Romania : Health Sector Policy Note
Many of Romania's basic health indicators have shown steady improvement since the 1970s. Both male and female life expectancy has gone up, and infant and maternal mortality have declined. Despite this progress, Romania still faces considerable...
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| Format: | Policy Note |
| Language: | English en_US |
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Washington, DC
2014
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| Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2008/11/16797506/romania-health-sector-policy-note http://hdl.handle.net/10986/18910 |
| Summary: | Many of Romania's basic health
indicators have shown steady improvement since the 1970s.
Both male and female life expectancy has gone up, and infant
and maternal mortality have declined. Despite this progress,
Romania still faces considerable challenges in improving the
overall health status of its population. The overarching
challenge for the next Romanian government is how to improve
equity in access to better quality health care services in a
financially sustainable manner. To achieve this goal, the
government will need to consider not only overall funding
levels, but also further changes to the composition of
health sector funding, the distribution and organization of
service delivery, accountability and decisions regarding who
pays for what services, and incentive mechanisms to improve
service quality. The likelihood of an economic slowdown and
corresponding pressure on government budgets means that
containing health care costs while simultaneously seeking
ways to improve the equity, quality and efficiency of care
will be paramount. The report ends with several policy
options or recommendations. |
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