Making Quality Care Affordable for the Poor : Faith-Inspired Health Facilities in Burkina Faso

Faith-inspired institutions (FIIs) play an important role in improving health care in many African countries through the delivery of facility-based care, training of the health workforce, involvement in community-based activities, and participation in health promotion campaigns. FIIs represent a wid...

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Main Authors:	Gemignani, Regina, Tsimpo, Clarence, Wodon, Quentin
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	en_US
Published:	Taylor and Francis 2014
Subjects:	health care costs health policy health care provision household surveys faith-inspired institutions cost comparisons
Online Access:	http://hdl.handle.net/10986/18090

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spelling	okr-10986-180902021-04-23T14:03:41Z Making Quality Care Affordable for the Poor : Faith-Inspired Health Facilities in Burkina Faso Gemignani, Regina Tsimpo, Clarence Wodon, Quentin health care costs health policy health care provision household surveys faith-inspired institutions cost comparisons Faith-inspired institutions (FIIs) play an important role in improving health care in many African countries through the delivery of facility-based care, training of the health workforce, involvement in community-based activities, and participation in health promotion campaigns. FIIs represent a wide array of faiths and diverse motivations and goals. While a number of factors shape the approaches taken by FIIs in planning their activities, an often expressed priority is to serve the poor for whom care often remains unaffordable. Many faith-based providers also aim to provide preventive and/or curative care to those who are at a disadvantage or marginalized. In the case of Burkina Faso, significant progress has been achieved to facilitate access to care—examples include, among others, the construction of new facilities, vaccination campaigns, and the reduction or elimination of selected fees. As a result, many health statistics such as the rate of assisted childbirth, the use of health services, vaccination, and infant mortality have improved. Nevertheless, available household survey data suggest that apart from cases when an individual does not seek care because there is no need for it, or self-medicates when ill or sick, the main reason for not seeking care is cost. 2014-04-28T16:18:54Z 2014-04-28T16:18:54Z 2014-03-12 Journal Article The Review of Faith & International Affairs 1557-0274 10.1080/15570274.2013.876732 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/18090 en_US CC BY-NC-ND 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/igo World Bank Taylor and Francis Publications & Research :: Journal Article Africa Burkina Faso
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spellingShingle	health care costs health policy health care provision household surveys faith-inspired institutions cost comparisons Gemignani, Regina Tsimpo, Clarence Wodon, Quentin Making Quality Care Affordable for the Poor : Faith-Inspired Health Facilities in Burkina Faso
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description	Faith-inspired institutions (FIIs) play an important role in improving health care in many African countries through the delivery of facility-based care, training of the health workforce, involvement in community-based activities, and participation in health promotion campaigns. FIIs represent a wide array of faiths and diverse motivations and goals. While a number of factors shape the approaches taken by FIIs in planning their activities, an often expressed priority is to serve the poor for whom care often remains unaffordable. Many faith-based providers also aim to provide preventive and/or curative care to those who are at a disadvantage or marginalized. In the case of Burkina Faso, significant progress has been achieved to facilitate access to care—examples include, among others, the construction of new facilities, vaccination campaigns, and the reduction or elimination of selected fees. As a result, many health statistics such as the rate of assisted childbirth, the use of health services, vaccination, and infant mortality have improved. Nevertheless, available household survey data suggest that apart from cases when an individual does not seek care because there is no need for it, or self-medicates when ill or sick, the main reason for not seeking care is cost.
format	Journal Article
author	Gemignani, Regina Tsimpo, Clarence Wodon, Quentin
author_facet	Gemignani, Regina Tsimpo, Clarence Wodon, Quentin
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title	Making Quality Care Affordable for the Poor : Faith-Inspired Health Facilities in Burkina Faso
title_short	Making Quality Care Affordable for the Poor : Faith-Inspired Health Facilities in Burkina Faso
title_full	Making Quality Care Affordable for the Poor : Faith-Inspired Health Facilities in Burkina Faso
title_fullStr	Making Quality Care Affordable for the Poor : Faith-Inspired Health Facilities in Burkina Faso
title_full_unstemmed	Making Quality Care Affordable for the Poor : Faith-Inspired Health Facilities in Burkina Faso
title_sort	making quality care affordable for the poor : faith-inspired health facilities in burkina faso
publisher	Taylor and Francis
publishDate	2014
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Making Quality Care Affordable for the Poor : Faith-Inspired Health Facilities in Burkina Faso

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