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Abolishing User Fees in Africa

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  • Valéry Ridde
  • Slim Haddad

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Valéry Ridde and Slim Haddad discuss a new trial in Ghana in which households were randomized into a pre-payment scheme allowing free primary care or to a control group who paid user fees for health care.

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  • Valéry Ridde & Slim Haddad, 2009. "Abolishing User Fees in Africa," PLOS Medicine, Public Library of Science, vol. 6(1), pages 1-3, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:plo:pmed00:1000008
    DOI: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1000008
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    1. World Bank, 2012. "Liberia - A Diagnostic of Social Protection," World Bank Publications - Reports 12344, The World Bank Group.
    2. Johnson, Ari & Goss, Adeline & Beckerman, Jessica & Castro, Arachu, 2012. "Hidden costs: The direct and indirect impact of user fees on access to malaria treatment and primary care in Mali," Social Science & Medicine, Elsevier, vol. 75(10), pages 1786-1792.
    3. Hampshire, Kate R. & Porter, Gina & Owusu, Samuel Asiedu & Tanle, Augustine & Abane, Albert, 2011. "Out of the reach of children? Young people's health-seeking practices and agency in Africa's newly-emerging therapeutic landscapes," Social Science & Medicine, Elsevier, vol. 73(5), pages 702-710, September.

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