Contracting for Health: Evidence from Cambodia
Language:
English
Publisher:
Center for International Development at Harvard
Copyright:
2006
Pages:
63
Description:
In 1999, Cambodia contracted out management of government health services to NGOs in five districts that had been randomly made eligible for contracting. The contracts specified targets for maternal and child health service improvement. The program increased the availability of 24-hour service, reduced provider absence, and increased supervisory visits. There is some evidence it improved health. The program involved increased public health funding, but led to roughly offsetting reductions in private expenditure as residents in treated districts switched from unlicensed drug sellers and traditional healers to government clinics. [abstract]
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Geographic Focus
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