2021
DOI: 10.21522/tijph.2013.09.02.art006
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Patterns of African Healthcare Funding: Investment Implications for Public-Private Partnerships

Abstract: The Coronavirus Global Pandemic Now Poses Additional Peril To The Already Burdened Healthcare Systems With Inadequate Funding In Africa. This Paper Attempts To Present The Funding Patterns For Healthcare In Nigeria, Congo, Tanzania, Egypt, And South Africa. It Also Explored Investor Opportunities For Lowering OOPs And Increasing Investor Profits. Data Were Drawn From The WHO, The World Bank, And World Charts Databases. Government Health Expenditure Was Far Below What Individuals And Families Pay From Out-Of-Po… Show more

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“…Studies in India documented out-of-pocket expenditure as one of the hidden costs experienced by households and could be an impediment to vaccination coverage [5]. Other studies in Africa show out of pocket expenditure accounting for between 48% -66% burden of health care expenditure in Africa [21,22]. At the threshold of 10% of HHs income, Kenya reported 28.3% of HHs, and Ghana reported 23.2% of HHs are at risk of Catastrophic health Expenditure [23,24].…”
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confidence: 99%
“…Studies in India documented out-of-pocket expenditure as one of the hidden costs experienced by households and could be an impediment to vaccination coverage [5]. Other studies in Africa show out of pocket expenditure accounting for between 48% -66% burden of health care expenditure in Africa [21,22]. At the threshold of 10% of HHs income, Kenya reported 28.3% of HHs, and Ghana reported 23.2% of HHs are at risk of Catastrophic health Expenditure [23,24].…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%