Improving equity by removing healthcare fees for children in Burkina Faso

Author(s)
Ridde, V., Haddad, S. and Heinmüller, R.
Publication language
English
Pages
7pp
Date published
01 Jan 2013
Publisher
Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health
Type
Articles
Keywords
Children & youth, Health, Poverty
Countries
Burkina Faso
Link
http://jech.bmj.com/content/early/2013/06/16/jech-2012-202080.full.pdf+html

Background

This study evaluated the effects on
healthcare access inequities of an intervention exempting
children under 5 years from user fees in Burkina Faso.

Conclusions

Exempting children under five from user
fees is effective and helps reduce inequities of access. It
benefits vulnerable populations, although their service
utilisation remains constrained by limitations in
geographic accessibility of services.