Improving Health for the Poor in Mozambique : The Fight Continues

The health sector in Mozambique has made significant progress in terms of increasing coverage of services. However, health remains a major concern in the area of poverty reduction. The study describes the health status of the population, especially of the poor, and how the sector responds to the needs. Huge inequalities continue to exist with regards to resource allocation, deployment of staff and availability of services among various geographic areas, between the urban and rural population, and between the poor and the non-poor. The study builds upon the existing studies on health and consolidates the sector knowledge. Based on the analysis, the study makes various recommendations on how the health sector reforms can be made more pro-poor by focusing on certain interventions, by targeting certain areas and population groups, by designing new delivery models that would bring the services closer to the population, and by improving financial management to serve the poor more effectively.

Bibliographic Details

Main Authors:	Chao, Shiyan, Kostermans, Kees
Language:	English
Published:	2002-02-01
Subjects:	AGED, AGRICULTURE, ANTENATAL CARE, CITIES, CLINICS, COMMUNITIES, DEATHS, DISASTERS, DISTRICTS, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, ECONOMIC GROWTH, EQUITY IN ACCESS, FAMILIES, HEALTH CARE PROVISION, HEALTH CENTERS, HEALTH EXPENDITURE, HEALTH EXPENDITURES, HEALTH FACILITIES, HEALTH FINANCING, HEALTH INDICATORS, HEALTH OUTCOMES, HEALTH PLANNING, HEALTH POLICY, HEALTH POSTS, HEALTH PROFESSIONALS, HEALTH SECTOR, HEALTH SERVICES, HEALTH STATUS, HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS, HEALTH SYSTEM, HEALTH WORKERS, HIV INFECTION, HOSPITALS, HOUSEHOLDS, IMMUNIZATION, INCOME, INFANT MORTALITY, INFANT MORTALITY RATE, INFANTS, LIFE EXPECTANCY, LIFTING, LOW-INCOME COUNTRIES, MALARIA, MALNUTRITION, MEASLES, MEDICAL CARE, MORBIDITY, MORTALITY, NUTRITION, NUTRITIONAL STATUS, OCCUPANCY, OUTPATIENT SERVICES, PARASITIC DISEASES, PARTNERSHIP, PATIENTS, PHARMACIES, POLIO, POPULATION GROUPS, POVERTY REDUCTION, PRIMARY HEALTH CARE, PRIVATE SECTOR, PUBLIC HEALTH, PUBLIC SECTOR, RISK GROUPS, RURAL AREAS, RURAL DEVELOPMENT, RURAL POPULATION, SERVICE DELIVERY, SUSTAINABLE HEALTH CARE, TRANSPORT, VACCINATION, VACCINATIONS, WORKERS POVERTY & HEALTH, HEALTH CARE, HEALTH CARE SERVICES, HEALTH CARE FINANCE, HEALTH CARE FINANCING,
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2002/02/4102862/improving-health-poor-mozambique-fight-continues https://hdl.handle.net/10986/13765
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