The future of financing for HIV services in Uganda and the wider sub-Saharan Africa region: Should we ask patients to contribute to the cost of their care?

BMC Public Health

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2016, Pages

  Kakaire, Tom ^a   Schlech, Walter ^b   Coutinho, Alex ^a   Brough, Richard ^a   Parkes Ratanshi, Rosalind ^a  

^a MAKERERE UNIVERSITY   (Uganda)

^b DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Financing; HIV; Sustaining; Treatment; Uganda

Indexed keywords

BUDGET; EMERGENCY; FUNDING; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; UGANDA; AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; ECONOMICS; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH SERVICE; HIV INFECTIONS; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION;

ANTI HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS AGENT;

AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; ANTI-HIV AGENTS; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; FINANCIAL SUPPORT; FINANCING, GOVERNMENT; FINANCING, PERSONAL; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HEALTH EXPENDITURES; HEALTH SERVICES; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INSURANCE, HEALTH; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; UGANDA;

EID: 84983637758     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712458     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s12889-016-3573-0     Document Type: Article

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