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Transport vouchers for maternal health: A key strategy for increasing facility based deliveries in Bungoma County

9 December 2018
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Maternal health services are free in all public health facilities in Kenya. However, other indirect costs, such as the cost of transport, remain a significant barrier to access among poor women. The transport voucher was designed to subsidise the cost of travelling to and from the health facility for delivery, thus eliminating this barrier.

Focus areas
Maternal and Newborn Health
Capabilities
Health Financing
Countries
Kenya

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