Health Financing in Africa Today: Challenges and Opportunities
The purpose of this paper is to evaluate the capacity of sub-Saharan African governments to finance sustainable and functional health systems, and to present realistic health financing approaches that could complement government financing. We review current patterns of health expenditures in sub-Saharan Africa, including the contributions of the public sector as well as those of households, other private sector stakeholders, and the donor community. We discuss estimates of the financing gaps that exist, and offer a review of complementary financing approaches, including innovative strategies.
Author: Chris Atim, Lisa K. Fleisher, Laurel Hatt, Stephen Musau, Aneesa Arur
Published: May 1 2008
