Publication: Health Expenditures, Services and Outcomes in Africa
Date
2010-04
ISSN
Published
2010-04
Author(s)
Peters, David H.
Kandola, Kami
Elemendorf, A. Edward
Chellaraj, Gnanaraj
Abstract
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.
Citation
“Peters, David H.; Kandola, Kami; Elemendorf, A. Edward; Chellaraj, Gnanaraj. 2010. Health Expenditures, Services and Outcomes in Africa. Africa Region Findings; No. 157. © World Bank, Washington, DC. http://hdl.handle.net/10986/9459 License: CC BY 3.0 IGO.”