1.9.
Organization of the study
This study concerned about the contribution of Mutual Health
Insurance on Economic development of Rwanda. It is thus organized in the
following five chapters:
Chapter one tackled the introductory part showing the
background of the study, statement of the problem, objectives of the study,
research questions, and scope of the study, significance of the study and
organization of the study.
Chapter two discusses the theoretical background under which
the topic understudy lies; it also indicates the definition of various key
concepts making up the topic.
Chapter three covers the methodology; it provides methods and
techniques used in data collection, analysis and interpretation of findings.
Chapter four gives the findings of the study and the relevant
interpretation, which is compatible to the stated objectives and hypothesis of
the study.
Chapter five provides a summary of the findings, conclusions,
recommendations and suggestions concerning potential areas for further
research.
CHAPTER TWO: LITERATURE REVIEW
2.1.
General introduction
This chapter is detailed with the review of the available
literature related to the research under study. It addresses the conceptual
understanding of research literature on CBHI in Rwanda and mutual health
insurance in general, definition of key concepts, the requirements for economic
development, community health insurance schemes in Rwanda, the
interventions on the policy of health insurance, current problems of mutual
health insurance schemes in Rwanda, global overview of Rwanda health insurance
schemes, principal objectives of insurance schemes, organization and management
of mutual health insurance schemes in Rwanda, HIWTP, challenges of health
insurance schemes in Africa . The literature was gathered
through various sources such as Books, journals, and Internet websites.
2.2.
Definition of key concepts
Many studies have focused on the dilemma of poverty and indeed
on strategies to alleviate it. Most developing countries including Rwanda have
put poverty alleviation as their primary development plan. UNDP, as cited by
Sobhan R. (2001:2) Showing the best provider of the best solutions to the
problems hinder MHI indicates that, 69% of all developing countries have
prepared explicit poverty plans or have incorporated poverty alleviation into
their National plans. For Rwanda's case, rural development and agricultural
transformation is the first priority for development and as such, the human
development is also among the government's most priorities for development.
(Sobhan R. and Carrin G; 2003:2).
Many authors have contributed much in the elaboration of the
study variables of mutual health insurance and rural poverty reduction.
Therefore, literature on these two study variables especially poverty is wide
and inexhaustible and as such, limits have been set and the unexhausted part
acts as an eye-opener for the completion of other researches in the same field.
(Carrin G, 2003:11)
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