TY - JOUR AU - Zeng, Wu AU - Kim, Christine AU - Archer, Lauren AU - Sayedi, Omarzaman AU - Jabarkhil, Mohammad Yousuf AU - Sears, Kathleen PY - 2017 DA - 2017/02/22 TI - Assessing the feasibility of introducing health insurance in Afghanistan: a qualitative stakeholder analysis JO - BMC Health Services Research SP - 157 VL - 17 IS - 1 AB - In the last decade, the health status of Afghans has improved drastically. However, the health financing system in Afghanistan remains fragile due to high out-of-pocket spending and reliance on donor funding. To address the country’s health financing challenges, the Ministry of Public Health investigated health insurance as a mechanism to mobilize resources for health. This paper presents stakeholders’ opinions on seven preconditions of implementing this approach, as their understanding and buy-in to such an approach will determine its success. SN - 1472-6963 UR - https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-017-2081-y DO - 10.1186/s12913-017-2081-y ID - Zeng2017 ER -