NGOs in community health insurance schemes: examples from Guatemala and the Philippines

Article Abstract:

A study was conducted to examine attempts to develop health care financing schemes in rural populations such as Guatemala and the Philippines through nongovernmental organizations as well as the factors that have influenced unequal progress in the two schemes. Results indicate that the slow development of the Guatemala's Association por Salud de Barillas was caused by delays in establishing the required administrative structure. The Philippines' Organization for Education Resources Training Health Plus Scheme's development derived from past experience and was much faster.

Evaluation, Guatemala, Philippines, Insurance

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The Bwamanda hospital insurance scheme: effective for whom? A study of its impact on hospital utilization patterns

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A study was conducted to examine the role of the Bwamanda hospital insurance scheme in Zaire on hospital utilization patterns. The investigation highlighted the spatial distribution in the entire district area as well as the distribution of the higher utilization over the different hospital departments. Results indicate that health insurance can constitute a significant contribution to the performance of district-based health care delivery systems in the developing world.

Hospitals, Congo (Kinshasa), Space utilization (Design)

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