Cash Transfers and Older People’s Access to Healthcare: A Multi-Country Study in Ethiopia, Mozambique, Tanzania and Zimbabwe

The provision of and older people's access to health services across Ethiopia, Mozambique, Tanzania and Zimbabwe is wholly inadequate, a new report from HelpAge International and Age International has found.

Launched at the Better health for older people in Africa conference in Tanzania's capital Dar es Salaam, Cash transfers and older people’s access to healthcare explores the barriers older people face in accessing healthcare across the four African countries, looking at what impact cash transfers have on overcoming these obstacles.

The report paints a bleak picture of health services for older people in Ethiopia, Mozambique, Tanzania and Zimbabwe. Health expenditure is well below targets set regionally, and the lack of investment results in limited availability, accessibility, affordability and adequacy of healthcare.