Are Health Resources Targeting the Poor Effectively in a Low-Income Context? Evidence from Ethiopia

Girmaye D. Dinsa, Peter Berman and Carlyn Mann

Chapter 13 in Tracking Resources for Primary Health Care:A Framework and Practices in Low- and Middle-Income Countries, 2020, pp 317-341 from World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd.

Abstract: The following sections are included:Health services provided in public facilities in Ethiopia are benefiting the poor more compared to the rich, and this trend has improved between 2010/2011 and 2013/2014 and across geographic areas.However, the poor are paying a higher proportion than the rich over time in public hospitals.Furthermore, health service benefits are not capturing all of the reported needs, but substantial improvements were made over time.

Keywords: Health Financing; Public Financial Management; Resource Tracking; Health Economics; Health Policy (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I14 I15 I18 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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