This article provides an overview of health financing structures in Arab countries in the
context of their preparedness for universal health coverage. Current arrangements have left …

This study explores how health policies and systems can affect voluntary uptake of
community-based health insurance (CBHI) schemes in low-and middle-income countries …

Optimizing health financing is central to making effective progress towards universal health
coverage (UHC), and in particular to reducing the gap between the need for and use of …

Background Attaining universal health coverage is a target in the Sustainable Development
Goals. In Lao PDR, to achieve universal health coverage, the government is implementing a …

In an era of considerable uncertainty about future prospects for development assistance to
fund major health programmes in Sub-Saharan Africa, social health insurance is …

Abstract Implementation of a National Health Insurance (NHI) in South Africa requires a
reliable, standardized health information system that supports Diagnosis-Related Groupers …

Globally, countries have agreed to pursue the progressive realization of universal health
coverage (UHC) and there is now a high level of political commitment to providing universal …

Background Access to tertiary care is a problem common to many small states, especially
island ones. Although medical treatment overseas (MTO) may result in cost savings to high …

Abstract Objectives The Vietnamese government is committed to universal health care
largely through social health insurance. The near-poor population is entitled to subsidized …

Background Universal health coverage is target 3.8 of the Sustainable Development Goals.
In many lower-middle-income countries, however, major coverage gaps exist. Those who do …