Factors determining membership in community-based health insurance in West Africa: a scoping review

KK Conde, AM Camara, M Jallal, M Khalis… - Global Health Research …, 2022 - Springer
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 …

The resilience of two departmental health insurance units during the COVID-19 pandemic in Senegal

V Ridde, B Kane, NB Mbow, I Senghor, A Faye - BMJ Global Health, 2022 - gh.bmj.com
Background In its pursuit of solutions for universal health coverage (UHC), Senegal has set
up two departmental health insurance units (UDAMs) since 2014. Few studies on the …

The role of mutuals and community‐based insurance in social health protection systems: International experience on delegated functions

M Niang, É Gélinas, OM Samb, L Tessier… - International Social …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The institutional architecture for the provision of social health protection varies across
countries, as do the actors and organizations involved. In some countries, mutual benefit …

External influences over Senegalese health financing policy: delaying universal health coverage?

V Ridde, JH Caffin, F Hane - Health Policy and Planning, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Senegal has long sought solutions to achieve universal health coverage (UHC). However, in
a context dependent on international aid, the country faces multiple external pressures to …

Factors that foster and challenge the sustainability of departmental health insurance units in Senegal

V Ridde, MF Ba, M Guyot, B Kane… - International Social …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
In an effort to establish universal health coverage (UHC), Senegal set up two departmental
health insurance units (UDAM) to scale‐up health insurance to rural communities. Part of …

Innovations in mutuality: challenges and learnings for the Universal Health Insurance Plan in Mali

L Touré, P Boivin, Y Diarra, S Diabaté, V Ridde - BMJ Global Health, 2023 - gh.bmj.com
Background Many Sahel countries in Africa are looking for solutions for universal health
coverage (UHC). Mali is in the process of adopting the Universal Health Insurance Plan …

National Health Insurance Scheme in Nigeria: Exploring limitations to utilisation by adult enrollees

P Okah, C Onalu, U Okoye - Journal of Social Service Research, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Despite the introduction of the National Health Insurance Scheme aimed at ensuring easy
access and affordable healthcare services to Nigerians, evidence abounds that most …

Combining social protection interventions for better food security: Evidence from female-headed households in Amhara region, Ethiopia

EC Mussa, D Agegnehu, E Nshakira-Rukundo - Plos one, 2024 - journals.plos.org
Ethiopia introduced its flagship poverty-targeted social protection program, the Productive
safety net program (PSNP), in 2005 and Community-Based Health Insurance (CBHI) in …

Scaling Up Departmental Health Insurance Units in Senegal: A Mixed-Method Study

V Ridde, MF Ba, B Kane, A Chouaïd… - Health Systems & …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
In response to the failure of community-based health insurance (CBHI) at the municipal
level, some African countries are implementing district or departmental CBHIs to improve …

Effects of a free health insurance programme for the poor on health service utilisation and financial protection in Senegal

P Diakhaté, JY Le Hesran, R Lalou - BMJ Global Health, 2022 - gh.bmj.com
Introduction Implemented in 2013 in Senegal, the Programme National de Bourses de
Sécurité Familiale (PNBSF) is a national cash transfer programme for poor households …