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7923543

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lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
1994-11-3
pubmed:abstractText
This study, which was conducted for the World Bank's World development report 1993: investing in health, provides an objective analysis of the external assistance to the health sector by quantifying in detail the sources and recipients of such assistance in 1990, by analysing time trends for external assistance to the health sector over the last two decades, and, to the extent possible, by describing the allocation of resources to specific activities in the health sector. The main findings of the study are that total external assistance to the health sector in 1990 was US$ 4800 million, or only 2.9% of total health expenditures in developing countries. After stagnation in real terms during the first half of the 1980s, health sector assistance has been increasing since 1986. Despite their small volume, external assistance at the margins may play a critical role in capital investment, research and strategic planning. The study confirms prior findings that health status variables per se are not related to the amount of aid received. Comparing investments to the burden of disease shows tremendous differences in the funding for different health problems. A number of conditions are comparatively under-financed, particularly noncommunicable diseases and injuries.
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pubmed:keyword
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pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0042-9686
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
72
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
639-51
pubmed:dateRevised
2009-11-18
pubmed:otherAbstract
PIP: The examination of the external assistance to the health sector quantified the sources and recipients of such assistance in 1990 by analyzing time trends for external assistance to the health sector over the preceding two decades, and, by describing the allocation of resources to specific activities in the health sector. The health sector external assistance data were collected through a questionnaire and follow-up visits to all major bilaterals, multilaterals, and large nongovernmental (NGO) agencies. The three major databases on development assistance were also used: the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) Development Assistance Committee (DAC) annual tables, the Creditor Reporting System (CRS) from OECD, and the Register of Development Activities of the United Nations system. From 1972 to 1980, there was a sustained increase in external assistance by 14% per year. Beginning in 1986, the pace of increase was lower than in the 1970s but had averaged 7% per year in both bilateral and multilateral agencies. In 1990 in developing countries, health external assistance totaled $4800 million, or only 2.9% of total health expenditures in developing countries. 82% of this sum originated from public coffers in developed countries and 18% from private households. Resources to the health sectors of developing countries included: 40% through bilateral development agencies, 33% through United Nations agencies, and 8% through the World Bank and banks such as the Asian Development Bank. Nongovernmental Organizations (NGOs) accounted for 17%, and 1.5% came from foundations. The USA accounted for 27.5% of all assistance, France for 12.9%, and Japan for 11.5%. One quarter of all health sector assistance was paid for by Sweden, Italy, Germany, and the United Kingdom. The study confirms prior findings that health status variables per se are not related to the amount of aid received. Comparing investments to the burden of disease shows tremendous differences in the funding for different health problems. A number of conditions are comparatively underfinanced, particularly noncommunicable diseases and injuries.
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pubmed:year
1994
pubmed:articleTitle
External assistance to the health sector in developing countries: a detailed analysis, 1972-90.
pubmed:affiliation
Center for Population and Development Studies, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA 02138.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article