Strategies for health care finance in developing countries : with a focus on community financing in Sub-Saharan Africa
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Strategies for health care finance in developing countries : with a focus on community financing in Sub-Saharan Africa
（Economic issues in health care）
Macmillan Press, 1992
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Includes index
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Description
This book discusses how economic constraints hamper governments in low-income developing countries trying to obtain rapid improvements in health care. It analyzes how local communities can cope with these constraints, using case studies and trends in health financing, focusing on community financing in sub-Saharan Africa and its present and future roles.
Table of Contents
PART 1 TOWARDS BETTER HEALTH THROUGH COMMUNITY FINANCING IN POOR COUNTRIES - The Current State of Health in the Third World - Linkage Between Health, Health Financing and the Economy - Lessening the Constraints on Health Development - Economic Analysis of Community Financing Schemes - PART 2 CASE STUDIES OF COMMUNITY FINANCING - Direct Payment for Drugs at the Public Pharmacy in Fianga (Chad) - The Role of User Fees in Financing Health Care at Government Health Centres in Rwanda - Financing of Health Care at the Health Centre in Kita (Mali) - The Pikine Project in Senegal: 15 Years of Experience in Financing Urban Primary Health Care - Prepayment of Hospital Services in Bwamanda (Zaire) - Main Lessons from the Practice of Community Financing - Appendix: Exchange Rates - Index
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