Africa

Africa

Code
AFR
Region type
Official

The eNAPSA

The National Pension Scheme Authority (NAPSA) was created in 2000 by an Act of Parliament number 40 of 1996 to administer the National Pension Scheme. The Authority’s key mandate includes; registration of members, collection of member contributions, prudent investment of the contributions, and to pay benefits when they fall due.

The eNAPSA

The National Pension Scheme Authority (NAPSA) was created in 2000 by an Act of Parliament number 40 of 1996 to administer the National Pension Scheme. The Authority’s key mandate includes; registration of members, collection of member contributions, prudent investment of the contributions, and to pay benefits when they fall due.

Application of provisions to increase pension rights: The case of the National Social Security and Insurance Trust

The National Social Security and Insurance Trust (NASSIT) was established through an Act of Parliament and is charged with the responsibility of administering the Sierra Leone Pension Scheme. NASSIT started full operations in January 2002 as a partially funded defined benefit pension plan which requires a member to contribute for at least 180 months on/before they retire at age 60 to qualify for full retirement pension.

Compliance enforcement strategies: The case of the National Social Security and Insurance Trust

The National Social Security and Insurance Trust (NASSIT) was established through an Act of Parliament and is charged with the responsibility of administering the Sierra Leone Pension Scheme. NASSIT started full operations in January 2002 as a defined benefits pay-as-you-go pension system. Membership is compulsory for all workers in the public and private sector and optional for self-employed persons and workers in the informal sector.

Good practice in contribution collection system: The case of the Public Servants Social Security Agency of Ethiopia

According to the Public Servants’ Pension proclamation No. 345/2003, the pension contribution was to be collected from every employer on a monthly basis and transferred to the pension fund account within a month time after the payment of monthly salaries. Even though this is clearly stipulated in the pension proclamation, it is very difficult to collect the contribution efficiently (both in terms of time and the right amount). One of the major challenges the agency faced in collecting the pension contribution was related to the system.

Automating links between pharmacists and medical checks

Automating the working relationship between health-care professionals involves eliminating the need for insured persons to visit the offices of the National Social Security Fund for Non-Salaried Workers (Caisse nationale de sécurité sociale des non-salariés  ‒ CASNOS) to obtain approval by medical supervisors of prescribed medication, thereby improving relations with our partners by granting them access to the following services:

For insured persons:

Good practice in contribution collection system: The case of Public Servants Social Security Agency of Ethiopia

According to the Public Servants’ Pension proclamation number 345/2003,the pension contribution was to be collected from every employer monthly and transferred to the pension fund account within a month time after the payment of monthly salary. Even though it has been clearly stipulated in the pension proclamation, it was very difficult to collect the contribution efficiently (both in terms of time and the right amount). One of the major challenges the agency faced in collecting the pension contribution was related to the system.