Helping Children Survive: Supporting poor families to overcome barriers to maternal, newborn and child health services

Published

May 2008

"This briefing highlights the factors that contribute to the stark differences in mortality rates between poor children and those from better-off families."
Mary Robinson, former UN High Commissioner for Human Rights

This briefing paper looks at the barriers that poor families face to getting basic healthcare.

It identifies six different types of barriers - including household income and assets, perceptions of illness, transport costs and fees - and puts forward recommendations for increasing access to healthcare

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