Towards Better Health in Sub-Saharan Africa

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...

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Main Authors:	Shaw, R. Paul, Elmendorf, Edward
Format:	Brief
Language:	English
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2012
Subjects:	BASIC HEALTH CARE BASIC HEALTH SERVICES CHILD HEALTH SERVICES COMMUNITIES ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT EQUIPMENT EXPENDITURES FAMILY PLANNING HEALTH CARE HEALTH EXPENDITURES HEALTH INSTITUTIONS HEALTH INVESTMENTS HEALTH POLICIES HEALTH PROGRAMS HEALTH SECTOR HEALTH SERVICES HEALTH SYSTEMS HOSPITALS HOUSEHOLDS ILLNESSES INFANT MORTALITY INFANT MORTALITY RATE INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS LIFE EXPECTANCY LOCAL HEALTH CENTERS LOW INCOME MALARIA MANAGED HEALTH CARE MORTALITY NUTRITION PUBLIC SECTOR SCHOOL HEALTH SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES SPECIALISTS UNIVERSITIES WASTE HEALTH IMPROVEMENT RESOURCES MOBILIZATION GOVERNMENT ROLE CAUSES OF DEATH SANITATION FOOD SUPPLY HUMAN RESOURCES INSTITUTIONAL REFORM PUBLIC EXPENDITURES POTABLE WATER ESSENTIAL DRUGS
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/1994/10/1614979/towards-better-health-sub-saharan-africa http://hdl.handle.net/10986/10009

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spelling	okr-10986-100092021-04-23T14:02:48Z Towards Better Health in Sub-Saharan Africa Shaw, R. Paul Elmendorf, Edward BASIC HEALTH CARE BASIC HEALTH SERVICES CHILD HEALTH SERVICES COMMUNITIES ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT EQUIPMENT EXPENDITURES FAMILY PLANNING HEALTH CARE HEALTH EXPENDITURES HEALTH INSTITUTIONS HEALTH INVESTMENTS HEALTH POLICIES HEALTH PROGRAMS HEALTH SECTOR HEALTH SERVICES HEALTH SYSTEMS HOSPITALS HOUSEHOLDS ILLNESSES INFANT MORTALITY INFANT MORTALITY RATE INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS LIFE EXPECTANCY LOCAL HEALTH CENTERS LOW INCOME MALARIA MANAGED HEALTH CARE MORTALITY NUTRITION PUBLIC SECTOR SCHOOL HEALTH SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES SPECIALISTS UNIVERSITIES WASTE HEALTH IMPROVEMENT RESOURCES MOBILIZATION GOVERNMENT ROLE CAUSES OF DEATH ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT SANITATION FOOD SUPPLY NUTRITION HEALTH CARE HUMAN RESOURCES HEALTH SERVICES INSTITUTIONAL REFORM HEALTH EXPENDITURES PUBLIC EXPENDITURES POTABLE WATER ESSENTIAL DRUGS 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 $13 per person. This report illustrates the costs and benefits involved, casting new light on the advantages of health reform. 2012-08-13T10:07:34Z 2012-08-13T10:07:34Z 1994-10 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/1994/10/1614979/towards-better-health-sub-saharan-africa http://hdl.handle.net/10986/10009 English Africa Region Findings & Good Practice Infobriefs; No. 25 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research :: Brief Publications & Research Africa
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topic	BASIC HEALTH CARE BASIC HEALTH SERVICES CHILD HEALTH SERVICES COMMUNITIES ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT EQUIPMENT EXPENDITURES FAMILY PLANNING HEALTH CARE HEALTH EXPENDITURES HEALTH INSTITUTIONS HEALTH INVESTMENTS HEALTH POLICIES HEALTH PROGRAMS HEALTH SECTOR HEALTH SERVICES HEALTH SYSTEMS HOSPITALS HOUSEHOLDS ILLNESSES INFANT MORTALITY INFANT MORTALITY RATE INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS LIFE EXPECTANCY LOCAL HEALTH CENTERS LOW INCOME MALARIA MANAGED HEALTH CARE MORTALITY NUTRITION PUBLIC SECTOR SCHOOL HEALTH SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES SPECIALISTS UNIVERSITIES WASTE HEALTH IMPROVEMENT RESOURCES MOBILIZATION GOVERNMENT ROLE CAUSES OF DEATH ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT SANITATION FOOD SUPPLY NUTRITION HEALTH CARE HUMAN RESOURCES HEALTH SERVICES INSTITUTIONAL REFORM HEALTH EXPENDITURES PUBLIC EXPENDITURES POTABLE WATER ESSENTIAL DRUGS
spellingShingle	BASIC HEALTH CARE BASIC HEALTH SERVICES CHILD HEALTH SERVICES COMMUNITIES ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT EQUIPMENT EXPENDITURES FAMILY PLANNING HEALTH CARE HEALTH EXPENDITURES HEALTH INSTITUTIONS HEALTH INVESTMENTS HEALTH POLICIES HEALTH PROGRAMS HEALTH SECTOR HEALTH SERVICES HEALTH SYSTEMS HOSPITALS HOUSEHOLDS ILLNESSES INFANT MORTALITY INFANT MORTALITY RATE INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS LIFE EXPECTANCY LOCAL HEALTH CENTERS LOW INCOME MALARIA MANAGED HEALTH CARE MORTALITY NUTRITION PUBLIC SECTOR SCHOOL HEALTH SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES SPECIALISTS UNIVERSITIES WASTE HEALTH IMPROVEMENT RESOURCES MOBILIZATION GOVERNMENT ROLE CAUSES OF DEATH ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT SANITATION FOOD SUPPLY NUTRITION HEALTH CARE HUMAN RESOURCES HEALTH SERVICES INSTITUTIONAL REFORM HEALTH EXPENDITURES PUBLIC EXPENDITURES POTABLE WATER ESSENTIAL DRUGS Shaw, R. Paul Elmendorf, Edward Towards Better Health in Sub-Saharan Africa
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description	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 $13 per person. This report illustrates the costs and benefits involved, casting new light on the advantages of health reform.
format	Publications & Research :: Brief
author	Shaw, R. Paul Elmendorf, Edward
author_facet	Shaw, R. Paul Elmendorf, Edward
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title	Towards Better Health in Sub-Saharan Africa
title_short	Towards Better Health in Sub-Saharan Africa
title_full	Towards Better Health in Sub-Saharan Africa
title_fullStr	Towards Better Health in Sub-Saharan Africa
title_full_unstemmed	Towards Better Health in Sub-Saharan Africa
title_sort	towards better health in sub-saharan africa
publisher	World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate	2012
url	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/1994/10/1614979/towards-better-health-sub-saharan-africa http://hdl.handle.net/10986/10009
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Towards Better Health in Sub-Saharan Africa

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