Abstract: This study is about the contribution of Mutual Health Insurance on the economic growth and development in Nyagatare District as a case of study. The study was carried out in Nyagatare District and its objective are as follows: To Examine the functioning of Mutual health insurance scheme in Nyagatare District; to find out the impact of improved health status of the people on Economic development in Nyagatare District, to identify the challenges encountered by both mutual health officials and the beneficiaries of mutual health insurance in Nyagatare District. In order to arrive to the findings, the researcher used structured questionnaires and the interview guide to collect data.
The population of the study was comprised both beneficiaries of mutual health insurance and staffs at the sector and cell levels in Nyagatare District. These questionnaires were given to 30 respondents including fourteen questionnaires (14) which include six heads of households (6); six agents (6) of mutual health insurance and two patients (2) in health centre of Biguhu. Sixteen questionnaires (16) designed to the staffs at sector and cell levels and two nurses (2). A sample of 30 respondents was randomly selected.
Findings revealed that Mutual health insurance plays a big role in the economic development process of the beneficiaries in Nyagatare District through real costs of healthcare services costs minimization. Hence new ventures were to be born through good management of mutual health insurance contributions. At the end of the study, several suggestions were given to the officials and beneficiaries of this policy of MHI scheme and even suggestion for further research was proposed.
Title: THE CONTRIBUTION OF COMMUNITY BASED HEALTH INSURANCE ON ECONOMIC GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT OF AFRICA: A CASE OF RWANDA NYAGATARE DISTRICT
Author: Dr. Moses BAIKIRIZE
International Journal of Social Science and Humanities Research
ISSN 2348-3156 (Print), ISSN 2348-3164 (online)
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