Health financing reform in Uganda: How equitable is the proposed national health insurance scheme?

International Journal for Equity in Health

Volumn 9, Issue , 2010, Pages

  Orem, Juliet Nabyonga ^a   Zikusooka, Charlotte Muheki ^b  

^a Health Systems and Services Cluster   (Uganda)

^b HealthNet Consult   (Uganda)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GENDER DISPARITY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH RISK; HEALTH SERVICES; IMPLEMENTATION PROCESS; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ARTICLE; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HEALTH CARE FINANCING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; NATIONAL HEALTH INSURANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UGANDA;

UGANDA;

EID: 78049531064     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14759276     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1475-9276-9-23     Document Type: Article

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