Ethiopia : Potential of Traditional Social Insurance for Supporting Health Care

• Tác giả: Damen Haile Mariam
• Ngôn ngữ: eng
• Ký hiệu phân loại: 368.4 Government-sponsored insurance
• Thông tin xuất bản: World Bank, Washington, DC, 2012
• Bộ sưu tập: Tài liệu truy cập mở
• ID: 304943
• Chủ đề: 1. ADVERSE SELECTION; 2. BUDGETARY ALLOCATIONS; 3. COMMUNITY MEMBERS; 4. COST SHARING; 5. DEVELOPING COUNTRIES

Tóm tắt

This report deals with a community based alternative to health care financing called "eder." Eder is a form of traditional social institution in Ethiopia that is established by the mutual agreement and assistance of community members in order to collaborate with each other whenever any member of their family faces adverse situations. The primary function of the eder is taking care of the burial of members, as well as acting as health insurers. Eders raise funds and coordinate free labor of members in activities such as building roads, schools, health institutions, etc. They contribute money to members who have lost their houses in a fire or experience farming loss, and provide assistance to cover their medical costs. Eders also have provisions for pensioned members who face economic problems and are unable to pay contributions.