International Consultancy: Development of Standard Social Health Protection Benefit Package and Costing Model for Universal Health Coverage (UHC) in Cambodia

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UNICEF started operation in Cambodia in 1952 and opened first country office in 1973 in Phnom Penh. More information on what we do in Cambodia is available at https://www.unicef.org/cambodia/.

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Cambodia has made significant strides in improving health outcomes and expanding access to healthcare. However, challenges such as high out-of-pocket expenditures, limited population coverage, and disparities in service access persist. In response, the Royal Government of Cambodia adopted the UHC Roadmap 2024–2035, committing to achieving Universal Health Coverage (UHC) by 2035.

To support this ambition, UNICEF Cambodia is providing technical support the UHC Secretariat in the development of a cost-estimation framework for achieving UHC roadmap targets. This framework will guide evidence-based planning for expanding health service coverage, improving equity, and ensuring financial sustainability. The costing estimation work will be implemented in two phases:

• Phase 1: Development of a standard social health protection benefit package and its costing model.

• Phase 2: Data collection, input, and scenario-based a