Bridging community-based health insurance and social protection for health care - A step in the direction of universal coverage?

Tropical Medicine and International Health

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 140-143

  Jacobs, Bart ^a   Bigdeli, Maryam ^b   Pelt, Maurits Van ^c   Ir, Por ^d   Salze, Cedric ^e   Criel, Bart ^d  

^a Swiss Red Cross   (Cambodia)

^b WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

^c MoPoTsyo Patient Information Center   (Cambodia)

^d INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL MEDICINE   (Belgium)

^e Group de Reserche et d'Echanges Technologiques   (Cambodia)

Author keywords

Community based health insurance; Health care; Social protection; Universal coverage

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY CARE; EDITORIAL; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SERVICE; SOCIAL ASPECT;

CAMBODIA; COMMUNITY NETWORKS; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; HUMANS; INSURANCE, HEALTH; NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMS; PUBLIC POLICY; UNIVERSAL COVERAGE;

EID: 39849101593     PISSN: 13602276     EISSN: 13653156     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3156.2007.01983.x     Document Type: Editorial

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