Background Out-of-pocket (OOP) payment is one of many countries' main financing options
for health care. High OOP payments push them into financial catastrophe and the resultant …

Floods are a common natural hazard in Bangladesh, and climate change is expected to
further increase flooding frequency, magnitude and extent. Pregnant women in flood …

The extant literature on myriad interventional strategies to contain the adverse financial
impacts of soaring out‐of‐pocket expenditures commands systematic auditing and …

Background: Out-of-pocket (OOP) payments are an inequitable mechanism for health
financing as their high share of total health expenditures poses a risk of catastrophic …

In developing countries like India, the cost of health care is largely borne by patient out‐of‐
pocket payments. Recent studies have reported that patients skip public‐funded clinics …

Health shocks are common and have serious consequences for households in developing
countries where health insurance is lacking. In this study, we examine whether out-of-pocket …

Global turbulence and uncertainty force civil servants and executors to optimise public
finance distribution. The COVID-19 pandemic aligned with the necessity of assessing the …

The equalization of healthcare supply is not only related to the people's need for a better life,
but can also provide a strong guarantee for the high-quality and sustainable development of …

Objectives About 2.3 billion individuals worldwide are still deprived of the amenity of
handwashing with antimicrobial agents. The progress of handwashing with antimicrobial …

Background Financial risk protection and equity are two fundamental components of the
global commitment to achieve Universal Health Coverage (UHC), which mandates health …