Costing curative outpatient care for the poorest in Burkina Faso: informing universal health coverage and leaving no one behind.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

The poorest in Burkina Faso face numerous barriers to healthcare access, including financial and geographic obstacles, as well as a high burden of chronic conditions and multimorbidity. This study estimates the average cost of providing curative outpatient consultations at first-level healthcare facilities to the poorest in Burkina Faso. It also estimates the budgetary impact of scaling up free access to these services nationwide. The findings provide essential evidence on cost structures to inform decision-makers in developing policies aimed at achieving universal health coverage and ensuring that no one is left behind.

Methods

We conducted a micro-costing study to estimate the economic costs of providing curative outpatient healthcare services to the poorest a

SUBMITTER: Beauge Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11603942 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature