Volume 10, Issue 3, September 2025

  • Research Article

    Direct Cost Analysis of Diagnostic Digestive Endoscopy Based on Indications and Results in Yaoundé: Policy Implications for Universal Health Coverage in Cameroon

    Zakariaou Njoumemi*, Agnès Ingrid Kpolom Ebéké, Antonin Wilson Ndjitoyap Ndam, Firmin Ankouane Andoulo

    Issue: Volume 10, Issue 3, September 2025
    Pages: 77-89
    Received: 16 June 2025
    Accepted: 30 June 2025
    Published: 19 July 2025
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    Abstract: In low-income countries, the cost of digestive endoscopy procedures is often unknown, yet its understanding is crucial for including them in the universal health coverage benefit package. The management of digestive endoscopy requires substantial financial contribution from patients, especially in Cameroon where more than 70% of health expenditures... Show More
  • Research Article

    The Financing of Public Hospitals in Senegal: Taking into Account the Anti-selection

    Mansoum Ndiaye*

    Issue: Volume 10, Issue 3, September 2025
    Pages: 90-99
    Received: 28 May 2025
    Accepted: 23 June 2025
    Published: 28 July 2025
    DOI: 10.11648/j.hep.20251003.12
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    Abstract: The objective of our study was to analyze the anti-selection that exists between the state and public hospitals in Senegal. The use of a theoretical model to highlight hospital regulation has led to a number of important results. Indeed, the optimal solution consists in introducing a distortion in the cost reduction effort required to achieve an ar... Show More
  • Research Article

    Analysis of the Political Economy and Financing of Family Planning in Togo: Challenges, Opportunities, and Prospects

    Wankpaouyare Gmakouba*, Komi Ameko Azianu, Matè Alonyenyo Labité, Napo Kpakpassoko, Pitabinawè Deabalo

    Issue: Volume 10, Issue 3, September 2025
    Pages: 100-117
    Received: 2 July 2025
    Accepted: 14 July 2025
    Published: 30 July 2025
    DOI: 10.11648/j.hep.20251003.13
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    Abstract: Background: Sexual and reproductive health (SRH), including family planning (FP), is crucial for human development and the reduction of maternal and infant mortality. In Togo, although progress has been made in accessing SRH services, significant disparities persist, particularly in rural areas and among youth. The funding for FP largely relies on ... Show More