Hardship financing, productivity loss, and the economic cost of illness and injury in Cambodia

Abstract Background Financial risk protection is a core dimension of universal health coverage. Hardship financing, defined as borrowing and selling land or assets to pay for healthcare, is a measure of last recourse. Increasing indebtedness and high interest rates, particularly among unregulated mo...

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Main Authors: Robert John Kolesar, Guido Erreygers, Wim Van Damme, Vanara Chea, Theany Choeurng, Soklong Leng
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2023-10-01
Series:International Journal for Equity in Health
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12939-023-02016-z