Universal health coverage in Rwanda: Dream or reality

Pan African Medical Journal

Volumn 17, Issue , 2014, Pages

  Nyandekwe, Médard ^a   Nzayirambaho, Manassé ^a   Kakoma, Jean Baptiste ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF RWANDA   (Rwanda)

Author keywords

Community based health insurance; Rwanda; Universal health coverage

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMMUNITY CARE; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE FINANCING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; PATIENT RIGHT; POVERTY; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RWANDA; SOCIAL STATUS; ECONOMICS; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; INSURANCE; STANDARDS; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; UTILIZATION;

DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; HEALTH EXPENDITURES; HEALTH RESOURCES; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HUMANS; INSURANCE, HEALTH; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RWANDA; UNIVERSAL COVERAGE;

EID: 84897142984     PISSN: 19378688     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.11604/pamj.2014.17.232.3471     Document Type: Article

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