The way a country finances its health care system is a critical determinant for reaching
universal health coverage (UHC). This is so because it determines whether the health …

The way a country finances its health care system is a key determinant of the health of its
citizenry. Selection of an adequate and efficient method (s) of financing in addition to …

Context: The implementation of the Universal Health Coverage (UHC) promotes access to
quality health care delivery through cost-effective initiatives to ensure good health and …

Background: The way a health system is financed affects the performance of its other
functions of stewardship, input (or resource) creation and services provision, and ultimately …

Background Various attempts to examine health financing mechanisms in Nigeria highlight
the fact that there is no single mechanism that fits all contexts and people. This paper sets …

Fifty years after independence, Nigeria is still struggling with the provision of basic health
services for its teeming population, now estimated at over 150million. The health care sector …

Background Universal health coverage (UHC) embedded within the United Nations
Sustainable Development Goals, is defined by the World Health Organization as all …

John Ataguba received his training in economics and has conducted research and worked
in Nigeria and South Africa. He has been involved in several research projects on health …

Abstract The National Health Insurance (NHI) scheme was introduced in Ghana in 2004 as a
pro-poor financing strategy aimed at removing financial barriers to health care and …

This chapter provides an overview of health care financing and expenditure in South Africa.
It reviews total health care expenditure in 2005, as well as recent trends in spending in the …