Assessing the feasibility and appropriateness of introducing a national health insurance scheme in Malawi.

ABSTRACT:

Background

In May 2015 the Malawian Ministry of Health (MOH) contacted the German Development Cooperation to seek technical assistance from the P4H Network for Social Health Protection for an "Assessment of the appropriateness and feasibility of National Health Insurance in Malawi" against two alternative options: continuing with a tax (and donor)-funded National Health Service, and introducing a purchaser-provider split without a revenue collection function.

Methods

A health financing benchmarking matrix was agreed with MOH, with six domains corresponding to six objectives: revenue mobilisation, technical efficiency, equity, financial risk protection, policy coordination, and health outcomes. The assessment comprised key informant interviews with Malawian stakeholders, a re

SUBMITTER: Gheorghe A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6526615 | biostudies-literature | 2019

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature