and rights. An analysis of on whether the civil service provision for women in public service institutions are consistent with the Philippine Plan for Gender-responsive development (PPGRD) upon reviewing the NHI Law and its implementing rules and regulation is also presented in this paper.

Asset Type:Publications
Collection:Philippine Commission on Women
Subject:National Health Insurance Law, Women and Health, Republic Act 7875, RA 7875,
Author:Perla Aragon-Choudhury
(Ed) Olivia H. Tripon
Publishers:National Commission on the Role of Filipino Women
United Nations Population Fund
Women’s Feature Service Philippines Inc.
Publication Date:1998

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