The prioritisation approach at the heart of the health reform movement not only failed to improve access to services for the very poor but was based on poor methods. Its notion of efficiency ignored local contexts, the interaction of interventions and local specification of needs. The authors...

Over 25 years after Alma-Ata, available evidence suggests that in low- and middle-income countries (LMIC) the funding and coverage of primary care is still inequitable. This article reviews the progress that has been made towards the equitable funding of primary healthcare (PHC) in South Africa...