Burden or benefit? Unveiling the impact of out-of-pocket health expenditures in Somalia’s healthcare system
Khalid Mohamed Mohamud, Said Yusuf Warei, Ali Hajji Adam Abubakr · 2025
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Khalid Mohamed Mohamud, Said Yusuf Warei, and Ali Hajji Adam Abubakr study, in twenty twenty-five, out-of-pocket health spending in Somalia. Such spending is what households pay directly for care. It can wreck family finances and block access. The team surveyed two thousand households and set Somalia in regional and global context. Out-of-pocket payments make up close to forty-five percent of total health spending there. That is far above the global average and the sub-Saharan Africa average.
Only a tiny share of Somalis have health insurance. About a quarter of households face catastrophic spending, where medical costs exceed a tenth of income. Most cope by borrowing, selling assets, or cutting essentials. The authors propose expanding insurance via community and government-backed schemes.
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| CREATOR | Khalid Mohamed Mohamud, Said Yusuf Warei, Ali Hajji Adam Abubakr |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2025 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 68 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |