Enrolment of Older People in Social Health Protection Programs in West Africa – Does Social Exclusion Play a Part?
Language:
English
Series/Journal Title:
Social Science & Medicine
Volume:
119
Copyright:
2014
Pages:
8
Description:
We explore whether social exclusion determines enrolment of older people in Senegal’s Plan Sesame and Ghana’s NHIS. Social exclusion affects older people’s uptake of social health protection (SHP) programs in both Senegal and Ghana. Reducing financial barriers is not enough to achieve universal coverage.Efforts to cover older people at risk of social exclusion should be increased. Sociocultural, political and economic dimensions should be considered while designing SHP schemes. [from abstract]
Subject
Geographic Focus
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