Ensuring financial access to emergency obstetric care: Three years of experience with Obstetric Risk Insurance in Nouakchott, Mauritania

International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics

Volumn 99, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 183-190

  Renaudin, P ^a,b   Prual, A ^b,c   Vangeenderhuysen, C ^a,b   Ould Abdelkader, M ^d   Ould Mohamed Vall, M ^e   Ould El Joud, D ^c  

^a Nouakchott Safe Motherhood Project   (Mauritania)

^b French Cooperation   (France)

^c Ministère de la Santé et des Affaires Sociales   (Mauritania)

^d Gynaecology and Obstetric Wards   (Mauritania)

^e Direction Régionale des Affaires Sanitaires et Sociales   (Mauritania)

Author keywords

Financing; Mauritania; Mutual health organization; Safe motherhood

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DELIVERY; EMERGENCY CARE; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HOSPITAL CARE; HUMAN; OBSTETRIC CARE; PERINATAL PERIOD; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SALARY;

EID: 35248894528     PISSN: 00207292     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijgo.2007.07.006     Document Type: Article

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