Highlights•The effect of enrolment in CBHI on child stunting is studied.•A year in CBHI is
reduces the probability of stunting by 4.3 percentage points.•Children of two or less years …

Objectives. We analyzed the likelihood of rural children (aged 6–24 months) being stunted
according to whether they were enrolled in Mutuelles, a community-based health-financing …

Rwanda is among the few countries in Sub-Saharan Africa and the developing approaching
universal health insurance coverage. To date, over 90 per cent of the population are …

Despite the potential role of a mother's health insurance coverage in enhancing her
children's health and well-being, research examining its impact on children's nutritional …

Introduction: Out-of-pocket fees to pay for health care prevent poor people from accessing
health care and drives millions into poverty every year. This obstructs progress toward the …

Background There is mixed evidence and lack of consensus on the impact of economic
development on stunting, and likewise there is a dearth of empirical studies on this …

Background. Stunting continues to be a child public health concern in many African
countries, including South Africa. This study uses data from the Birth to Twenty study, held in …

Background Despite increased economic growth and development, and existence of various
policies and interventions aimed at improving food security and nutrition, majority of …

It is widely acknowledged that a healthy nation is a wealthy nation. Most developing
countries such as Kenya record unfavourable indicators of population health. Existing …

This paper assesses whether health insurance is successful in improving health. More
specifically, it investigates whether a same health insurance scheme has differentiated …