Department of Maternal, University of Creighton, United States
Review
Effects Of A Free-Care Policy On The Demand For Routine Medical Services In The Democratic Republic Of The Congo During A Lengthy Ebola Outbreak
Author(s): Abhimanyu Singh*
In order to sustain routine service levels, the government subsidised health services in a few health zones in reaction to the DRC's 10th Ebola Virus Disease epidemic. In order to test the hypothesis that routine services would not significantly decline during the FCP, we evaluate the effects of the initial and revised Free Care Policies on overall clinic visits, uncomplicated malaria, simple pneumonia, fourth antenatal care clinic visits, and measles vaccinations. Methodology and results From January 2017 to November 2020, we used data from the DRC's national health information system. Facilities that were originally and subsequently enrolled in the FCP, which took place in August 2018 and November 2018, respectively, were considered intervention facilities. In the North Kivu Province, only comparison facilities from the health regions where at least one Ebola case was report.. View More»
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