Poverty and user fees for public health care in low-income countries; lessons from Uganda and Cambodia [viewpoint]

B Meessen; W Van Damme; C Kirunga Tashobya; A Tibouti

doi:10.1016/S0140-6736(06)69899-1

Poverty and user fees for public health care in low-income countries; lessons from Uganda and Cambodia [viewpoint]

B Meessen, W Van Damme, C Kirunga Tashobya, A Tibouti

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Original language	English
Journal	Lancet
Volume	368
Issue number	9554
Pages (from-to)	2253-2257
ISSN	0140-6736
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(06)69899-1
Publication status	Published - 2006

Keywords

B780-tropical-medicine
Health care financing
User fees
Equity
National policies
Universal exemption
Targeted approach
Health equity funds (HEF)
Eligibility
Impact assessment
Accessibility
Utilization
Quality of care
Corruption
Contracting
Transportation of patients
Distance
Minimum package
Drug supply
Health personnel
Incentives
International cooperation
Development aid
Donors
Uganda
Africa-East
Cambodia
Asia-Southeast
Comparative study

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