This article reports on a vision of
health improvement that challenges African countries and
their external partners to rethink current health
strategies. The report stresses positive experiences in
sub-Saharan Africa and concludes that far greater progress
in improving health is possible than has been achieved in
the past - even within existing resource constraints. On the
basis of experience with well functioning health care
systems in a number of countries, the report proposes that a
basic set of health services can be provided in low-income
Africa at an annual cost of $13 per person. This report
illustrates the costs and benefits involved, casting new
light on the advantages of health reform.
Bibliographic Details
| Main Authors: |
Shaw, R. Paul,
Elmendorf, Edward |
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| Format: | Brief
biblioteca
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| Language: | English |
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| Published: |
World Bank, Washington, DC
1994-10
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| Subjects: | BASIC HEALTH CARE,
BASIC HEALTH SERVICES,
CHILD HEALTH SERVICES,
COMMUNITIES,
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT,
EQUIPMENT,
EXPENDITURES,
FAMILY PLANNING,
HEALTH CARE,
HEALTH EXPENDITURES,
HEALTH INSTITUTIONS,
HEALTH INVESTMENTS,
HEALTH POLICIES,
HEALTH PROGRAMS,
HEALTH SECTOR,
HEALTH SERVICES,
HEALTH SYSTEMS,
HOSPITALS,
HOUSEHOLDS,
ILLNESSES,
INFANT MORTALITY,
INFANT MORTALITY RATE,
INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS,
LIFE EXPECTANCY,
LOCAL HEALTH CENTERS,
LOW INCOME,
MALARIA,
MANAGED HEALTH CARE,
MORTALITY,
NUTRITION,
PUBLIC SECTOR,
SCHOOL HEALTH,
SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES,
SPECIALISTS,
UNIVERSITIES,
WASTE HEALTH IMPROVEMENT,
RESOURCES MOBILIZATION,
GOVERNMENT ROLE,
CAUSES OF DEATH,
SANITATION,
FOOD SUPPLY,
HUMAN RESOURCES,
INSTITUTIONAL REFORM,
PUBLIC EXPENDITURES,
POTABLE WATER,
ESSENTIAL DRUGS, |
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| Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/1994/10/1614979/towards-better-health-sub-saharan-africa
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/10009
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