Fragmentation in social health insurance schemes is an important factor for inequitable
access to health care and financial protection for people covered by different health …

Background Since the advent of democracy, the South African government has been putting
charters, policies, strategies and plans in place in an effort to strengthen public health …

The economic burden on households of non-communicable diseases (NCDs), including
cardiovascular diseases, cancer, respiratory diseases, and diabetes, poses major …

We analyse nine low-income and lower-middle-income countries in Africa and Asia that
have implemented national health insurance reforms designed to move towards universal …

World Health Statistics 2010 contains WHO's annual compilation of data from its 193
member states, and includes a summary of progress towards the health-related millennium …

Summary 15 years after its first democratic election, South Africa is in the midst of a profound
health transition that is characterised by a quadruple burden of communicable, non …

Background Health insurance is an important mechanism to prevent financial hardship in
the process of accessing health care. Since the launch of Nigeria's National Health …

Diabetes is pervasive, exponentially growing in prevalence, and outpacing most diseases
globally. In this Series paper, we use new theoretical frameworks and a narrative review of …

This article identifies and describes the reforms undertaken by the National Hospital
Insurance Fund (NHIF) and examines their implications for Kenya's quest to achieve …

Background Ensuring access to essential quality health services and reducing financial
hardship for all individuals regardless of their ability to pay are the main goals of universal …