Inclusive social protection for chronic health problems in low and middle income countries

The project examines the impact of chronic diseases on healthcare use and expenditures, work capacity and productivity, socioeconomic outcomes, and health and mortality outcomes. It also evaluates the impact of medical programs using a quasi-experimental study design. The project is coordinated by the University of Lausanne (PI: Jürgen Maurer) with collaborators in Unisanté (Pascal Bovet), Mumbai, Chennai, Zomba (Malawi), Manila, Colombo, Univ. Pennsylvania; Univ. of Southern California, LA; Harvard School of PH, Boston; and Erasmus Univ. Rotterdam.