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 …

Poor health is a source of impoverishment among households in low-and middle-income
countries (LMICs) and a subject of voluminous literature in recent years. This paper reviews …

Background: There is high reliance on out-of-pocket (OOP) health payments as a means of
financing health system in Nigeria. OOP health payments can make households face …

Background Rising non-communicable diseases (NCDs) coupled with increasing injuries
have resulted in a significant increase in health spending in India. While out-of-pocket …

OBJECTIVE: To assess the degree to which the Chinese people are protected from
catastrophic household expenditure and impoverishment from medical expenses and to …

Many countries rely heavily on patients' out-of-pocket payments to providers to finance their
health care systems. This prevents some people from seeking care and results in financial …

Chronic respiratory diseases, such as asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease,
kill more than 4 million people every year, and affect hundreds of millions more. These …

Financial risk protection is a key component of universal health coverage (UHC), which is
defined as access to all needed quality health services without financial hardship. As part of …

In this paper, we take a broad perspective on maternal health and place it in its wider
context. We draw attention to the economic and social vulnerability of pregnant women, and …

Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) were previously considered to only affect high-income
countries. However, they now account for a very large burden in terms of both mortality and …