Voluntary health insurance in Bwamanda, Democratic Republic of Congo.An exploration of its meanings to the community

Tropical Medicine and International Health

Volumn 3, Issue 8, 1998, Pages 640-653

  Criel, B ^a   Van Dormael, M ^a   Lefevre P ^a   Menase, U ^b   Van Lerberghe, W ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL MEDICINE   (Belgium)

^b Bwamanda Health District   (Congo)

Author keywords

Community financing; Democratic Republic of Congo; Focus groups; Social perception; Voluntary health insurance

Indexed keywords

FINANCIAL PROVISION; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH INSURANCE;

ARTICLE; COMMUNITY; CONGO; HEALTH CARE FINANCING; HEALTH INSURANCE; HOSPITAL CARE; HUMAN; PUBLIC OPINION; SOCIAL ASPECT;

CONGO; FINANCING, ORGANIZED; FOCUS GROUPS; HUMANS; INSURANCE, HEALTH; SOCIAL PERCEPTION;

DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC CONGO;

EID: 0031828096     PISSN: 13602276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-3156.1998.00286.x     Document Type: Article

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