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. 2014 Oct;49(4):618-630.
doi: 10.1093/cdj/bsu037.

'More health for the money': an analytical framework for access to health care through microfinance and savings groups

Somen Saha  1
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'More health for the money': an analytical framework for access to health care through microfinance and savings groups

Somen Saha. Community Dev J. 2014 Oct.
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Abstract

The main contributors to inequities in health relates to widespread poverty. Health cannot be achieved without addressing the social determinants of health, and the answer does not lie in the health sector alone. One of the potential pathways to address vulnerabilities linked to poverty, social exclusion, and empowerment of women is aligning health programmes with empowerment interventions linked to access to capital through microfinance and self-help groups. This paper presents a framework to analyse combined health and financial interventions through microfinance programmes in reducing barriers to access health care. If properly designed and ethically managed such integrated programmes can provide more health for the money spent on health care.

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