Project Title: Reducing Barriers to Private Health Insurance Coverage In Cameroon
In Cameroon, unequal access to quality health care services at an affordable cost to all strata of society remains a major challenge to government. The high poverty rates in Cameroon, with over 35% of the Cameroonian population below the poverty line, significantly hinder the capacity of a vast portion of Cameroonians to ensure access to healthcare services using out-of-pocket payments. In spite of this less than 2% of the Cameroonian population benefit from any health insurance coverage which exposes many people especially the poor to the risk of catastrophic health spending in times of sickness. In addition to these, private insurance schemes are operational, mostly in the major cities of Cameroon. Uptake of these schemes in Cameroon, in general however, is considerably low with the consequent high out-of-pocket payment for healthcare services over 70%. Currently, among the more than 150 community-based health insurance organizations that were created, not up to two are effectively functional in Cameroon
Health financing is central to the functioning of health systems and the attainment of health-related sustainable development goals, including universal health coverage (UHC). The health financing arrangements of a country determine who gets access to what health services and the level of financial protection offered to the population .Often the financing arrangements are influenced by the historical, social, political and economic development of the country.
The objective of this project is :
To investigate the contribution of private health insurance in enhancing access to quality health care services and UHC in Cameroon. More specifically;
- Evaluate and assess barriers to health insurance schemes as a whole in Cameroon
- Identify major barriers to private health insurance in the country

Project Sponsor
One (01) year project
Policy Brief
Videos - Documetaries

The Burden of out of pocket expenditure among health care users in Cameroon
Video - Documentary 1
The Burden of out of pocket expenditure among health care users in Cameroon

Assurance Santé au Cameroun: Les défis auxquels font face les assurés
Video - Reportage CRTV
Assurance Santé au Cameroun: Les défis auxquels font face les assurés
Past Events
30
May
Muna Foundation
Subscription to health insurance scheme for increase access to health care services
724-742 Rue De Narvik, Yaounde
17
May
Zoom Online
12
April
Muna Foundation
Major setbacks in attaining Universal Health Coverage in Cameroon
724-742 Rue De Narvik, Yaounde
30
March
Muna Foundation
Challenges of enrolling the informal sector in health insurance schemes
724-742 Rue De Narvik, Yaounde
15
February
Zoom Online
23
September
Zoom Online
31
August
Muna Foundation
The Contribution of Private Health Insurance to Health Care Finance in Cameroon
724-742 Rue De Narvik, Yaounde
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