[HTML][HTML] Global Surgery 2030: evidence and solutions for achieving health, welfare, and economic development

JG Meara, AJM Leather, L Hagander, BC Alkire… - The lancet, 2015 - thelancet.com
Executive summary Remarkable gains have been made in global health in the past 25
years, but progress has not been uniform. Mortality and morbidity from common conditions …

District‐level impacts of health system decentralization in Indonesia: A systematic review

T Rakmawati, R Hinchcliff… - The International journal …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
The local‐level impacts of decentralizing national health systems are significant yet
infrequently examined. This review aims to assess whether localized health services …

Determinants for participation in a public health insurance program among residents of urban slums in Nairobi, Kenya: results from a cross-sectional survey

JK Kimani, R Ettarh, C Kyobutungi, B Mberu… - BMC health services …, 2012 - Springer
Abstract Background The government of Kenya is making plans to implement a social health
insurance program by transforming the National Hospital Insurance Fund (NHIF) into a …

Determinants of health insurance ownership among women in Kenya: evidence from the 2008–09 Kenya demographic and health survey

JK Kimani, R Ettarh, C Warren, B Bellows - International journal for equity …, 2014 - Springer
Abstract Background The Government of Kenya is making plans to implement a social
health insurance program by transforming the National Hospital Insurance Fund (NHIF) into …

[PDF][PDF] Emergency obstetric care in Mali: catastrophic spending and its impoverishing effects on households

C Arsenault, P Fournier, A Philibert… - Bulletin of the World …, 2013 - SciELO Public Health
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the frequency of catastrophic expenditures for emergency
obstetric care, explore its risk factors, and assess the effect of these expenditures on …

Abortion as a catastrophic health expenditure in the United States

C Zuniga, TA Thompson, K Blanchard - Women's Health Issues, 2020 - Elsevier
Purpose Abortion is a critical reproductive health service that is difficult for many in the
United States to afford owing to policies aimed at restricting insurance coverage of this basic …

Removing user fees to improve access to caesarean delivery: a quasi-experimental evaluation in western Africa

M Ravit, M Audibert, V Ridde, M de Loenzien… - BMJ global …, 2018 - gh.bmj.com
Introduction Mali and Benin introduced a user fee exemption policy focused on caesarean
sections in 2005 and 2009, respectively. The objective of this study is to assess the impact of …

Economic consequences of caesarean section delivery: evidence from a household survey in Tanzania

P Binyaruka, AT Mori - BMC health services research, 2021 - Springer
Background Caesarean section (C-section) delivery is an important indicator of access to life-
saving essential obstetric care. Yet, there is limited understanding of the costs of utilising C …

Affordability of emergency obstetric and neonatal care at public hospitals in Madagascar

A Honda, PG Randaoharison… - Reproductive health …, 2011 - Taylor & Francis
Timely access to emergency obstetric care is necessary to save the lives of women
experiencing complications at delivery, and for newborn babies. Out-of-pocket costs are one …

Making health insurance pro-poor: lessons from 20 developing countries

J Watson, AS Yazbeck, L Hartel - Health Systems & Reform, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
The last 20 years have seen a substantial growth in research on the extent to which health
sector reforms are pro-poor or pro-rich. What has been missing is knowledge synthesis work …