Identifying the poor for premium exemption:a critical step towards universal health coverage in Sub-Saharan Africa  

作　　者：Chukwuemeka A.Umeh 

机构地区：[1]Department of Global Health,Boston University School of Public Health,Boston,MA,USA

出　　处：《Global Health Research and Policy》2017年第1期357-359,共3页全球健康研究与政策（英文）

摘　　要：Premium exemption for the poor is a critical step towards achieving universal health coverage in sub-Saharan Africa due to the large proportion of the population living in extreme poverty who cannot pay premium.However,identifying the poor for premium exemption has been a big challenge for SSA countries.This paper is a succinct review of four methods available for identifying the poor,outlining the ideal conditions under which each of the methods should be used and the drawbacks associated with using each of the methods.

关 键 词：POOR CRITICAL AFRICA 

分 类 号：F12[经济管理—世界经济]