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Impact of a free care policy on the utilisation of health services during an Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo: an interrupted time-series analysis

202030 citationsOpen accessUniversité de Kinshasa (UNIKIN)

Abstract

The FCP was effective at rapidly increasing the use of some health services both EVD affected and not affected health zones, but this effect was not sustained post FCP. Such policies may mitigate the adverse impact of infectious disease outbreaks on population health.

Research topics

  • Viral Infections and Outbreaks Research
  • Global Maternal and Child Health
  • Disaster Response and Management

Sustainable Development Goals

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DOI: 10.1136/bmjgh-2019-002119

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