| Affiliations: | DeBakey Research Leadership Program |
| Project Leader: | Eniola Olatunji eo00960@tamu.edu Health Policy and Management |
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Meeting Times:
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Tuesdays 11 – 12 pm |
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Team Size:
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3
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| Open Spots: | 0 |
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Special Opportunities:
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Opportunity for Credit hours, Opportunity for co-authorship and/or poster presentation
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Team Needs:
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Enthusiastic and motivated about research Interest and experience in scholarly writing Some familiarity with data analysis skills (not necessarily required) Students from the School of Public Health are preferred but other candidates will be duly considered |
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Description:
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Universal health coverage and having access to healthcare has been one of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) goals. Health insurance has been identified as one of the tools to help provide access to health care and reduce the burden of ill health. In Sub-Sahara Africa, entrenching health insurance has had differing experience compared to the western world. This project aims to identify socio-economic factors associated with having health insurance in a selected Sub-Saharan African country. The project will further analyses the trends over the years to see if there has been any change in the socioeconomic composition of people who have health insurance. The project will also describe the landscape of the health system and health insurance in the country. |