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The world health organisation defines UHC as everyone having access to required health services of high quality without suffering financial hardship. UHC is embedded within the 3.8 target of sustainable development goals. To attain the UHC goal, there is need for effective strategies for healthcare financing, however, it remains a challenge in SSA. In this systematic review, the authors’ aim was to determine reported health financing mechanisms in SSA within the published literature and summarize potential learnings. The results indicate that a majority of health care revenue in SSA is from direct out-of-pocket payments. Another common financing mechanism was donor funding, which was reported by most of the studies.  The findings indeed  innovative health financing strategies in SSA are needed.
 
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