The program sought to rebuild rural health financing after communes and collective provision had weakened. A voluntary, subsidized scheme offered a partial response to rural households’ exposure to...
By mid-2008 the subsidized rural health program covered all provincial-level regions. Broader enrollment improved access to reimbursement, but financing levels and medical services still differed...
The plan promised broader basic health coverage, public health services and more accessible care. It responded to the commercialization and uneven quality of health provision, but implementation and...
