Pro-Poor Health Services : The Catholic Health Network in Uganda

Daniele Giusti

World Bank, Washington, DC

关键词: COMMUNITY BASED HEALTH CARE;    DEPRECIATION;    DISEASES;    HEALTH CARE;    HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS;   

RP-ID  :  31057

学科分类：社会科学、人文和艺术（综合）

来源: World Bank Open Knowledge Repository

【 摘 要 】

Most private not-for-profit (PNFP)health providers in Uganda are faith-based. They account fora sizeable proportion of the health services delivered inthe country and have as their prime concern the provision ofservices to the poor. These providers are coordinatedthrough umbrella organizations, such as the Catholic,Protestant, and Muslim Medical Bureaus and the UgandaCommunity Based Health Care Association.This articledocuments the experiences of the Catholic health network inUganda and its umbrella organization, the Uganda CatholicMedical Bureau (UCMB) in making health services work forpoor people. It demonstrates how the pro-poor ethos derivedfrom a longstanding tradition and the mission of healing bytreating and preventing diseases, with a preferential optionfor the less privileged supported by soft regulation andtechnical assistance from the umbrella organization caninduce a process of activity.