A new light on the community health fund--effective political support for a community essential drug project in Vietnam.
This report sheds new light on the development of a community health fund through the implementation of a community essential drug project, and its impact on the improvement of primary health care at the community level. The experience of community drug funds in Vietnam, supported by a strong government commitment, in which full delegation of authority on the management of drugs and finances is given to the community along with a measure for tax exemptions for drug fund revenues, provides a significant example of an autonomous community with active participation of people and effective resource mobilization, that is leading to the improvement of community health.
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Department of International Health Policy and Planning, Graduate School of International Health, University of Tokyo, 7-3-1, Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-0033 Japan.
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D003153:Community Health Services / Q000191:economics* / Q000458:organization & administration; D005378:Financial Support; D006265:Health Care Coalitions; D006801:Humans; D010593:Pharmaceutical Services / Q000191:economics* / Q000458:organization & administration; D015397:Program Evaluation; D014744:Vietnam