Background: The core Universal Health Coverage (UHC) objectives are to ensure universal
access to healthcare services by reducing all forms of inequalities. However, financial …

Lack of credibility and trust in fund managers has been highlighted as one of the key
reasons why people do not join health insurance schemes in low-and middle-income …

Background The risks associated with direct health spending are high in Cameroon, where
almost all household income is spent on health care. Moreover, there is no real social …

Introduction Uganda is in discussions to introduce a national health insurance scheme.
However, there is a paucity of information on household preferences and willingness to pay …

Research background: Cocoa remains the Nigeria's highest foreign exchange earner
among all agricultural commodities, Contributed 12.5-14% of the national GDP. Currently …

This dissertation is organized in five chapters. The first chapter provides a summary of the
three research articles that are combined in this dissertation. It highlights the goals of each …

Abstract Background: The core Universal Health Coverage (UHC) objectives are to ensure
universal access to healthcare services by reducing all forms of inequalities. However …

Most governments cannot provide the necessary health services required for their citizens
either as a result of scarcity of resources or corruption (Mostert et al., 2012). Lack of …

Community-based health insurance target those employed in the rural and informal sector in
urban by pooling risks and protect households from out-of-pocket expenditures when …

The cattle population in Botswana has deteriorated from 2.8 million to 2.1 million over the
years. The deterioration results from various risks including re-occurring drought and high …