The turn towards Universal Health Coverage (UHC) in the past decade raises the question of the role of the state, following years of state withdrawal and a fragmented approach to public health. Senegal introduced its version of UHC, Couverture Maladie Universelle (CMU) in 2013 and this paper explores early efforts to fund it through the establishment of community-based health insurance (CBHI).
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Patronage, partnership, voluntarism: Community-based health insurance and the improvisation of universal health coverage in Senegal
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2022.115491
