FS Series #2: Health Sector Financing in Developing Countries

Source: 
Chemonics International Inc.
Document Type: 
PDF
Date: 
March 2, 2009

 FS Series #2: Health Sector Financing in Developing Countries provides an overview of health financing, including the core functions of health financing, common mechanisms and approaches, and financing issues frequently faced in low- and middle-income countries. This technical brief posits financial sustainability as an essential consideration in design and evaluation of assistance programs that seek to improve the health status of underserved populations and presents a draft plan to incorporate financial sustainability considerations into procurement documentation based on these components.
 

 

Author(s): 

Brookes, Robert; Helfenbein, Saul