Towards Better Health in Sub-Saharan Africa

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
Language:	English
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 1994-10
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,
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/1994/10/1614979/towards-better-health-sub-saharan-africa https://hdl.handle.net/10986/10009
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