Reducing Financial Barriers for Households Due to COVID-19: The Case in India
As countries all over the world grapple with containing the COVID-19 outbreak, Low- and Middle-Income Countries (LMICs) are particularly hard-pressed because on the one hand, the pandemic has created unforeseen high demand for health services which requires increased spending. On the other hand, the...
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| author | Grace A. Kabaniha Praveen Gedam Henk Bekedam Indu Bhushan |
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| description | As countries all over the world grapple with containing the COVID-19 outbreak, Low- and Middle-Income Countries (LMICs) are particularly hard-pressed because on the one hand, the pandemic has created unforeseen high demand for health services which requires increased spending. On the other hand, the contagion and the public health measures taken to curb it have disrupted economies whilst creating additional spending pressures as well. This constrains the policy options available for LMICs to ensure an adequate and sustainable financing for the health sector’s COVID-19 response whilst maintaining routine supply of essential health services. Despite this, as demonstrated by India, many LMICs are undertaking many reform efforts to address both the health and economic hardships caused by the pandemic. In this commentary, we describe the policy tools that one such LMIC, India, has used to enable financing for the outbreak. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-9c3dda8b503048499b1ce832fce1a10d2022-12-21T19:38:24ZengTaylor & Francis GroupHealth Systems & Reform2328-86042328-86202021-01-017110.1080/23288604.2021.18973231897323Reducing Financial Barriers for Households Due to COVID-19: The Case in IndiaGrace A. Kabaniha0Praveen Gedam1Henk Bekedam2Indu Bhushan3World Health Organization/Country Office-IndiaNational Health AuthorityWorld Health Organization/Country Office-IndiaNational Health AuthorityAs countries all over the world grapple with containing the COVID-19 outbreak, Low- and Middle-Income Countries (LMICs) are particularly hard-pressed because on the one hand, the pandemic has created unforeseen high demand for health services which requires increased spending. On the other hand, the contagion and the public health measures taken to curb it have disrupted economies whilst creating additional spending pressures as well. This constrains the policy options available for LMICs to ensure an adequate and sustainable financing for the health sector’s COVID-19 response whilst maintaining routine supply of essential health services. Despite this, as demonstrated by India, many LMICs are undertaking many reform efforts to address both the health and economic hardships caused by the pandemic. In this commentary, we describe the policy tools that one such LMIC, India, has used to enable financing for the outbreak.http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/23288604.2021.1897323health financingresilient health systemscovid-19corona virusindia |
| spellingShingle | Grace A. Kabaniha Praveen Gedam Henk Bekedam Indu Bhushan Reducing Financial Barriers for Households Due to COVID-19: The Case in India Health Systems & Reform health financing resilient health systems covid-19 corona virus india |
| title | Reducing Financial Barriers for Households Due to COVID-19: The Case in India |
| title_full | Reducing Financial Barriers for Households Due to COVID-19: The Case in India |
| title_fullStr | Reducing Financial Barriers for Households Due to COVID-19: The Case in India |
| title_full_unstemmed | Reducing Financial Barriers for Households Due to COVID-19: The Case in India |
| title_short | Reducing Financial Barriers for Households Due to COVID-19: The Case in India |
| title_sort | reducing financial barriers for households due to covid 19 the case in india |
| topic | health financing resilient health systems covid-19 corona virus india |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/23288604.2021.1897323 |
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