Ethiopia : Potential of Traditional Social Insurance for Supporting Health Care
This report deals with a community based alternative to health care financing called "eder." Eder is a form of traditional social institution in Ethiopia that is established by the mutual agreement and assistance of community members in o...
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| Format: | Brief |
| Language: | English |
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World Bank, Washington, DC
2012
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| Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2002/09/2063246/ethiopia-potential-traditional-social-insurance-supporting-health-care http://hdl.handle.net/10986/10790 |
| Summary: | This report deals with a community based
alternative to health care financing called
"eder." Eder is a form of traditional social
institution in Ethiopia that is established by the mutual
agreement and assistance of community members in order to
collaborate with each other whenever any member of their
family faces adverse situations. The primary function of the
eder is taking care of the burial of members, as well as
acting as health insurers. Eders raise funds and coordinate
free labor of members in activities such as building roads,
schools, health institutions, etc. They contribute money to
members who have lost their houses in a fire or experience
farming loss, and provide assistance to cover their medical
costs. Eders also have provisions for pensioned members who
face economic problems and are unable to pay contributions. |
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