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Potential Role of Sehat Sahulat Program (SSP) in Reducing Catastrophic Health Expenditures: Suggestions and Way Forward

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  • Shujaat Farooq

    (Pakistan Institute of Development Economics)

  • Nabila Kunwal

    (Pakistan Institute of Development Economics)

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Out-of-pocket (OOP) payments are the major source of health financing in low-income countries [1], and particularly in South Asia, where on average 62 percent of the households finance from their own pockets. Public health expenditures of Pakistan are low � only 1.2 percent of GDP. As a result, the public health infrastructure is not sufficient to serve the entire population. As detailed in the 2017/2018 National Health Account report, 83 percent of the population has been using private health facilities due to lack of access and the treatment challenges quality at government hospitals.

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  • Shujaat Farooq & Nabila Kunwal, 2022. "Potential Role of Sehat Sahulat Program (SSP) in Reducing Catastrophic Health Expenditures: Suggestions and Way Forward," PIDE Knowledge Brief 2022:58, Pakistan Institute of Development Economics.
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    1. Shujaat Farooq & Faham Masud, 2021. "Catastrophic Health Expenditure and Poverty in Pakistan," The Pakistan Development Review, Pakistan Institute of Development Economics, vol. 60(1), pages 27-48.
    2. Krishna, Anirudh, 2004. "Escaping Poverty and Becoming Poor: Who Gains, Who Loses, and Why?," World Development, Elsevier, vol. 32(1), pages 121-136, January.
    3. Mathauer, Inke & Carrin, Guy, 2011. "The role of institutional design and organizational practice for health financing performance and universal coverage," Health Policy, Elsevier, vol. 99(3), pages 183-192, March.
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