Saint Kitts and Nevis is composed of two islands in the Caribbean. Once a colony of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, full independence was gained in 1983. In the late 1960s, inclusive education, health and social security systems were established. The St. Christopher (St. Kitts) and Nevis Social Security Fund is a compulsory insurance fund established by an act of parliament in 1977. It began operations on 1 February 1978, taking over from the National Provident Fund, and includes maternity, sickness and injury benefit for members and beneficiaries.
Health financing towards universal health coverage
Out-of-pocket (OOP) expenditure remains high but has declined from 47.98% of CHE in 2005 to 43,29% in 2022. GGHE-D as a percentage of general government expenditure decreased to 5.91% in 2022 from 8.62% in 2021.[1]
Moving forward to address challenges
References
[1] World Health Organization, Global Health Expenditure Database, Health Expenditure Profile (choose country)
