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    Italian guidelines for primary headaches: 2012 revised version

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    The first edition of the Italian diagnostic and therapeutic guidelines for primary headaches in adults was published in J Headache Pain 2(Suppl. 1):105–190 (2001). Ten years later, the guideline committee of the Italian Society for the Study of Headaches (SISC) decided it was time to update therapeutic guidelines. A literature search was carried out on Medline database, and all articles on primary headache treatments in English, German, French and Italian published from February 2001 to December 2011 were taken into account. Only randomized controlled trials (RCT) and meta-analyses were analysed for each drug. If RCT were lacking, open studies and case series were also examined. According to the previous edition, four levels of recommendation were defined on the basis of levels of evidence, scientific strength of evidence and clinical effectiveness. Recommendations for symptomatic and prophylactic treatment of migraine and cluster headache were therefore revised with respect to previous 2001 guidelines and a section was dedicated to non-pharmacological treatment. This article reports a summary of the revised version published in extenso in an Italian version

    Performance and determinants of performance of the community-based health insurance scheme of Dar Naïm, Mauritania, 2003-2012

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    Etude des mutuelles de santé en RDC dans le cadre de la couverture sanitaire universelle: Mai-octobre 2016

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    Introduction Malgré un contexte difficile, une réelle dynamique de mutuelles de santé existe en République Démocratique du Congo (RDC). En février 2017, la Loi organique N°17/002 harmonisant l’environnement juridique des mutuelles a été promulguée. En prévision du renforcement des mutuelles de santé qui devrait s’ensuivre, la Plateforme des organisations promotrices des mutuelles de santé du Congo (POMUCO) a commandité une étude des mutuelles de santé en RDC. Objectifs L’objectif, formulé par POMUCO, était d’évaluer la contribution potentielle des mutuelles de santé à la réalisation de la couverture universelle des soins de santé et plus particulièrement leur rôle dans un système de protection sociale efficace en RDC.Matériel & méthodes Le principal outil de collecte de données était l’interview approfondie. Treize mutuelles ont été choisies dans quatre provinces. Au total, 64 entretiens ont été menés avec différents types d’intervenants. L’analyse a été faite à l’aide d’un cadre multidimensionnel préétabli qui facilite le classement et l’interprétation des divers aspects du fonctionnement des mutuelles et du système de santé, du contexte social, institutionnel et d’appui.Résultats Notre étude a montré que le montage, la gestion interne et le suivi technique des mutuelles sont relativement bien organisés. Néanmoins, le poids de facteurs externes freine leur développement. Dans le montage des mutuelles, des procédures sont prévues pour tenter de transformer ces facteurs défavorables. Par exemple, les contrats négociés avec les prestataires proposent des mesures pour promouvoir une prescription rationnelle de médicaments. Dans la pratique cependant, ces mesures ne sont pas efficaces.Conclusions Afin de progresser, il faudrait évoluer d’une approche centrée sur les processus internes des mutuelles vers une coopération intense avec les autres acteurs intervenant dans le système de santé dans le but d’apporter les changements nécessaires à la création d’un environnement plus favorable au développement harmonieux des mutuelles de santé.Document en deux parties: rapport et annexesinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishe

    Declining subscriptions to the Maliando Mutual Health Organisation in Guinea-Conakry (West Africa): what is going wrong?

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    Mutual Health Organisations (MHOs) are a type of community health insurance scheme that are being developed and promoted in sub-Saharan Africa. In 1998, an MHO was organised in a rural district of Guinea to improve access to quality health care. Households paid an annual insurance fee of about US2perindividual.Contributionswerevoluntary.Thebenefitpackageincludedfreeaccesstoallfirstlinehealthcareservices(exceptforasmallcopayment),freepaediatriccare,freeemergencysurgicalcareandfreeobstetriccareatthedistricthospital.Alsoincludedwerepartofthecostofemergencytransporttothehospital.In1998,theMHOcovered82 per individual. Contributions were voluntary. The benefit package included free access to all first line health care services (except for a small co-payment), free paediatric care, free emergency surgical care and free obstetric care at the district hospital. Also included were part of the cost of emergency transport to the hospital. In 1998, the MHO covered 8% of the target population, but, by 1999, the subscription rate had dropped to about 6%. In March 2000, focus groups were held with members and non-members of the scheme to find out why subscription rates were so low. The research indicated that a failure to understand the scheme does not explain these low rates. On the contrary, the great majority of research subjects, members and non-members alike, acquired a very accurate understanding of the concepts and principles underlying health insurance. They value the system's re-distributive effects, which goes beyond household, next of kin or village. The participants accurately point out the sharp differences that exist between traditional financial mechanisms and the principle of health insurance, as well as the advantages and disadvantages of both. The ease with which risk-pooling is accepted as a financial mechanism which addresses specific needs demonstrates that it is not, per se, necessary to build health insurance schemes on existing or traditional systems of mutual aid. The majority of the participants consider the individual premium of US2 to be fair. There is, however, a problem of affordability for many poor and/or large families who cannot raise enough money to pay the subscription for all household members in one go. However, the main reason for the lack of interest in the scheme, is the poor quality of care offered to members of the MHO at the health centre.Community health insurance Mutual Health Organisations Social perception Health services accessibility District health systems Guinea-Conakry

    Community Health Insurance in Low- and Middle-Income Countries

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    Community health insurance (CHI) is a specific health insurance arrangement serving a social purpose, generally operating at the local level of the health system, and largely thriving on community solidarity. This article describes the origins, formats, and evolution of CHI in Africa and Asia. It discusses strengths and weaknesses of CHI from different perspectives: its contribution to health-care access, to health sector financing, to provider responsiveness and quality of care, and to wider developmental objectives. The potential of CHI in the worldwide endeavor for universal health coverage and the conditions for CHI to possibly play a role of significance are critically analyzed.SCOPUS: ch.binfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishe
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