ACCORD-AMS-ASHWINI Community Health Insurance in India 3 (contd)

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Strengths of the Scheme The ACCORD-AMS-ASHWINI Community Health Insurance Scheme has been quite successful in sensitizing the tribal populations on health issues. As the Scheme emphasizes on universal health care, the tribal groups have realised the importance of taking care of their health and has subsequently improved their [...]

ACCORD-AMS-ASHWINI Community Health Insurance in India 2 (contd)

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Objectives of the Scheme

The objectives of the “Composite Tribal Health Insurance Package” are: To access health care with dignity by not depending on charity or handouts; To encourage health seeking behaviour by offering comprehensive health care with minimal payment at the time of use of the services [...]

ACCORD-AMS-ASHWINI Community Health Insurance in India

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Background

ACCORD is an NGO based in the Niligiris and was founded in 1986 with a mission to “fight against the unjust alienation of the adivasi lands and other human rights violations by organising them as a strong group.” The area of operation is largely inhabited by tribal groups [...]

Community Health Insurance: Karuna Trust-India…3

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In T. Narasipura, the three main health facilities have been provided with a wireless sets and computes for faster communication and maintenance of database. The health facilities are also connected to Karuna trust office. Also the Karuna Trust ambulance at the general hospital is connected through wireless to facilitate [...]

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Characteristics of the Scheme

1. In T. Narasipura Taluk, the seven public health facilities that were to be involved in the insurance scheme: a general hospital of T. Narasipura, 2 CHCs (one in Bannur and the other at Talakkadu) and 4 PHCs (at Kaveripura, Mugur, Malangi and Gargeswari), were [...]

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