Aiah Lebbie
Department of Surgery, College of Medicine and Allied Health Sciences, University of Sierra Leone, F, Sierra Leone
Publications
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Research Article
Unveiling the Awareness of Private Health Insurance Coverage among Healthcare Professionals in Freetown, Sierra Leone: Insights Extracted from Their Perspectives
Author(s): Sallu Nfagie Kamara, Abraham Isiaka Jimmy, Aiah Lebbie, Okubastion Tekest Okube and Lee Presley Gary Jr*
Our study is an assessment of the knowledge, personal coverage, and related determinants of private health insurance as revealed by healthcare professionals in Freetown, the urban capital of Sierra Leone. This study stands as a precursor for Low- and Middle-Income Countries (LMICs), like Sierra Leone, seeking to establish Universal Health Coverage (UHC) to provide healthcare access and coverage through publicly arranged risk pooling, designed to help protect against unmanageable medical costs. In parallel, such countries face significant challenges with achieving sustainable universal coverage due to limited public resources, inefficient allocation systems, uneasy reliance on out-of-pocket payments, and large struggling populations. Our research sheds particular light on how healthcare professionals view their own participation with private healthcare options. A cross-sectional, analy.. Read More»