Specialist groups have often advised health ministers and other decision makers in developing countries on the use of social health insurance (SHI) as a way of

This volume describes the evolution of the social security approach to health insurance, from the first initiatives in Europe to the adaptation of the concept i

Over the past twenty years, many low- and middle-income countries have experimented with health insurance options. While their plans have varied widely in scale

Private voluntary health insurance already plays an important role in the health sector of many low and middle income countries. The book reviews the context un