Objective Analysis of the implementation process for a national user fees abolition policy aimed at children under age five organized in Niger since October 2006.Methods This was a study of contrasted cases. Two districts were selected, Keita and Abalak; Keita is supported by an international...

Objective To identify determinants of utilisation for antenatal care (ANC) and skilled attendance at birth after a substantial reduction in user fees.Methods The study was conducted in the Nouna Health District in north-western Burkina Faso in early 2009. Data was collected by means of a...

Offering health coverage to informal workers and their families is an ongoing and major challenge in most Sub-Saharan countries. As anchoring insurance to employment contracts is not possible and the demand for insurance is too low to deploy voluntarily sustainable schemes, alternative...

Offering health coverage to informal workers and their families is an ongoing and major challenge in most Sub-Saharan countries. As anchoring insurance to employment contracts is not possible and the demand for insurance is too low to deploy voluntarily sustainable schemes, alternative...