When the Malawian Government introduced free primary education in 1994, Joyce Mhango, then 13 years old, was in the same class as her brother in Mzimba, a small town in the north.
This paper presents research results from the evaluation of the Medical Financial Assistance （MFA） program, supported by the Worm Bank, to extremely poor rural residents. It is found that MFA can help to improve the...This paper presents research results from the evaluation of the Medical Financial Assistance （MFA） program, supported by the Worm Bank, to extremely poor rural residents. It is found that MFA can help to improve the ability of the poor to make use of medical services, and especially their ability to receive services from township clinics. The present study also shows that adoption of the MFA mechanism helps to reduce the impact of disease on the economies of poor families, and prevents the poor afflicted with serious illnesses from being marginalized. However, as the beneficiaries often suffer from serious, complicated and lasting illnesses, the fnancial assistance is often insignificant in relation to medical eapenses. Furthermore, the MFA plays no significant role in restoring a patient＇s income-earning ability.展开更多
文摘When the Malawian Government introduced free primary education in 1994, Joyce Mhango, then 13 years old, was in the same class as her brother in Mzimba, a small town in the north.
文摘This paper presents research results from the evaluation of the Medical Financial Assistance （MFA） program, supported by the Worm Bank, to extremely poor rural residents. It is found that MFA can help to improve the ability of the poor to make use of medical services, and especially their ability to receive services from township clinics. The present study also shows that adoption of the MFA mechanism helps to reduce the impact of disease on the economies of poor families, and prevents the poor afflicted with serious illnesses from being marginalized. However, as the beneficiaries often suffer from serious, complicated and lasting illnesses, the fnancial assistance is often insignificant in relation to medical eapenses. Furthermore, the MFA plays no significant role in restoring a patient＇s income-earning ability.
