HIP: Platform for Health Insurance for the Poor

History Seminar Health Insurance October 2006 ↓ interest to share experience and information The whish to increase the knowledge on HI in LIC and MIC Interest to develop a policy to support CBI ↓ January 2007: HIP exists

Objectives To stimulate the cooperation between organizations/ individual consultants etc in the development of sound policies and practices for HI in LIC and MIC. To collect, disseminate and share information of HI in LIC/MIC. To contribute to research for innovation in HI in LIC and MIC. To contribute to policy development in the Netherlands in respect to HI in LIC and MIC.

Activities HIP Core group meetings (4x/year)  sometimes with external guests HIP Platfrom meetings (4x/year)  broader audience Website: Information bulletin (electronic) Shared research (HIP study to document the evidence-base on the performance of HI schemes in LIC and link this with policies of Dutch organizations)

HIP Core members NGO’s: Cordaid, ICCO Alliance, PharmAccess, HealthNet TPO Universities: Erasmus University Rotterdam, Nijenrode Business University, University St. Radboud Nijmegen MC Knowledge Institutes: KIT (secretariat), African Studies Centre, Consultancy firms: Ecorys, ETC Crystal Private sector: Achmea/Interpolis Government: Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs More information or want to become member? Contact Merel Martens:

HIP Platform members A. Venkat Raman Aaltje de Roos Albert Beekes André Lelieveld Anke van der Well Ankie van den Broek Annegien Wilms Anneke van der Meij Annemiek van der Leij Anno Galema Anouk Post Arjan de Wagt Arthur ten Have Betteke de Gaay Fortman Bob Kallen Bouwe Jan Smeding Bruno Molijn Chibuzo Opara Christina de Vries David Dror Dereck Chitam Ellen van den Poel Eric Gerelle Erik Post Erik van der Meij Erika Binnendijk Ernst Spaan Ferris, Kristina Florence McBain Francis Andoh Adjei Frank Westerbos Geert Leerink Gerrit de Vries Gert Boven Grant Rhodes IDDO Igna Bonfrer Irene Keizer Ismene Stalpers Ivan Komproe Jael van der Heijden Jet Bastiani Johannes van de Eerenbeemt Jorrit Kabel Jos Dusseljee Judith Mathijssen Julia Scholten Justine Anschuetz Karlijn Morsink Karlijn Nelissen Laurens Niens Leyla Ozay Lotte Ghielen Mariana Posse Marianne Lindner Marleen Dekker Marlijn van Waas Martine Rutten Meghann Halfmoon Meheus, Filip Melanie Schmidt Menno Pradhan Merel Scheurs Michel Beekwilder Michiel Berende Miriam Groenhof Miriam Visser Mirjam Musch Nicolien van den Berg Nils Gade Noor Tromp Odette Salden Orsolya Farkas Paula Mommers Peter Post Pieter Bas Schrieken Pim van Arkel Rene Moerman Rob Baltussen Sierd Hoekstra Smaragda den Hond Thomas Swierts Ton Methorst Toon Bullens Toonen, Jurien Valentin Post Vanessa van Cleef Willem van de Put Wilma Rozenga Wim Blok Yvette Fleming