[How to improve resource allocation in health care for better equity in Africa? Some directions for the future].
Most projects financed by governments often end in deceptive results; certain indicators of health improve little, and certain not at all. Why? One cause could be the concentration of initiatives in the public sector, whereas half of heath care spending in Africa is in the private sector. It is time to consider the health care system in its entirety, and not just the public part. In this article the private sector is defined as all service provision provided by non-governmental supplier, either in the formal private sector (pharmacy, private hospital, etc.) or in the informal private sector (local, traditional therapists, informal consultations, for example).
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La Banque mondiale, AFTH2, 1818 H Street, Washington, DC 20433, Etats-Unis. tmarek@worldbank.org
D000349:Africa; D003695:Delivery of Health Care / Q000191:economics*; D003906:Developing Countries / Q000191:economics; D006297:Health Services Accessibility / Q000191:economics; D006302:Health Services Research / Q000191:economics; D011787:Quality of Health Care / Q000191:economics; D040841:Resource Allocation / Q000191:economics*