Table 2 Synthesis of the content of the policies studied
From: Transversal analysis of public policies on user fees exemptions in six West African countries
Benin | Burkina | Mali | Niger | Senegal | Togo | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Services exempted (year of initiation) | Caesareans (2009) | All types of deliveries (2006/2007) | Caesareans (2005) and antimalaria treatments (2007) | Caesareans (2005) and consultations for children under 5 years (2006) | Consultations for persons over the age of 60 years (2006) | ARV treatment for PLHIV (2008) |
Source of financing | State | State | State (with partners for malaria inputs) | State and partners | State | State and partners |
Reimbursement method | Fixed-rate reimbursement by the act | Fixed-rate reimbursement by the act (plus actual expenses) | Provision of inputs (and fixed-rate reimbursement of acts for caesareans) | Fixed-rate reimbursement | Drug vouchers and budget allocation | Provision of inputs |
Governance | Independent national agency | Cell of the Ministry of Health’s Department of Health and Family | Steering committees | Free healthcare services steering committee of the Ministry of Health | Steering committee | National Anti-AIDS Program |