The Government of Lao has made progress in efforts to achieve the universal coverage aims to achieve
it by 2020. Together with the free MNCH policy (maternal and children under 5 services) approved in
2011, a Prime Minister’s Decree has been approved and guidelines have been drafted for the
implementation. More specific emphasis is made on the Government’s funding for free MNCH services in
10 of the 56 prioritised districts, plus other development partners have covered the service in number of
other districts.
The health network claims to cover 93% of the population at an average walk of 90 minutes to a health
facility. There are, however, major differences in access to services across geographical, social, political,
economic, and ethnic and gender factors. User fees and high out-of-pocket payments have also led
patients to delay care until illness is severe. High costs coupled with poor services lead to low utilization
of services. A recent study commissioned by WHO titledthe burden of out of pocket expenditure and
health service utilisation in Lao PDR (2011) found that those who mentioned financial barriers as a
reason for not seeking care were mostly among the poor and the poorest households. The poor
households are more vulnerable to catastrophic status, especially among family with children under 5
years old and elderly with long-term illness. Inequities in access to services are greatest in rural areas,
where households in the highest income quintile have an in-patient admission rate of 42.4 per 1,000
populations, nearly 3 times the rate of 15.9 for hou
The Government of Lao has made progress in efforts to achieve the universal coverage aims to achieveit by 2020. Together with the free MNCH policy (maternal and children under 5 services) approved in2011, a Prime Minister’s Decree has been approved and guidelines have been drafted for theimplementation. More specific emphasis is made on the Government’s funding for free MNCH services in10 of the 56 prioritised districts, plus other development partners have covered the service in number ofother districts.The health network claims to cover 93% of the population at an average walk of 90 minutes to a healthfacility. There are, however, major differences in access to services across geographical, social, political,economic, and ethnic and gender factors. User fees and high out-of-pocket payments have also ledpatients to delay care until illness is severe. High costs coupled with poor services lead to low utilizationof services. A recent study commissioned by WHO titledthe burden of out of pocket expenditure andhealth service utilisation in Lao PDR (2011) found that those who mentioned financial barriers as areason for not seeking care were mostly among the poor and the poorest households. The poorhouseholds are more vulnerable to catastrophic status, especially among family with children under 5years old and elderly with long-term illness. Inequities in access to services are greatest in rural areas,where households in the highest income quintile have an in-patient admission rate of 42.4 per 1,000populations, nearly 3 times the rate of 15.9 for hou
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