Financing health services in Sub-Saharan Africa: Options for decision makers during adjustment

R. Korte, Heide Richter, F. Merkle and H. Görgen

Social Science & Medicine, 1992, vol. 34, issue 1, 1-9

Abstract: The financing of health services has become an increasingly critical and urgent issue in many developing countries particularly in Sub-Saharan Africa. This paper analyses options available to policy makers. The possible effects and side effects of strategies are described based on the experience from different countries. The dangers of simplistic solutions are discussed. A cautious approach is recommended taking into consideration the lessons learned in other regions accompanied by a careful ongoing evaluation especially regarding the ability to pay of the poorer sections of the population. Providing for equity in health care should be an important guiding principle. It therefore appears to be necessary to find an appropriate mix of public and private sector interventions with elements of cost-sharing for services and drugs, insurance schemes and more efficient use of available resources.

Keywords: financing; equity; insurance; planning (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 1992
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