Background The need for timely and reliable information about global health resource flows
to low-income and middle-income countries is widely recognised. We aimed to provide a …

Background We assessed aspects of Seguro Popular, a programme aimed to deliver health
insurance, regular and preventive medical care, medicines, and health facilities to 50 million …

Background Several sub-Saharan African countries have rapidly scaled up the number of
households that own insecticide-treated mosquito nets (ITNs). Although the efficacy of ITNs …

Introduction Low/middle-income countries (LMICs) in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) are
increasingly turning to public contributory health insurance as a mechanism for removing …

Background Monitoring the incidence and intensity of catastrophic health expenditure, as
well as the impoverishing effects of out of pocket costs to access healthcare, is a key part of …

We develop an approach to conducting large‐scale randomized public policy experiments
intended to be more robust to the political interventions that have ruined some or all parts of …

Abstract Background In 2013, Kenya introduced a free maternity policy in all public
healthcare facilities. In 2016, the Ministry of Health shifted responsibility for the program …

Introduction Despite recent gains, Kenya did not achieve its Millennium Development Goal
(MDG) target for reducing under-five mortality. To accelerate progress to 2030, we must …

" Anti-incumbency" is the most frequently cited reason for why ruling parties face poor odds
of getting re-elected in India. Drawing on the comparative politics literature and using …

Background User fees have been reported to limit access to services and increase
inequities. As a result, Kenya introduced a free maternity policy in all public facilities in 2013 …