Faith-inspired institutions (FIIs) commonly have as their stated mission a desire to provide quality health services to … services more affordable. However, it suggests that in current African health contexts, FIIs may no longer be that different …

services provided by faith-inspired health care providers in Ghana, asking: (1) what is the market share of faith …

for individuals to seek care in faith-inspired health facilities is the fact that the cost of care is lower than in public …

lead households to rely on traditional as opposed to modern health providers, and within modern providers, on faith … traditional healers for specific health issues that they encounter. As to the choice between modern providers, faith …, especially for those who for feel marginalized in the public health system. …

Much of the evidence used to-date to back up statements about the market share of faith-inspired providers of health … care in sub-Saharan Africa comes from data on health care facilities, and especially on the share of hospital beds held by … Christian Health Associations in the countries where these associations operate. In those countries, estimates of the market …

Christian Health Associations (CHAs) – umbrella networks of faith-inspired health providers – have become a solid … presence in the collaborative environment of African health systems. Established through sometimes trial-and-error attempts to … draw together disparate faith-based health providers who were disconnected from each other, and also unaligned with …