Towards Better Health in Sub-Saharan Africa

• Tác giả: R. Paul Shaw
• Ngôn ngữ: eng
• Ký hiệu phân loại: 581.96 Specific topics in natural history of plants
• Thông tin xuất bản: World Bank, Washington, DC, 2012
• Bộ sưu tập: Tài liệu truy cập mở
• ID: 244269
• Chủ đề: 1. BASIC HEALTH CARE; 2. BASIC HEALTH SERVICES; 3. CHILD HEALTH SERVICES; 4. COMMUNITIES; 5. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

Tóm tắt

This article reports on a vision of health improvement that challenges African countries and their external partners to rethink current health strategies. The report stresses positive experiences in sub-Saharan Africa and concludes that far greater progress in improving health is possible than has been achieved in the past - even within existing resource constraints. On the basis of experience with well functioning health care systems in a number of countries, the report proposes that a basic set of health services can be provided in low-income Africa at an annual cost of 3 per person. This report illustrates the costs and benefits involved, casting new light on the advantages of health reform.