Health Expenditures, Services and Outcomes in Africa
In the past thirty years, Sub-Saharan African countries have made remarkable improvements in health conditions and status. However, they still suffer from some of the worst health problems in the world, and AIDS is making conditions much worse than...
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okr-10986-94592021-04-23T14:02:45Z Health Expenditures, Services and Outcomes in Africa Peters, David H. Kandola, Kami Elemendorf, A. Edward Chellaraj, Gnanaraj ADULT MORTALITY BASIC HEALTH SERVICES CAPITA HEALTH SPENDING CAPITAL INVESTMENTS COMMUNICABLE DISEASES CONTRACEPTIVE PREVALENCE CONTRACEPTIVE USE DEATHS EPIDEMIOLOGICAL TRANSITION FEMALE LITERACY FERTILITY FERTILITY RATE FEWER CHILDREN HEALTH CONDITIONS HEALTH EXPENDITURE HEALTH EXPENDITURES HEALTH MANAGEMENT HEALTH OUTCOMES HEALTH POLICY HEALTH PROBLEMS HEALTH SECTOR HEALTH SERVICES HEALTH SPENDING HEALTH STRATEGIES HUMAN DEVELOPMENT ILLITERACY IMMUNIZATION INCOME INCOME COUNTRIES INCOME GROUPS INFANT INFANT MORTALITY INJURIES INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY ISSUES OF POVERTY LEVELS OF MORBIDITY LIFE EXPECTANCY LIVE BIRTHS LOW INCOME LOW-INCOME COUNTRIES MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS MEASLES MORBIDITY MORTALITY NUTRITION NUTRITIONAL STATUS OFFICIAL DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE POLICY MAKERS PREMATURE DEATH PRIMARY CARE PRIVATE SECTOR PRIVATE SPENDING PROGRESS PUBLIC HEALTH PUBLIC SECTOR PUBLIC SECTOR EXPENDITURES RESOURCE ALLOCATION RESOURCE FLOWS SAFE WATER SANITATION SECONDARY SCHOOL SERVICE DELIVERY UNDER-FIVE MORTALITY USE OF HEALTH SERVICES In the past thirty years, Sub-Saharan African countries have made remarkable improvements in health conditions and status. However, they still suffer from some of the worst health problems in the world, and AIDS is making conditions much worse than they will be otherwise. This study, health expenditures, services, and outcomes in Africa considers 48 countries of Sub-Saharan Africa and outlines broad patterns of health spending, service delivery, mortality, fertility and nutrition in the early to mid-1990s. The study focuses on how to better monitor progress and use information to identify problems and improve health outcomes within and among different African countries. Good information about inputs, processes and results in the health sector is vital for policymakers to make intelligent choices about health strategies and investments, and often is simply not available. For purposes of the study, countries were classified as lowest-income, low-income and middle-income categories. Over three quarters of the African countries are low income or even lowest income countries, and nearly all have weak health management systems. 2012-08-13T08:39:05Z 2012-08-13T08:39:05Z 2010-04 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2010/04/12384284/health-expenditures-services-outcomes-africa http://hdl.handle.net/10986/9459 English Africa Region Findings; No. 157 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research :: Brief Publications & Research Africa |
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ADULT MORTALITY BASIC HEALTH SERVICES CAPITA HEALTH SPENDING CAPITAL INVESTMENTS COMMUNICABLE DISEASES CONTRACEPTIVE PREVALENCE CONTRACEPTIVE USE DEATHS EPIDEMIOLOGICAL TRANSITION FEMALE LITERACY FERTILITY FERTILITY RATE FEWER CHILDREN HEALTH CONDITIONS HEALTH EXPENDITURE HEALTH EXPENDITURES HEALTH MANAGEMENT HEALTH OUTCOMES HEALTH POLICY HEALTH PROBLEMS HEALTH SECTOR HEALTH SERVICES HEALTH SPENDING HEALTH STRATEGIES HUMAN DEVELOPMENT ILLITERACY IMMUNIZATION INCOME INCOME COUNTRIES INCOME GROUPS INFANT INFANT MORTALITY INJURIES INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY ISSUES OF POVERTY LEVELS OF MORBIDITY LIFE EXPECTANCY LIVE BIRTHS LOW INCOME LOW-INCOME COUNTRIES MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS MEASLES MORBIDITY MORTALITY NUTRITION NUTRITIONAL STATUS OFFICIAL DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE POLICY MAKERS PREMATURE DEATH PRIMARY CARE PRIVATE SECTOR PRIVATE SPENDING PROGRESS PUBLIC HEALTH PUBLIC SECTOR PUBLIC SECTOR EXPENDITURES RESOURCE ALLOCATION RESOURCE FLOWS SAFE WATER SANITATION SECONDARY SCHOOL SERVICE DELIVERY UNDER-FIVE MORTALITY USE OF HEALTH SERVICES |
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ADULT MORTALITY BASIC HEALTH SERVICES CAPITA HEALTH SPENDING CAPITAL INVESTMENTS COMMUNICABLE DISEASES CONTRACEPTIVE PREVALENCE CONTRACEPTIVE USE DEATHS EPIDEMIOLOGICAL TRANSITION FEMALE LITERACY FERTILITY FERTILITY RATE FEWER CHILDREN HEALTH CONDITIONS HEALTH EXPENDITURE HEALTH EXPENDITURES HEALTH MANAGEMENT HEALTH OUTCOMES HEALTH POLICY HEALTH PROBLEMS HEALTH SECTOR HEALTH SERVICES HEALTH SPENDING HEALTH STRATEGIES HUMAN DEVELOPMENT ILLITERACY IMMUNIZATION INCOME INCOME COUNTRIES INCOME GROUPS INFANT INFANT MORTALITY INJURIES INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY ISSUES OF POVERTY LEVELS OF MORBIDITY LIFE EXPECTANCY LIVE BIRTHS LOW INCOME LOW-INCOME COUNTRIES MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS MEASLES MORBIDITY MORTALITY NUTRITION NUTRITIONAL STATUS OFFICIAL DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE POLICY MAKERS PREMATURE DEATH PRIMARY CARE PRIVATE SECTOR PRIVATE SPENDING PROGRESS PUBLIC HEALTH PUBLIC SECTOR PUBLIC SECTOR EXPENDITURES RESOURCE ALLOCATION RESOURCE FLOWS SAFE WATER SANITATION SECONDARY SCHOOL SERVICE DELIVERY UNDER-FIVE MORTALITY USE OF HEALTH SERVICES Peters, David H. Kandola, Kami Elemendorf, A. Edward Chellaraj, Gnanaraj Health Expenditures, Services and Outcomes in Africa |
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In the past thirty years, Sub-Saharan
African countries have made remarkable improvements in
health conditions and status. However, they still suffer
from some of the worst health problems in the world, and
AIDS is making conditions much worse than they will be
otherwise. This study, health expenditures, services, and
outcomes in Africa considers 48 countries of Sub-Saharan
Africa and outlines broad patterns of health spending,
service delivery, mortality, fertility and nutrition in the
early to mid-1990s. The study focuses on how to better
monitor progress and use information to identify problems
and improve health outcomes within and among different
African countries. Good information about inputs, processes
and results in the health sector is vital for policymakers
to make intelligent choices about health strategies and
investments, and often is simply not available. For purposes
of the study, countries were classified as lowest-income,
low-income and middle-income categories. Over three quarters
of the African countries are low income or even lowest
income countries, and nearly all have weak health management systems. |
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Publications & Research :: Brief |
| author |
Peters, David H. Kandola, Kami Elemendorf, A. Edward Chellaraj, Gnanaraj |
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Peters, David H. Kandola, Kami Elemendorf, A. Edward Chellaraj, Gnanaraj |
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Peters, David H. |
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Health Expenditures, Services and Outcomes in Africa |
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Health Expenditures, Services and Outcomes in Africa |
| title_full |
Health Expenditures, Services and Outcomes in Africa |
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Health Expenditures, Services and Outcomes in Africa |
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Health Expenditures, Services and Outcomes in Africa |
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health expenditures, services and outcomes in africa |
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World Bank, Washington, DC |
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2012 |
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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2010/04/12384284/health-expenditures-services-outcomes-africa http://hdl.handle.net/10986/9459 |
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