Eric Obikeze

TL;DR: There is the need to reduce OOPS and channel and improve equity in healthcare financing by designing and implementing payment strategies that will assure financial risk protection of the poor such pre-payment mechanisms with government paying for the poor.

TL;DR: RDT is cost-effective when compared to other diagnostic strategies for malaria treatment at malaria prevalence of 43.1% and, therefore, a very good strategy for diagnosis of malaria in Nigeria.

TL;DR: The differentials in perceptions of ease of access and use as well as health seeking for different malaria treatment providers among SES groups could be decreased by reducing barriers such as the cost of treatment by making health services accessible, available and at reduced cost for all groups.

TL;DR: Enrolment was generally low and contributions were retrogressive, however, there was equitable enrolment and utilization of services and Payments by enrolees should be supplemented by subsidies from government and donors in order to ensure equitable financial risk protection.

TL;DR: Findings provide areas for interventions to equitably improve the quality of malaria treatment services, especially for patent medicine dealers and pharmacy shops, that are two of the most common providers of malaria Treatment especially with the current change of first line drugs.