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Introduction to Special Issue on Health Financing in East and Southern Africa

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dc.contributor.authorSchneider, Pia
dc.contributor.authorYazbeck, Abdo S.
dc.contributor.authorLindelow, Magnus
dc.date.accessioned2019-01-11T21:08:44Z
dc.date.available2019-01-11T21:08:44Z
dc.date.issued2018-09-24
dc.description.abstractThis special issue on health financing in East and Sothern Africa comes at an opportune time. Economic growth in the region is contributing to a changing lifestyle and an increasing burden of noncommunicable diseases, such as diabetes, which are costlier to treat. Coupled with the unfinished health agenda of communicable diseases and maternal and child health, demand for health care is increasing rapidly and putting financial pressure on governments. A risky response in a resource-constrained setting is governments reallocating funds away from the poor to more expensive specialist and tertiary care. Another risky response relates to ways of raising additional revenues, especially in countries where health facilities already charge user fees in the absence of prepayment. Relatively poor patients who pay fees when seeking care may have to sell assets and incur debts, which may push them into poverty or deeper into poverty. Protecting households against falling into poverty and ensuring access to essential health services are thus top priorities for governments committed to universal health coverage (UHC) in the region. Achieving this objective requires solving several pertinent problems.en
dc.identifier.citationHealth Systems & Reform
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/31152
dc.identifier.issn2328-8604
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/31152
dc.publisherTaylor and Francis
dc.rightsCC BY 4.0
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
dc.subjectHEALTH FINANCE
dc.subjectHEALTH SERVICES
dc.subjectUNIVERSAL HEALTH COVERAGE
dc.subjectHEALTH INSURANCE
dc.subjectHEALTH SYSTEM REFORM
dc.titleIntroduction to Special Issue on Health Financing in East and Southern Africaen
dc.typeJournal Articleen
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okr.crossref.titleIntroduction to Special Issue on Health Financing in East and Southern Africa
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okr.identifier.doi10.1080/23288604.2018.1514481
okr.identifier.doi10.1596/31152
okr.identifier.report134678
okr.journal.nbpages267-71
okr.language.supporteden
okr.peerreviewAcademic Peer Review
okr.region.administrativeAfrica
okr.region.geographicalEast Africa
okr.region.geographicalSouthern Africa
okr.topicHealth, Nutrition and Population::Health Economics & Finance
okr.topicHealth, Nutrition and Population::Health Insurance
okr.topicHealth, Nutrition and Population::Health Service Management and Delivery
okr.topicHealth, Nutrition and Population::Health Systems Development & Reform
okr.topicPoverty Reduction::Inequality
okr.topicPoverty Reduction::Poverty and Health
okr.topicPublic Sector Development::Public Financial Management
okr.topicPublic Sector Development::Public Sector Expenditure Policy
okr.unitHealth, Nutrition and Population Global Practice
okr.volume4(4)
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