The case for paid sick leave

Overview

Over the last decades social protection  programmes  have  been developed to mitigate damaging impacts from economic  crises  and individual setbacks. The role of  social  health  protection has been particularly  highlighted as a human right that safeguards the economic productivity  of a healthy  work  force  and serves as  a social and economic  stabilizer in times of crises.  

This report is part of a series, The World Health Report 2010 Background Papers, which were written to inform the process of developing the key messages of the World Health Report 2010: Health systems financing: The path to universal coverage.