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Article: Research on world health organization published by scientists at World Health Organization.
- Article from:
- Health & Medicine Week
- Article date:
- August 24, 2009
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"Problem High out-of-pocket payments and user fees with unfunded exemptions limit access to health services for the poor. Health equity funds (HEF) emerged in Cambodia as a strategic purchasing mechanism used to fund exemptions and reduce the burden of health-care costs on people on very low incomes," scientists in Phnom Penh, Cambodia report (see also World Health Organization).
"Their impact on access to health services must be carefully examined. Approach Evidence from the field is examined to define barriers to access, analyse the role played by HEF and identify how HEF address these barriers. Local setting Two-thirds of total health expenditure consists of ...