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encargo com a saúde

English translation: Medical assistance/beneift

15:37 Mar 29, 2020
Portuguese to English translations [PRO]
Medical - Government / Politics / co-financing
Portuguese term or phrase: encargo com a saúde
Hi all - this term crops up in relation to government co-financing commitments in a funding document. What is the precise term in EN - I assume it's (payment) for health care, but I'm not sure exactly what it represents in the country context (Guinea-Bissau) and as a co-financing item. Any help/ideas appreciated. Thank you!

"Outra forma de contrapartida nacional no Sector da Saúde é através das isenções aduaneiras, alimentação,** Encargo com a Saúde**, (...), etc., que consiste de que maneira na comparticipação monetária do Estado."

"A Comparticipação do Governo no sector da saúde, é prioritariamente aplicada em recursos humanos e noutros gastos recorrentes (alimentação, combustíveis, **encargo com a saúde**, isenções aduaneiras, (...) prestações de serviços,etc.)..)."
Lucy Phillips
United Kingdom
Local time: 07:19
English translation:Medical assistance/beneift
Explanation:
This article gives an explanation of this payment assistance:

"Medical benefit payments to civil servants are large, benefit only a small number of individuals, and lack the appropriate safeguards to avoid mismanagement. Civil servants are entitled to receive financial assistance from the government in case of a medical emergency that requires evacuation to seek adequate treatment overseas. This medical benefit (encargo com saude) is non-contributory and financed through the budget. It is normally paid out as a lump sum of 1.5–2.5 million CFAF (US$2,800–
4,700) on the condition that the civil servant presents official documents to justify the need to seek treatment abroad. Not all civil servants enjoy equal access to this benefit, ....."
http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/934031547818643963...

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"33. ..... x x x .... In addition, expenditures on non-regularized expenditures (DNTs) and payments for medical treatment abroad for officials and civil servants (ENCARGOS COM SAUDE), surged from 0.6 percent of GDP in 2010–13 to 1.1 percent in 2014–17 due to high levels of DNTs in 2014–16. Improvements in public financial management in 2017 saw spending on this subcategory fall sharply to 0.5 percent of GDP."
http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/934031547818643963...

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Note added at 16 hrs (2020-03-30 07:56:44 GMT)
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TYPO: Answer should read "benefits" (misspelling).
Selected response from:

Lara Barnett
United Kingdom
Local time: 07:19
Grading comment
great references Lara, thank you!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
3 +1health taxes/charges/expenses
Juan Arturo Blackmore Zerón
4health liabilities
Luis Fernando Arbex
4charges to cover health services
Paul Dixon
3health budget
Tereza Rae
3Medical assistance/beneift
Lara Barnett


  

Answers


12 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
health taxes/charges/expenses


Explanation:
https://www.who.int/health-topics/health-taxes#tab=tab_1

Juan Arturo Blackmore Zerón
Mexico
Local time: 01:19
Works in field
Native speaker of: Spanish
PRO pts in category: 8

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Mario Freitas: "Expenses" e encargos é bem indevido em PT, neste caso
19 mins
neutral  Mark Robertson: Taxes, charges and expenses are not synonyms. They are three different things. Which is it?
1 hr
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
health liabilities


Explanation:
In Guiné Bissau's general budget proposal
( http://www.mef.gw/images/PDF/OGE_RECT2012.pdf ) , there is a reference to the "Encargos com saúde" in article 30º

In the "2003 Financial Report of the United States Government" (please see link below) there is a reference to "health liabilities".

This seems to be an adequate translation for the context in which the term is used in Guiné Bissau's laws

Example sentence(s):
  • is the recognition of the year's actuarial expense for pension and health liabilities for civilian and military employees and veteran's compensation of $290.6 billion

    https://www.gao.gov/special.pubs/03frusg.pdf
Luis Fernando Arbex
Portugal
Local time: 07:19
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Portuguese
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
health budget


Explanation:
Outra sugestão

Tereza Rae
Canada
Local time: 02:19
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
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16 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
Medical assistance/beneift


Explanation:
This article gives an explanation of this payment assistance:

"Medical benefit payments to civil servants are large, benefit only a small number of individuals, and lack the appropriate safeguards to avoid mismanagement. Civil servants are entitled to receive financial assistance from the government in case of a medical emergency that requires evacuation to seek adequate treatment overseas. This medical benefit (encargo com saude) is non-contributory and financed through the budget. It is normally paid out as a lump sum of 1.5–2.5 million CFAF (US$2,800–
4,700) on the condition that the civil servant presents official documents to justify the need to seek treatment abroad. Not all civil servants enjoy equal access to this benefit, ....."
http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/934031547818643963...

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Note added at 16 hrs (2020-03-30 07:53:58 GMT)
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"33. ..... x x x .... In addition, expenditures on non-regularized expenditures (DNTs) and payments for medical treatment abroad for officials and civil servants (ENCARGOS COM SAUDE), surged from 0.6 percent of GDP in 2010–13 to 1.1 percent in 2014–17 due to high levels of DNTs in 2014–16. Improvements in public financial management in 2017 saw spending on this subcategory fall sharply to 0.5 percent of GDP."
http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/934031547818643963...

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Note added at 16 hrs (2020-03-30 07:56:44 GMT)
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TYPO: Answer should read "benefits" (misspelling).

Lara Barnett
United Kingdom
Local time: 07:19
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 8
Grading comment
great references Lara, thank you!
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2 days 6 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
charges to cover health services


Explanation:
Suggestion.

Paul Dixon
Brazil
Local time: 03:19
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 8
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