Strategies for health insurance mechanisms to address health system inequities in Ghana, South Africa and Tanzania

Projektinformationen

SHIELD

ID Finanzhilfevereinbarung: 32289

Projekt abgeschlossen

Startdatum 1 Oktober 2006

Enddatum 30 September 2010

Finanziert unter

• Specific measures in support of international cooperation: Specific activities covering wider field of research under the Focusing and Integrating Community Research programme 2002-2006.

Gesamtkosten € 2 233 705,00

EU-Beitrag € 1 999 443,00

Koordiniert durch

LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE
United Kingdom

Ziel

This project will undertake a critical analysis of the existing health system in three African countries (Ghana, Tanzania and South Africa) to identify their major equity challenges and will include financing incidence and benefit incidence studies. This information will form the basis for considering alternative approaches to health insurance within these countries, as a mechanism for addressing health system equity challenges and in turn contributing to achieving the Millennium Development Goals.

The key focus will be on mandatory insurance and on insurance mechanisms for covering those outside formal employment. The extensive experience of mandatory health insurance within Europe will contribute to understanding the potential for such insurance to be implemented successfully and sustained in a way that contributes to overall health system equity. The combination of economic and policy analysis approaches will enable analysis both of the technical options for policy design and the political acceptability of these options.

Importantly, this project will actively involve policy-makers in key aspects of the research and findings will be made available to them at an early stage to maximise the potential for the research to inform health insurance policy developments. Finally, the innovative methodological tools developed for certain aspects of the research will be documented in a toolkit to ensure accessibility for researchers in other contexts wishing to undertake similar analyses.

Wissenschaftliches Gebiet

• social sciences › sociology › governance › taxation
• social sciences › economics and business › business and management › employment
• engineering and technology › environmental engineering › energy and fuels

Programm/Programme

• FP6-INCO - Specific measures in support of international cooperation: Specific activities covering wider field of research under the Focusing and Integrating Community Research programme 2002-2006.

Thema/Themen

• INCO-2004-A1.2 - Health care system, policy and management
• INCO - Specific measures in support of international co-operation

Aufforderung zur Vorschlagseinreichung

FP6-2004-INCO-DEV-3
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Finanzierungsplan

STREP - Specific Targeted Research Project

Koordinator

LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE

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• Adresse: Keppel Street ; LONDON ; Vereinigtes Königreich
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Beteiligte (6)

UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN

Südafrika

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• Adresse: Bremner Building, Lover's Walk ; RONDEBOSCH, CAPE TOWN
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UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND

Südafrika

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• Adresse: WITS, JOHANNESBURG
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GHANA HEALTH SERVICE

Ghana

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• Adresse: Adabraka Polyclinic, Cathedral Square, Castle Road ; ACCRA
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IFAKARA HEALTH INSTITUTE

Tansania

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• Adresse: DAR ES SALAAM
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KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE

Schweden

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• Adresse: Nobelsvaeg 5, SOLNA ; STOCKHOLM
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KONINKLIJK INSTITUUT VOOR DE TROPEN

Niederlande

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• Adresse: Mauritskade 63 ; AMSTERDAM
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