The Cost of Coping with Illness

This briefing summarises our research on user fees for healthcare in east and central Africa from 2001 to 2005.

November, 2005

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This paper summarises Save the Children's research on the cost of coping with illness in seven countries in east and central Africa: Burundi, Democratic Republic of Congo, Ethiopia, Rwanda, Sudan, Tanzania and Uganda. It looks at a number of issues, including healthcare fees, geographical distance, quality of healthcare services, and the impact on households of healthcare costs.

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