Hardship financing, productivity loss, and the economic cost of illness and injury in Cambodia

• Main Authors: Robert John Kolesar (Author), Guido Erreygers (Author), Wim Van Damme (Author), Vanara Chea (Author), Theany Choeurng (Author), Soklong Leng (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2023-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Financial risk protection is a core dimension of universal health coverage. Hardship financing, defined as borrowing and selling land or assets to pay for healthcare, is a measure of last recourse. Increasing indebtedness and high interest rates, particularly among unregulated mo...