The impact of introducing ambulance and delivery fees in a rural hospital in Tanzania

• Main Authors: Corinna Vossius (Author), Estomih Mduma (Author), Robert Moshiro (Author), Paschal Mdoe (Author), Jan Terje Kvaløy (Author), Hussein Kidanto (Author), Sara Lyanga (Author), Hege Ersdal (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2021-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Access to health care facilities is a key requirement to enhance safety for mothers and newborns during labour and delivery. Haydom Lutheran Hospital (HLH) is a regional hospital in rural Tanzania with a catchment area of about two million inhabitants. Up to June 2013 ambulance t...