policymakers to improve healthcare productivity. A simple indicator of efficiency, such as productivity of health facilities … workers account for the largest share of the total cost of functioning of health facility. Hence the productivity measure used …Understanding the key factors that underlie the efficiency of specific health programs is key to improve population …

The Bank Group now funds a smaller share of global support for health, nutrition, and population (HNP) than it did a …, analytic work, and engagement in global partnerships by the World Bank and $873 million in private health and pharmaceutical …-front institutional analysis, and incorporating more evaluation to promote evidence-based decisions. The performance of IFC health …

This study shows that Uganda has similar or somewhat better health indicators than other African countries with a … similar income level. However further effort is needed to address inequality in health outcomes and in the health system …) prioritizing interventions that affect infant and maternal mortality, (b) improving health promotion and disease prevention …

Public Ends, Private Means: Strategic purchasing of value for money in health services is part of a series of World … Bank publications on ways to make public spending on health care more efficient and equitable in developing countries. It …

illness through collective financing of health care. Managing scarce resources effectively and efficiently is an important … health sector of lessons from this experience is now successfully implemented in many developing countries. Public …

The health equity and financial protection reports are short country-specific volumes that provide a picture of equity … and financial protection in the health sectors of low-and middle-income countries. Topics covered include: inequalities in … health outcomes, health behavior and health care utilization; benefit incidence analysis; financial protection; and the …

This report analyzes equity and financial protection in the health sector of Vietnam. In particular, it examines … inequalities in health outcomes, health behavior and health care utilization; benefit incidence analysis; financial protection; and … the progressivity of health care financing. Data are drawn from the 1992-93 and 1997-98 Vietnam living standards survey …

This report analyzes equity and financial protection in the health sector of Zambia. In particular, it examines … inequalities in health outcomes, health behavior and health care utilization; benefit incidence analysis; financial protection; and … the progressivity of health care financing. Data are drawn from the 2007 Zambia demographic and health survey, the 2006 …