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Collection Methodology for Key Performance Indicators for Smart Sustainable Cities



             Dimension           Society and Culture
             Sub-Dimension       Education, Health and Culture
             Category            Health
             KPI Name            Health Insurance/Public Health Coverage

             KPI No.             SA: EH: H: 5A    Type:          Advanced       Type:          Structural
             Definition /        Percentage of inhabitants covered by basic health insurance or a public health
             Description         system
             Rationale /         Lack of health insurance coverage or a public health system is a significant barrier
             Interpretation /    to accessing needed health care, including preventive services.
             Benchmarking        Basic health insurance would provide financial risk protection and cover essential
                                 health-care services at an affordable cost and should be counted.
                                 Some countries have no universal health insurance and most health insurance is
                                 delivered by private insurers. However, in these countries, the public hospitals are
                                 free for the poor or offer services at very low cost. Inhabitants covered by this
                                 service should also be counted.
                                 An improving trend and higher values are considered positive.
             Source(s)           Duran.A, Gulati.K, Gunasekar.A, Kumar Gupta. S, Kumar.P, Lahariya.C, Singh. A.R.
                                 Public hospital governance in India.
                                 Govindaraj.R, Navaratne.K, Cavagnero.E, Seshadri.S. Health Care in Sri Lanka: What
                                 Can the Private Health Sector Offer?
             Methodology         Calculate as:
                                 Numerator: Number of inhabitants covered by health insurance or a public health
                                 system.
                                 Denominator: Total number of city inhabitants.
                                 Multiply by 100
             Unit                Percentage
             Data Sources /      The data may be collected from local health departments, or may need to be
             Relevant            interpreted from national data.
             Databases
             SDG Reference(s)    SDG Target 3.8: Achieve universal health coverage, including financial risk
                                 protection, access to quality essential health-care services and access to safe,
                                 effective, quality and affordable essential medicines and vaccines for all.





























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