How to finance and provide health care for the more than 1.3 billion rural poor and informal
sector workers in low-and middle-income countries is one of the greatest challenges facing …

Health care can be funded in a number of ways ranging from direct user charges (out of
pocket) payments to indirect methods that pool across time (prepayment) and across …

Many microfinance institutions (MFIs) have developed large-scale operations by offering a
few highly standardized products. In offering “one-size fits all” loan terms and conditions …

This paper contributes to analysing and understanding the demand for (social) health
insurance of informal sector workers in Kenya by assessing their perceptions and …

This paper suggests a two-tiered climate insurance strategy that would support developing
country adaptation to the risks of climate variability and meet the intent of Article 4.8 of the …

This paper explores the options that can be used by aid organizations working in human
settlement development to more effectively address disaster risk management. Qualitative …

Most community finance schemes have evolved in the context of severe economic
constraints, political instability, and lack of good governance. Usually government taxation …

Households in developing countries are exposed to high risks, with important consequences
for their welfare. It has long been acknowledged that shocks, ranging from individual-specific …

Willingness to pay data are rarely collected or used as part of designing health insurance
schemes in developing countries. The objective of this study was to assess household …

This paper presents the results of 20 randomized experiments aimed at understanding the
low take-up of in-patient health insurance observed in developing countries. Take-up does …