Tunisia to Begin Drafting Structural Social Security and Healthcare Reform Texts

Tunis, Aug. 18 — The drafting of texts related to structural reforms of Tunisia’s social security and healthcare systems will begin immediately following a ministerial working session held Tuesday at the Government Palace in La Kasbah, chaired by Prime Minister Sarra Zaâfrani Zenzri.

The meeting examined the main guidelines of the reform, which seeks to adapt the social protection system to demographic changes, the diversification of career paths and the expansion of the informal economy.