Publication: Improving Allocative Efficiency in Zimbabwe’s Health Sector: Results from the Health Interventions Prioritization Tool
Date
2021
ISSN
Published
2021
Author(s)
Jaoude, Gerard Abou
Gosce, Lara
Shamu, Shepherd
Sisimayi, Chenjerai N.
Lannes, Laurence
Wilkinson, Thomas David
Kerr, Cliff
Haghparast-Bidgoli, Hassan
Skordis, Jolene
Abstract
The country of Zimbabwe has seen some
important improvements in key health outcomes since 2009.
However, despite progress in some areas of the health
sector, the country did not meet its Millennium Development
Goals (MDGs) and current progress falls short of the
Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) milestones. As is often
the case, the poor and rural populations in Zimbabwe bear a
disproportionate burden of disease and health risks. The
situation is compounded by national economic challenges and
health sector spending inefficiencies that have resulted in
households bearing an increasing share of health sector
financing, mainly through out-of-pocket expenditures.
Households provide approximately 25 percent of health sector
financing in Zimbabwe. Again, the poor and rural populations
are hardest hit by this economic reality. Zimbabwe was one
of the few countries in which HIPtool was piloted at the
proof of concept stage. HIPtool enables the mathematical
prioritization of interventions based on existing data and a
set of criteria. It provides a technical foundation to
further develop an essential health benefits package.
However, HIPtool, at this stage in development, still has
strong limitations, which are outlined along with results in
this report.
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Citation
“Hou, Xiaohui; Jaoude, Gerard Abou; Gosce, Lara; Shamu, Shepherd; Sisimayi, Chenjerai N.; Lannes, Laurence; Wilkinson, Thomas David; Kerr, Cliff; Haghparast-Bidgoli, Hassan; Skordis, Jolene; Kerr, Thomas Michael. 2021. Improving Allocative Efficiency in Zimbabwe’s Health Sector: Results from the Health Interventions Prioritization Tool. © World Bank, Washington, DC. http://hdl.handle.net/10986/35711 License: CC BY 3.0 IGO.”