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The Long Road to India’s Unparalleled Pandemic Catastrophe

India’s healthcare system was in disarray. Then came the delta surge. The paucity of finance is due in part to the difficulties that a country attempting to emerge from deep poverty faces. This article includes suggestions from health experts on areas where the national government has fallen short and how they can be addressed.

Publication Year:

2021

Publisher

SPARC

Author:

Dylan Scott, Pamposh Raina, and Makepeace Sitlhou
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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…

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