Impact of the free healthcare initiative on wealth-related inequity in the utilization of maternal & child health services in Sierra Leone

• Main Authors: Mohamed Boie Jalloh (Author), Abdulai Jawo Bah (Author), Peter Bai James (Author), Steven Sevalie (Author), Katrina Hann (Author), Amir Shmueli (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2019-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background As a result of financial barriers to the utilization of Maternal and Child Health (MCH) services, the Government of Sierra Leone launched the Free Health Care Initiative (FHCI) in 2010. This study aimed to examine the impact of the FHCI on wealth related inequity in the utilizati...