Ethiopia : Potential of Traditional Social Insurance for Supporting Health Care

This report deals with a community based alternative to health care financing called "eder." Eder is a form of traditional social institution in Ethiopia that is established by the mutual agreement and assistance of community members in o...

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Main Author: Haile Mariam, Damen
Format: Brief
Language:English
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2012
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Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2002/09/2063246/ethiopia-potential-traditional-social-insurance-supporting-health-care
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spelling okr-10986-107902021-06-14T10:58:06Z Ethiopia : Potential of Traditional Social Insurance for Supporting Health Care Haile Mariam, Damen ADVERSE SELECTION BUDGETARY ALLOCATIONS COMMUNITY MEMBERS COST SHARING DEVELOPING COUNTRIES DRUGS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT FEASIBILITY FINANCING MECHANISMS HEALTH CARE HEALTH CARE FINANCING HEALTH CENTER HEALTH INSURANCE HEALTH INSURERS HEALTH ISSUES HOSPITALIZATION HOSPITALS HOUSEHOLD SURVEY HOUSEHOLDS HOUSES LAWS MEDICAL COSTS PARTNERSHIP RURAL AREAS SELF-HELP SERVICE DELIVERY SOCIAL INSURANCE TOWNS VILLAGES BURIAL MEDICAL CARE COSTS HOSPITAL CARE MEDICAL CARE HEALTH INSURANCE COMMUNITY INSURANCE This report deals with a community based alternative to health care financing called "eder." Eder is a form of traditional social institution in Ethiopia that is established by the mutual agreement and assistance of community members in order to collaborate with each other whenever any member of their family faces adverse situations. The primary function of the eder is taking care of the burial of members, as well as acting as health insurers. Eders raise funds and coordinate free labor of members in activities such as building roads, schools, health institutions, etc. They contribute money to members who have lost their houses in a fire or experience farming loss, and provide assistance to cover their medical costs. Eders also have provisions for pensioned members who face economic problems and are unable to pay contributions. 2012-08-13T13:07:50Z 2012-08-13T13:07:50Z 2002-09 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2002/09/2063246/ethiopia-potential-traditional-social-insurance-supporting-health-care http://hdl.handle.net/10986/10790 English Indigenous Knowledge (IK) Notes; No. 48 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research :: Brief Publications & Research Africa Ethiopia
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topic ADVERSE SELECTION
BUDGETARY ALLOCATIONS
COMMUNITY MEMBERS
COST SHARING
DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
DRUGS
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
FEASIBILITY
FINANCING MECHANISMS
HEALTH CARE
HEALTH CARE FINANCING
HEALTH CENTER
HEALTH INSURANCE
HEALTH INSURERS
HEALTH ISSUES
HOSPITALIZATION
HOSPITALS
HOUSEHOLD SURVEY
HOUSEHOLDS
HOUSES
LAWS
MEDICAL COSTS
PARTNERSHIP
RURAL AREAS
SELF-HELP
SERVICE DELIVERY
SOCIAL INSURANCE
TOWNS
VILLAGES BURIAL
MEDICAL CARE COSTS
HOSPITAL CARE
MEDICAL CARE
HEALTH INSURANCE
COMMUNITY INSURANCE
spellingShingle ADVERSE SELECTION
BUDGETARY ALLOCATIONS
COMMUNITY MEMBERS
COST SHARING
DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
DRUGS
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
FEASIBILITY
FINANCING MECHANISMS
HEALTH CARE
HEALTH CARE FINANCING
HEALTH CENTER
HEALTH INSURANCE
HEALTH INSURERS
HEALTH ISSUES
HOSPITALIZATION
HOSPITALS
HOUSEHOLD SURVEY
HOUSEHOLDS
HOUSES
LAWS
MEDICAL COSTS
PARTNERSHIP
RURAL AREAS
SELF-HELP
SERVICE DELIVERY
SOCIAL INSURANCE
TOWNS
VILLAGES BURIAL
MEDICAL CARE COSTS
HOSPITAL CARE
MEDICAL CARE
HEALTH INSURANCE
COMMUNITY INSURANCE
Haile Mariam, Damen
Ethiopia : Potential of Traditional Social Insurance for Supporting Health Care
geographic_facet Africa
Ethiopia
relation Indigenous Knowledge (IK) Notes; No. 48
description This report deals with a community based alternative to health care financing called "eder." Eder is a form of traditional social institution in Ethiopia that is established by the mutual agreement and assistance of community members in order to collaborate with each other whenever any member of their family faces adverse situations. The primary function of the eder is taking care of the burial of members, as well as acting as health insurers. Eders raise funds and coordinate free labor of members in activities such as building roads, schools, health institutions, etc. They contribute money to members who have lost their houses in a fire or experience farming loss, and provide assistance to cover their medical costs. Eders also have provisions for pensioned members who face economic problems and are unable to pay contributions.
format Publications & Research :: Brief
author Haile Mariam, Damen
author_facet Haile Mariam, Damen
author_sort Haile Mariam, Damen
title Ethiopia : Potential of Traditional Social Insurance for Supporting Health Care
title_short Ethiopia : Potential of Traditional Social Insurance for Supporting Health Care
title_full Ethiopia : Potential of Traditional Social Insurance for Supporting Health Care
title_fullStr Ethiopia : Potential of Traditional Social Insurance for Supporting Health Care
title_full_unstemmed Ethiopia : Potential of Traditional Social Insurance for Supporting Health Care
title_sort ethiopia : potential of traditional social insurance for supporting health care
publisher World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate 2012
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2002/09/2063246/ethiopia-potential-traditional-social-insurance-supporting-health-care
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