Hospital readmissions pose a threat to the constrained health resources, especially in
resource-poor low-and middle-income countries. In such scenarios, appropriate …

Background Financial risk protection (FRP), defined as households' access to needed
healthcare services without experiencing undue financial hardship, is a critical health …

This study provides strategic insights and a business model perspective on health insurance
as a vehicle for financing healthcare. It uses both primary (expert interview) and secondary …

A sizable amount of wastewater is produced every day. Wastewater treatment is required to
safeguard the environment, human health, flora, and aquatic life. However, wastewater …

Objective Middle-aged and older adults are more likely to suffer from chronic diseases
because of their particular health characteristics, which lead to a high incidence of …

Background The high reliance on out-of-pocket (OOP) payments for health financing in Iran
have been led to different inequity problems such as catastrophic health expenditure (CHE) …

The authors have measured the health expenditure-induced removable poverty in India
using nationally representative consumer expenditure surveys of three quinquennial rounds …

Background Out-of-pocket payment (OOPP) is reported to be a major barrier to seeking
maternal health care especially among the poor and can expose households to a risk of …

Health financing has increasingly become a much-debated concept when it comes to
ensuring a healthy nation in recent years. Surprisingly, health financing towards attaining …

Background Catastrophic health expenditures (CHE) can trigger illness-caused poverty and
compound poverty-caused illness. Our study is the first regional comparative study to …