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Perspectives on financing population-based health care towards universal health coverage (UHC) among employed individuals in Ghanzi district, Botswana - P4H Network

Perspectives on financing population-based health care towards universal health coverage (UHC) among employed individuals in Ghanzi district, Botswana

Although health care in Botswana is highly subsidized and mainly financed through government taxes (68 %), 4.2% of the households still pay out of pocket exposing them to the risk of catastrophic health expenditures. In Botswana, 83% of the general population and 58% of employed individuals do not have medical aid coverage (Mbogo & McGill, 2016). This illustrates gaps in the country’s health financing policy towards achieving UHC goals. In this study, the authors explored perspectives on employed individuals regarding financing population based health care interventions towards UHC in order to make recommendations to the Ministry of Health on health financing options.
 
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Reference
19 Aug 2016