[EQ] Aid for health: should policy-makers worry about its macroeconomic impact?

Technical briefs for policy-makers

Health Financing Policy - Department of Health Systems Financing
World Health Organization - 2007

Website: http://www.who.int/health_financing/en/

Technical briefs for policy-makers are succinct summaries of key policy issues, explaining what the issue is, why is it important, and how policy-makers can address the issue.

:: Aid for health: should policy-makers worry about its macroeconomic impact? [pdf 266kb]
No.3 – 2007

“…Many developing countries need to substantially increase expenditure if they are to achieve significant improvements in population health, and financial assistance provided by multilateral or bilateral external partners is becoming a major source. However, a large increase in such aid could theoretically lead to increased inflation, problems with the balance of payments and slower growth. This policy brief examines the possible effects of aid flows on the wider economy, and suggests that it is possible to minimize and even eliminate any possible adverse effects. Countries should not, in general, be concerned about accepting more aid for health from this perspective….”

:: Provider payments and cost-containment: lessons from OECD countries [pdf 349kb]
No 2, 2007

“….Historically the OECD countries have struggled to curb their public spending on health care through the use of both demand-oriented and supply side regulations. Empirical evidence suggests that the simultaneous use of different provider payment methods can restrain expenditure on health while maintaining good quality care and fair access to services. Regulatory commitment is necessary to maximize the efficiency of these tools…”

:: Designing health financing systems to reduce catastrophic health expenditure [pdf 245kb]

:: Achieving universal health coverage: developing the health financing system [pdf 337kb]

 
Ole DoetinchemHealth Systems Analyst
Health Financing Policy - Department of Health Systems Financing
World Health Organization

 

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