Introduction This research article reports on factors influencing initial voluntary uptake of
community-based health insurance (CBHI) schemes in low-and middle-income countries …

Background Community-based health insurance (CBHI) has evolved as an alternative
health financing mechanism to out of pocket payments in low-and middle-income countries …

Background Nigeria has included a regulated community-based health insurance (CBHI)
model within its National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS). Uptake to date has been …

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 …

Moving away from out-of-pocket (OOP) payments for healthcare at the time of use to
prepayment through health insurance (HI) is an important step towards averting financial …

Summary In June 2011, the Ethiopian government launched a Community-Based Health
Insurance scheme. By December 2012, enrollment reached 45.5%. This paper examines …

Background Saudi Arabia's healthcare sector is growing at a hasty stride; nevertheless, the
quality of healthcare consumption remains challenged by the growing caseload in free …

Background Community-based health insurance (CBHI) is a risk-pooling approach that tries
to disperse health expenditures across families with varying health profiles to provide …

This book is intended for qualified nurses, health and social care practitioners,
undergraduate and apprenticeship students who have limited understanding or experience …

Background In many low-income countries, households bear most of the health care costs.
Community-based health insurance (CBHI) schemes have multiplied since the 1990s in …