Factors Contributing to Low Insurance Subscriptions in Cameroon

By |2023-03-27T11:34:55+00:00March 27th, 2023|Categories: Health, Publications|Tags: , |

Private health insurance (PHI) companies, community-based insurance schemes (CBHI), and National Health Insurance schemes that exist within the country may play a significant role in reducing the burden of out-of-pocket financing, increase access to quality health services and stop families from plunging further into poverty

The Contribution of Private Health Insurance to the Financing of Healthcare in Cameroon

By |2023-03-27T11:49:22+00:00March 27th, 2023|Categories: Education & Health Policy, Health, Publications|Tags: , |

By Jean Bruno ESSONO OYONO  (Download pdf) The Contribution of Private Health Insurance to the Financing of Healthcare in Cameroon By definition, health insurance is part of personal insurance. The purpose of health insurance is [...]

Factors Contributing to Low Insurance Subscriptions in Cameroon

By |2023-03-27T08:21:26+00:00March 9th, 2023|Categories: Health, Private Health Insurance, Publications|

Health insurance serves as a means of financial protection. As such, through relatively small pre-paid token deposits by insurance subscribers, expensive medical services, including surgery, imaging, and emergency care are covered.

Interventions for Non-Communicable Diseases

By |2022-11-22T11:25:33+00:00November 16th, 2022|Categories: Education & Health Policy, Health, Publications|Tags: |

The burden of non-communicable diseases in low and middle-income countries has been on the rise this last decade. Despite the health financing strategies in place in Cameroon, there is an urgent need to develop better financial protection policies addressing non-communicable diseases (NCDs) as they count for more than 31% of the mortality rate in Cameroon and present a greater opportunity cost if left unaddressed. 

Pricing of Medical Acts In Cameroon: Remarks on a Prejudicial Cacophony

By |2022-08-12T09:54:38+00:00August 11th, 2022|Categories: Education & Health Policy, Health, Publications|Tags: |

Despite regulations on the pricing of medical procedures, there are some discrepancies between public and private hospitals. This is the case in some district hospitals where a vaginal delivery costs between CFAF 20,000 and CFAF 40,000, whereas it costs CFAF 15,000 in a health center.

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