Anderson, Ian2014-09-152014-09-152013-06https://hdl.handle.net/10986/20134Population growth, an unfinished agenda of communicable diseases and maternal health and nutrition, and the rapid rise of Non-communicable diseases are putting increasing strain on not just the Ministry of Health budget, but also the broader financial position of the government as a whole. These pressures are ultimately financially unsustainable, given current and projected future economic conditions. But many of the health burdens and costs can be avoided, or at least delayed, with good primary and secondary prevention. There are practical options for making health financing in Vanuatu more effective, efficient, equitable, affordable, and accountable. Improving efficiency of public expenditure is a key to achieving this.en-USCC BY 3.0 IGOACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROMEADDICTIONAGEDAGEING POPULATIONSALLOCATIVE EFFICIENCYBABIESBASIC NEEDSBIRTH ATTENDANTSBLINDNESSBOTH SEXESBREAST FEEDINGBURDEN OF DISEASECANCERCARDIOVASCULAR DISEASECAUSES OF DEATHCHILD HEALTHCHILD HEALTH SERVICESCHILD MORTALITYCITIESCITIZENSCLINICSCOMMUNICABLE DISEASESCOMMUNITY HEALTHCOMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICESCOMPLICATIONSCONTRACEPTIVE PREVALENCEDEATHSDEBTDECISION MAKINGDEMOGRAPHIC FACTORSDEMOGRAPHIC TRENDSDEVELOPING COUNTRIESDEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCEDEVELOPMENT GOALSDEVELOPMENT OBJECTIVESDEWORMINGDIABETESDIETSDISABILITIESDISABILITYDISASTERSDISPARITIES IN HEALTHDISPENSARIESDOCTORSDRUGSEARLY MARRIAGEECONOMIC CONDITIONSECONOMIC GROWTHEMPLOYMENTEMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIESEPIDEMICEPIDEMIOLOGICAL TRANSITIONESSENTIAL MEDICINESEXPENDITURESFAMILY PLANNINGFERTILITYFERTILITY RATEFINANCIAL MANAGEMENTFINANCIAL POSITIONFINANCIAL PRESSURESGENDER DISPARITYGIRLS' EDUCATIONGLOBAL HEALTHGLUCOSEGOVERNMENT FINANCESGROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCTGROSS NATIONAL INCOMEHEALTH BURDENHEALTH CAREHEALTH CENTERSHEALTH CENTRESHEALTH COSTSHEALTH EFFECTSHEALTH EXPENDITUREHEALTH FACILITIESHEALTH FINANCINGHEALTH INFORMATIONHEALTH INFORMATION SYSTEMHEALTH INSURANCEHEALTH ORGANIZATIONHEALTH OUTCOMESHEALTH PROBLEMSHEALTH RISKSHEALTH SECTORHEALTH SERVICEHEALTH SERVICE DELIVERYHEALTH SERVICESHEALTH SPECIALISTHEALTH SYSTEMHEALTH WORKFORCEHEALTHY LIFESTYLESHIGH RATE OF POPULATION GROWTHHIVHOSPITALHOSPITAL BUILDINGSHOSPITAL SERVICESHOSPITALIZATIONHOSPITALSHUMAN DEVELOPMENTHUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUSHUMAN RESOURCESHUNGERHYPERTENSIONILL HEALTHILLNESSIMMUNIZATIONIMMUNODEFICIENCYINCOMEINEQUITIESINFANTINFANT MORTALITYINFANT MORTALITY RATEINFANT MORTALITY RATESINFANTSINJURIESINTEGRATED MANAGEMENT OF CHILDHOOD ILLNESSESINTERVENTIONLARGE NUMBERS OF PEOPLELEADING CAUSE OF DEATHLEADING CAUSESLIFE EXPECTANCYLIVE BIRTHSMALARIAMARRIED WOMENMATERNAL HEALTHMATERNAL MORTALITYMATERNAL MORTALITY RATEMEASLESMEDICAL SUPPLIESMEDICAL TREATMENTMEDICINESMENTAL HEALTHMIDWIVESMIGRATIONMILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALMILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALSMINISTRY OF EDUCATIONMINISTRY OF FINANCEMINISTRY OF HEALTHMODERN FAMILYMODERN FAMILY PLANNINGMORBIDITYMORTALITYNATIONAL BUDGETNATIONAL LEVELNATURAL DISASTERNATURAL DISASTERSNATURE OF HEALTHNEONATAL CARENEWBORNNEWBORN CARENEWBORNSNUMBER OF WOMENNURSENURSESNUTRITIONOBESITYOBSTETRIC CAREOFFICIAL DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCEOLD AGEPATIENTPATIENTSPHYSICAL ACTIVITYPHYSICIANSPOLICY DECISIONSPOLICY MAKERSPOPULATION GROWTHPOPULATION GROWTH RATEPOPULATION PRESSURESPOVERTY REDUCTIONPREGNANCYPREGNANT WOMENPREMATURE DEATHPRIMARY HEALTH CAREPRIMARY SCHOOLPROGRAM MANAGERPROGRESSPUBLIC EXPENDITUREPUBLIC FINANCIAL MANAGEMENTPUBLIC HEALTHPUBLIC HEALTH EXPENDITUREPUBLIC POLICYPURCHASING POWERPURCHASING POWER PARITYREDUCING MATERNAL MORTALITYREMITTANCESREPRODUCTIVE AGEREPRODUCTIVE HEALTHRESOURCE ALLOCATIONRESPECTRISK FACTORSRURAL AREASSANITATIONSANITATION FACILITIESSCARCE RESOURCESSCHOOL ATTENDANCESCHOOL CHILDRENSCREENINGSERVICES FOR CHILDRENSEXUALLY TRANSMITTED INFECTIONSSKILLED ATTENDANCESKILLED ATTENDANCE AT DELIVERYSKILLED BIRTH ATTENDANCESKILLED BIRTH ATTENDANTSSMOKERSSOCIAL HEALTH INSURANCESPILLOVERSTRATEGIC PRIORITIESTUBERCULOSISUNDER-FIVE MORTALITYUNFPAUNIVERSAL ACCESSURBAN AREASURBANIZATIONVACCINE COVERAGEVILLAGE HEALTH WORKERSVULNERABILITYVULNERABLE GROUPSWOMANWORKERSWORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATIONYOUNG WOMEN10.1596/20134