A disaggregated analysis of catastrophic and impoverishing health expenditure in Ghana
Achieving universal health coverage (UHC) requires, among others, removing financial barriers to health care. In developing countries like Ghana where risk pooling arrangements are less developed, out-of-pocket (OOP) payments can have substantial economic implications on households and threaten prog...
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| Main Authors: | Charles Amanfo Ofori, Iddrisu Anane Ibrahim, Yaw Boateng Atakorah, Jacob Novignon |
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2025-01-01
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| Series: | Social Sciences and Humanities Open |
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| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2590291125004024 |
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