The Samoa National Provident Fund, (SNPF) has initiated a new humanitarian financial assistance for its members who are diagnosed with cancer.
SNPF Chief Executive Officer, Pauli Prince Suhren said, “Terminal cancer patients can now withdraw their SNPF contributions.”
“The humanitarian assistance has conditions with cancer patients required to provide medical certification to confirm their conditions.
“SNPF will also conduct its own internal review but at the end of the day, it’s about providing crucial financial help for our terminally ill cancer patients.”
A statement said the new assistance programme is separate from the medical referral incentive where patients who require medical treatment overseas are entitled to loan 20% of their net contributions.
And similar to the initiative for terminal cancer patients, medical certification is required by the SNPF to review the medical referral loan applications prior to approval.
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