Objective To estimate the incidence of, and trends in, catastrophic health expenditure in sub-
Saharan Africa. Methods We systematically reviewed the scientific and grey literature to …

Objective A non-negligible proportion of sub-Saharan African (SSA) households experience
catastrophic costs accessing healthcare. This study aimed to systematically review the …

Latin America has experienced a rise in noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) which is
having repercussions on the structuring of healthcare delivery and social protection for …

Background Improving maternal health and achieving universal health coverage (UHC) are
important expectations in the global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) agenda. While …

Background Out of Pocket (OOP) payment continues to persist as the major mode of
payment for healthcare in Nigeria despite the introduction of the National Health Insurance …

Summary Background In the Nigerian context, preconditions for financial catastrophe are
operational as there is high out‐of‐pocket spending (OOPS) on health with low capacity to …

Background. There is a dire need for paediatric critical care (PCC) services, but their
availability in tertiary hospitals in Nigeria is not well defined. Objective. We evaluated self …

Background Pneumococcal disease contributes significantly to childhood morbidity and
mortality and treatment is costly. Nigeria recently introduced the pneumococcal conjugate …

Low coverage of modern health care, low health service utilization, coupled with low and
volatile income among households makes healthcare financing an important issue in low …

Background This study aimed to determine the catastrophic healthcare expenditure (CHE)
among people living with HIV (PLHIV) in Lagos and to identify factors associated with CHE …