State of Health Financing in the African Region

Health is increasingly recognized as a key aspect of human and economic development in Africa and countries are increasing investment in actions and reforms to improve health outcomes and accelerate progress towards meeting the health Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). This report is based on responses of country teams consisting of individuals from the government and partners from the Harmonizing for Health in Africa action framework to a questionnaire on health financing developed by the WHO African Regional Office.

Publication Year:

2013

Publisher

SPARC

Author:

WHO
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A message from the partners of the Strategic Purchasing Africa Resource Center (SPARC)

Since 2018, The Strategic Purchasing Africa Resource Center (SPARC) has been a unique and significant force in supporting countries within Sub-Sahara Africa (SSA) in crucial areas of strategic health purchasing (SHP), Healthcare Financing as they make progress towards the realization of Universal Health Coverage (UHC) goals. This initiative, a collaboration between Amref Health Africa and Results for Development (R4D), has made expertise in these areas more accessible and has been instrumental in the progress of the target countries. The initiative was designed to advance policy discussions and actions that strengthen the application of strategic health purchasing to strengthen African health systems and support countries as they address foundational reforms…