Health financing in Africa : tracking the AID experience of the child survival emphasis countries

There has not yet been a comprehensive database developed that describes the organization and the financing of health and family planning services in child survival emphasis countries. Such a database can assist country officials in tracking the development of their country. It can also serve as a reference for A.I.D., other donor institutions, and the countries themselves in planning ways to improve and sustain health services. The objective of this study is to present such a database on health services, financing, and family planning in the African child survival emphasis countries. This database provides information on the organization and the financing of health and family planning services. It can be used for evaluation of health and family planning policies in each of the eight countries. This study also indicates how much data actually exist. Recommendations are made regarding what efforts can be made to improve the quality and quantity of the existing data. (Author abstract)