This document discusses several key concepts related to health policy:
1. It identifies prerequisites for health such as peace, shelter, education, food, income, and environmental sustainability.
2. It outlines five areas for building healthy public policy: building healthy environments, strengthening communities, developing personal skills, reorienting healthcare services, and advocating for these changes.
3. It discusses prevention strategies starting from changing social and environmental risk factors and continuing support for at-risk groups. Prevention strategies are amenable to policy changes.
Universal Health Coverage (UHC) Day 12.12.14, NepalDeepak Karki
This presentation is made on the first ever Universal Health Coverage (UHC) Day 12.12.14 celebration in Nepal by Nepal Health Economics Association (NHEA).
Planning, monitoring & evaluation of health care programarijitkundu88
this presentation is for the basic idea of planning monitoring and evaluation of health care programs. the details steps of planning is covered. i hope it will help all the persons interested in public health and different health programs.
Universal health coverage was established in the WHO constitution of 1948 declaring health a fundamental human right.The goal of universal health coverage is to ensure that all people obtain the health services they need without suffering financial hardship when paying for them.
students wonder exactly what health economics is. is it about money in health, more health for the same money ? about health in hospitals or health of the country.
The document summarizes healthcare reforms in India and their implementation. It discusses the key components of the health system and health sector reforms. Major reforms included reorganizing and restructuring the existing healthcare system, involving communities in health system delivery, establishing a health management information system, and focusing on quality of care. Key national health missions addressed in the reforms were the National Rural Health Mission and National Urban Health Mission. Five Year Plans from the 8th to 12th Plans shifted policies to encourage private sector initiatives, prioritize primary healthcare, address issues of equity, and work towards universal health coverage. Effective health sector reforms require increased public spending on health, regulating the private sector, risk pooling, and strengthening health management information systems.
The current five year plan in Nepal's health services aims to increase rural access to basic primary health services and doctors. It focuses on effective implementation of population control through mother and child health and family planning services. The plan also seeks to develop specialized health services within the country. Key targets include establishing more health posts, primary health care centers, and Ayurvedic dispensaries. It also aims to reduce the total fertility rate and cases of leprosy.
Review of current health service planning in Nepal from province to local levelMohammad Aslam Shaiekh
This document summarizes a review of health service planning in Nepal from the provincial to local levels. It describes the new federal system of government in Nepal with three tiers (federal, provincial, local). At the local level in Pokhara Metropolitan City, the findings show 41 health facilities serving 479,000 people. A top-down and bottom-up approach is used for health program and budget planning. At the provincial level, the Gandaki Province health directorate provides technical support to 11 districts. The challenges of implementing health planning under federalism include coordination between levels of government and building capacity of newly elected local bodies. Recommendations focus on collaboration, clarifying roles, training, and strengthening infrastructure and resources at the
The document defines a health system as organizations, actions, and people that work together with the goal of restoring, maintaining, and promoting health. It outlines the five pillars of health systems as providers, individuals, finance, information, and management. The document then provides an overview of Egypt's health system, noting that the Ministry of Health and Population provides around 40% of health services, health insurance organizations provide 50%, and the private sector and university/research institutions provide the remaining 12% and 10% respectively. It also describes Egypt's levels of healthcare as primary (80% of services, cheap and cost-effective), secondary (15% of services, more expensive), and tertiary (5% of services, highly expensive).
Health policy aims to achieve specific healthcare goals within a society by defining a vision for the future, outlining priorities and roles, and building consensus. There are many categories of health policies that can cover topics like financing and delivery of healthcare, access to care, quality of care, and health equity. Global health policy addresses health needs throughout the world above the concerns of individual nations. National health policies can respond to calls for strengthening health systems through universal coverage, people-centered care, and emphasizing public health and health in all policies.
Essential Package of Health Services Country Snapshot: NepalHFG Project
This country snapshot is one in a series of 24 snapshots as part of an activity looking at the Governance Dimensions of Essential Packages of Health Services in the Ending Preventable Child and Maternal Death priority countries. The snapshot explores several important dimensions of the EPHS in the country, such as how government policies contribute to the service coverage, population coverage, and financial coverage of the package. Each country snapshot includes annexes that contain further information about the EPHS.
Universal health coverage aims to ensure everyone has access to health services without facing financial hardship. World Health Day 2022's theme focuses on achieving universal health coverage for everyone everywhere. India's Ayushman Bharat program aims to achieve this through two pillars - providing basic health services through health centers and providing insurance coverage for serious illnesses for poor families. Realizing universal coverage requires addressing issues like inadequate resources, uneven quality of care, and high out-of-pocket costs that push people into poverty.
This presentation is prepared as part of the Course assignment of “Development and Management of HRH” for the Master's Degree of Public Health (MPH), Pokhara University and can be used as reference materials. The content and facts included in the presentation are as of information available till June 2023 and no conflict of interest is associated with the presentation. The presentation is prepared by Sagar Parajuli.
Early Warning And Reporting System (EWARS) in NepalPublic Health
The Early Warning and Reporting System (EWARS) is a hospital-based sentinel surveillance system in Nepal that monitors six priority infectious diseases. EWARS was established in 1997 with 8 sentinel sites and has since expanded to 118 sites including central, provincial, and district hospitals. The main objectives of EWARS are to strengthen disease information flow and facilitate prompt outbreak response. Sentinel sites report disease data weekly or immediately to the Epidemiology and Disease Control Division, which analyzes trends, provides feedback, and coordinates rapid response teams if an outbreak is detected.
This document outlines a presentation on Nepal's National Health Policy 2071, which was approved in July 2014. It provides background on Nepal's past health experiences, current health context, and key problems and challenges in the health system. The presentation describes the need for a new health policy to address these issues. The policy's vision, mission, goals, and 14 policy areas with 120 total strategies are summarized. The presentation also discusses organizational management, financial sources, monitoring, risks, and new areas addressed by the new health policy.
Health sector reforms aim to improve the efficiency, equity and effectiveness of healthcare delivery. Key reforms implemented in India include decentralization through expansion of comprehensive primary healthcare centers, increasing healthcare financing and expenditures, expanding health insurance coverage, reorganizing the existing health system, improving health infrastructure and human resources, implementing digital health initiatives, and encouraging public-private partnerships. Challenges remain in strengthening implementation and ensuring equitable access across states, but ongoing reforms indicate progress toward more accessible and comprehensive healthcare nationwide.
A seminar presentation on social health insurance in Nepalsachinpokharel97
The document summarizes social health insurance in Nepal. It provides background on the program, including its history starting in 1976. Currently, the government aims to expand coverage to all districts by 2020. Key findings include that enrollment is universal for families of up to 5 members. Contributions are on a sliding scale but most services covered are free. Overall utilization is high, with 91% of members using outpatient services. The conclusion recommends increasing funding and awareness while ensuring proper implementation and provider training to strengthen the program.
The document discusses the health care system in Nepal under its new federal democratic republic system. It provides an introduction to federalism and describes how power is divided between the central, provincial, and local governments in Nepal. It then outlines the major components of Nepal's health system including its structure for health service delivery, governance structure at different levels, and key organizations. It also discusses some of the major health initiatives in Nepal and provides organizational charts and the Public Service Act relating to regulating health institutions.
Health Insurance in Nepal aims to ensure access to quality healthcare without financial hardship. The program began in 2016 and has since expanded to 49 districts. Members pay an annual premium of NRs. 2500-3500 for a family of 5. Benefits include coverage of up to NRs. 100,000 per family per year. Stakeholders provide both support and criticisms, citing issues around awareness, enrollment rates, benefit packages, and quality of care. Expanding the program, improving facilities, and addressing concerns will help achieve universal health coverage in Nepal.
Health economics deals with planning and budgeting for healthcare resources. It determines the price and quantity of limited financial and non-financial resources used to care for the sick and promote health. Health economics uses microeconomics and macroeconomics principles. Microeconomics examines individual and organizational behaviors and their effects on costs and resource allocation. Macroeconomics considers large-scale economic factors like GDP. Economic analyses in health include cost-minimization, cost-benefit, cost-effectiveness, and cost-utility analyses. Nurses play an important role in health economics by leading cost containment efforts, improving quality of care, and advocating for patients' needs.
Ethiopia’s Health Financing Outlook: What Six Rounds of Health Accounts Tell UsHFG Project
The document summarizes key findings from six rounds of health accounts conducted in Ethiopia since 1995. It finds that total health expenditure has grown significantly but remains low per capita. Government spending on health has increased in amount but fluctuated as a percentage of total spending between 16-39%. Household out-of-pocket spending remains high at 33% on average. The majority of spending is on curative care rather than preventive services. Regular production of health accounts data helps Ethiopia monitor progress on health financing goals.
This document summarizes a journal article that examines the relationship between public expenditure and health status in Ghana. The main findings are:
1) The availability of physicians and health insurance are the most important determinants of health status in Ghana, as measured by under-five mortality rate.
2) Contrary to some previous studies, income per capita was found to be an insignificant determinant of health status in Ghana.
3) The results support increasing public investment in health, especially to train more physicians, as well as expanding Ghana's national health insurance program.
The health of a people to a very large extent determines their productivity and wealth. The 2010
Population and Housing Census indicates that a significant proportion of the Bunkpurugu-Yunyoo District in
Ghana (over 75%) are living below the poverty line of GH¢228.00 per annum (approximately US $120 per
annum). It then implies that approximately the same proportion or even a little above that might not be able to
access health care under the ‘cash and carry’ system. Inability to access health care will lead to poor health
status of the residents and thus lower their productivity.
Health in 12th Five Year Plan - Dr. Suraj ChawlaSuraj Chawla
The document discusses India's 12th five-year economic plan and goals for its health system. Some key points:
1) The 12th plan aims to increase public health expenditure to 2.5% of GDP and achieve various health targets like reducing maternal and infant mortality.
2) Current health indicators like infant mortality, malnutrition, and out-of-pocket expenses are high compared to neighbors. The plan seeks to accelerate progress on these.
3) The plan will focus on building the public health system following principles of subsidiarity and integrating vertical disease programs under one umbrella program. State-level agreements will define roles and targets.
Summary Bangladesh National Health Accounts 1997-2012Policy Adda
This report presents the results of the Bangladesh National Health Accounts (BNHA) 1997-2012. This round of BNHA has been developed and updated based on the System of Health Accounts (SHA) 2011 guidelines but also preserved the option of producing tables compatible to SHA 2001 manual for National Health Accounts. The BNHA framework used in the earlier rounds of NHA has been revised in this round (NHA-IV) through extensive consultations within BNHA cell, and the guidance of an international NHA expert. New estimation methods and data sources have been used to improve private expenditure estimates. Revisions to the framework and classifications of health accounts have also been made.
NHA-IV tracks the total health expenditure in Bangladesh between the fiscal years 1997 to 2012, cross-stratified and categorized by financing classifications, provider and function on annual basis. Its main goal is to inform national policymakers and other stakeholders of the magnitude and profile of health spending. It also serves in institutionalizing the monitoring of health outlays.
Adoption of SHA2011 provides two new financing classifications that provide more specific answers to the questions: “where does the money come from?” and “what instruments are used for fund raising?” This new classification provides better interpretation of public and private funding in the health care sector.
Out of Pocket Expenditure on Non-Communicable Diseases among Households: Evid...Premier Publishers
The document summarizes a study on out-of-pocket expenditures for non-communicable diseases (NCDs) among households in the Indian state of Punjab. Key findings include:
- Punjab has higher prevalence of NCDs than the national average in India.
- Households in Punjab incurred higher out-of-pocket expenditures for NCD treatment and hospitalization than the all India levels.
- The poorest households in Punjab spent the highest share of their total consumption on out-of-pocket health expenditures for NCDs.
- The results indicate that due to high out-of-pocket costs, NCDs place a large economic burden on households in Punjab
Essential Package of Health Services Country Snapshot: The Republic of South ...HFG Project
This country snapshot is one in a series of 24 snapshots as part of an activity looking at the Governance Dimensions of Essential Packages of Health Services in the Ending Preventable Child and Maternal Death priority countries. The snapshot explores several important dimensions of the EPHS in the country, such as how government policies contribute to the service coverage, population coverage, and financial coverage of the package. Each country snapshot includes annexes that contain further information about the EPHS.
This document discusses healthcare in India and proposes ways to make it more affordable and accessible. It notes that healthcare costs are rising and most people rely on private healthcare, while public healthcare is underfunded and understaffed. It analyzes issues like disease burdens, the growth of private sector, health insurance schemes, use of generics, and medical tourism. It recommends increasing public spending on healthcare to at least 5% of GDP, improving infrastructure, enhancing the health workforce, and promoting primary healthcare to achieve universal coverage in an equitable manner.
This document compares the healthcare systems of the US, Japan, and Nigeria by analyzing health indicators such as infant mortality, total health expenditures, and hospital beds per capita. While the US spends the most on healthcare, Japan achieves better health outcomes like lower infant mortality despite spending less. Nigeria faces greater challenges with higher infant mortality linked to lower spending and poverty. The universal healthcare systems of Japan and Nigeria's National Health Insurance Scheme may contribute to their performance compared to the US partial coverage system.
Presented at “Financial Protection and Improved Access to Health Care: Peer-to-Peer Learning Workshop Finding Solutions to Common Challenges” in Accra, Ghana, February 2016. To learn more, visit: https://www.hfgproject.org/ghana-uhc-workshop
This document discusses the implications of universal health coverage (UHC) on the global pharmaceutical industry, with a focus on India's efforts to achieve UHC. Some key points:
- India aims to achieve UHC for all citizens by 2022, which will entitle every citizen to an essential health package including inpatient and outpatient care free of cost through public or contracted private facilities.
- This is expected to have several benefits like increased financial protection, jobs, productivity, reduced poverty, and improved health outcomes.
- For the pharmaceutical industry, UHC in India means price controls on essential medicines through the National List of Essential Medicines, mandatory generic drug prescribing, and promotion of generic drug usage in
This document discusses community-based health insurance (CBHI) in Nigeria, including its prospects and challenges. CBHI is advocated as a strategy to achieve universal health coverage, though uptake in Nigeria remains poor. The document examines different types of CBHI schemes, including those initiated by communities, healthcare providers, and governments. It notes that while CBHI could help reduce out-of-pocket costs that deter healthcare access, many schemes fail due to lack of sufficient contributions to maintain themselves financially. Government support may be needed for CBHI to be sustainable and benefit more Nigerians.
Attaining sustainable agricultural development in any economy indubitably points towards ensuring improved quality of life and enough food for both present and future generations. The need to understand the links between agricultural output and health outcomes necessitates an inquiry to ascertain the extent the changes in health outcomes can influence agricultural output. This study using the dynamic error correction built an econometric model such that mortality rate and life expectancy are proxies for health outcomes while agricultural output is the dependent variable; HIV/AIDS is the dummy. Results showed that HIV/AIDS has lethal effects on health outcomes and aggregate output. It revealed that health outcomes also have significant impact on agricultural output potentials; and there is a causal relationship between health outcomes and agricultural output in Nigeria. This implies that if the healthcare system in Nigeria can be taken as a policy priority, a tremendous increase in the agricultural sector is unarguably expected. A simultaneous front involving both the public and private sectors in extending the healthcare services is necessary to enable workers and prospective workers access to healthcare delivery; this will invariably boost the agricultural output.
The Kingdom of Bhutan has made great achievement in establishing and sustaining public financed and managed health system in the past five and a half decades. As enshrined in the Constitution, health services are free in the integrated traditional and allopathic medicines. The report also notes the epidemiological and health system challenges and the way forward to overcome in line with achieving SDGs.
- Current health expenditure as a share of GDP in India has remained stable at around 3.84% since 2000, with private expenditure making up around three times the share of government expenditure.
- Government spending on health as a share of total government spending averages 3%, while out-of-pocket expenditures make up around 69% of current health expenditures on average.
- In 2011, high out-of-pocket payments contributed to 17% of the population spending over 10% of their budget on health, equivalent to 216 million people, and pushed 52.5 million people below the poverty line.
Universal Health Coverage and Health Insurance - IndiaDr Chetan C P
Presentation is a case about cutting the risk fragmentation and having a universal pool for Health Insurance as one of the tools for achieving UHC in India.
A simple overview on heatlhcare costs and reasons why there is a global increase in the field. The presentation concentrates the Omani setting with a comparison to what is available in public reports.
“Sarvé bhavantu sukhinaḥ, sarvé santu nirāmayāḥ, Sarvé bhadrāṇi pashyantu, mā kashchid_duḥkha-bhāg-bhavét”. The meaning of this Sanskrit Sloka is “All should/must be happy, be healthy, see good; may no one have sorrow. Mahatma Gandhi also says, “It is health which is real wealth, and not pieces of gold and silver”. Without robust health nobody can do anything. WHO emphasized on “Health for all” in this 21st Century in Geneva Conference in 1998. Government of India also committed to the goal of ‘Health for All’. WHO defined “health” as "State of complete physical, mental, and social well being, and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity". There are strong linkages between population, health and development. India’s health challenges are not only huge in magnitude due to its large population but they are complex due to its diversity and the chronic poverty and inequality. There are extreme inter-state variations, caused by not only the cultural diversity but because -the states are at different stages of demographic transition, epidemiological transition and socio economic development. Along with the old problems like persistence of communicable diseases and high maternal mortality in some parts, there is an urgent need to address the emerging issues like the threat of non-communicable diseases, HIV (AIDS) and health problems of the growing aged population. Accelerating demographic transition is not only necessary for the population stabilization but it is closely related to health goals. Despite substantial improvements in some health indicators in the past decade, India contributes disproportionately to the global burden of disease, with health indicators that compare unfavorably with other middle-income countries and India's regional neighbours. Large health disparities between states, between rural and urban populations, and across social classes persist. A large proportion of the population is impoverished because of high out-of-pocket health-care expenditures and suffers the adverse consequences of poor quality of health care. The obligation of the Government of India is to ensure the highest possible health status to its population and access to quality health care has been recognized by a number of its key policy documents. This paper attempts to study the over view of health care in India.
Key words: Health Care, National Health Policy, Access, Affordability, Equity, Urban Vs Rural-------------
Essential Package of Health Services Country Snapshot: TanzaniaHFG Project
This country snapshot is one in a series of 24 snapshots as part of an activity looking at the Governance Dimensions of Essential Packages of Health Services in the Ending Preventable Child and Maternal Death priority countries. The snapshot explores several important dimensions of the EPHS in the country, such as how government policies contribute to the service coverage, population coverage, and financial coverage of the package. Each country snapshot includes annexes that contain further information about the EPHS.
Namibia 2012-13 Health Accounts: Key Findings and Policy ImplicationsHFG Project
This document summarizes a health expenditure report for Namibia in 2012/13. It finds that reproductive health received the highest allocation of funds at 38% of total health expenditures. Infectious diseases such as HIV/AIDS and respiratory infections received the second highest allocation at 33%. Only 5% of expenditures went to non-communicable diseases despite representing one third of Namibia's disease burden. The majority (44%) of health expenditures were pooled through private medical aids and an public employee scheme. The document recommends increasing government health spending, limiting household out-of-pocket costs, and shifting more funding to address the growing burden of non-communicable diseases.
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Observational Learning Theory and Its Application.pdfKhemraj Subedi
Observational learning theory, also known as social learning theory or modeling, is a psychological theory developed by Albert Bandura that explains how people learn new behaviors by observing others. His work was published in 1977 book titled Social Learning Theory. According to this theory, learning can occur through direct experience or through the observation of others' actions, behaviors, and the consequences they experience.
Learning in Psychological Perspectives.pdfKhemraj Subedi
In psychology, "learning" refers to a relatively permanent change in behavior, knowledge, or capability resulting from experience. Learning involves the acquisition of new information, skills, attitudes, or behaviors through various processes. Psychologists study learning to understand how individuals or animals acquire, retain, and apply knowledge or behaviors.
Sampling Technique and Sample Size Determination Khemraj Subedi
1. The document discusses various sampling techniques and sample size determination methods used in research. It defines key terms like population, sample, and discusses characteristics of a good sample.
2. The main sampling techniques discussed are probability sampling techniques like simple random sampling, systematic sampling, stratified random sampling, cluster sampling, and multistage sampling. Non-probability sampling techniques like convenience sampling and purposive sampling are also covered.
3. For each technique, the document provides definitions, procedures, advantages and disadvantages to help researchers select the most appropriate sampling method based on their research objectives and population characteristics.
The document discusses the role of government in markets and sources of market failure. It begins by introducing the increasing role of government in modern economies beyond just law and order. It then covers different types of government roles like regulatory and promotional roles. The document also discusses different aspects of market efficiency like productive, allocative, and X-efficiency. It analyzes how government policies like taxes, subsidies, and price controls can impact market equilibrium and efficiency. Finally, it covers sources of market failure such as market power, incomplete information, externalities, and public goods.
General Equilibrium IS-LM Framework for Macroeconomic AnalysisKhemraj Subedi
The document summarizes the IS-LM model of macroeconomics. It explains that the IS curve represents equilibrium in the goods market where investment equals savings at different interest rate and income level combinations. It slopes downward to show that lower interest rates lead to higher investment and income. The LM curve represents equilibrium in the money market where money demand equals supply at different interest rate and income level combinations. It slopes upward as higher income increases money demand, requiring higher interest rates to equilibrate the money market. The IS and LM curves intersect to determine the general equilibrium interest rate and income level in the short run.
1. The document discusses the meaning and definitions of research from various scholars. Research is defined as a systematic and organized process of investigating a problem to discover new facts or verify existing knowledge.
2. Research can be basic, applied or action oriented. Basic research aims to develop new knowledge and theories without immediate practical application. Applied research seeks to solve practical problems and contribute to theoretical knowledge. Action research involves the researcher directly in solving the problem investigated.
3. Social research is important for testing and refining existing theories, identifying new facts and social problems, and helping inform policies and administrative reforms for social betterment. Both theoretical and applied benefits of social research are discussed.
This document discusses the concepts of redistribution and economic growth, and the relationship between the two. It defines redistribution as the transfer of economic resources from wealthier to poorer individuals through policies like taxation and welfare. Economic growth is defined as the increase in production of goods and services over time, often measured by GDP. The document explores the debate around whether redistribution promotes or hinders growth, noting arguments on both sides. It also outlines different forms redistribution can take, such as progressive taxation, education/health investments, land reform, and public goods provision. The conclusion is that while scholars disagree on the impact, certain types of redistributive policies like education spending and public finance can potentially increase both social justice and economic growth.
The document discusses the concept of Alternative Rural Development Approach (ARDA). ARDA is based on principles of justifiable resource distribution, self-reliance of local villages, and equitable justice at the local level using indigenous knowledge. It aims to ensure social justice, equality of opportunity, and self-reliance in underdeveloped economies. Key aspects of ARDA include participatory and endogenous development, meeting basic needs, and addressing inequalities in areas like access to assets, work opportunities, knowledge, and civic participation. ARDA also emphasizes local communities solving their own problems and making independent decisions.
The document defines rural livelihood as the activities, assets, and access that jointly determine how individuals and households obtain basic necessities like food, water, shelter and clothing. It notes that Ellis (1998) provided a definition of livelihood as the activities and assets that determine a person's means of making a living. The document also mentions that the rural livelihood diversification framework is discussed, and it provides references on the topic of rural livelihoods and diversification.
The document discusses the participatory approach (PA) to community development. It defines PA as actively involving community members in decision-making regarding projects and programs that affect them. The key concepts of PA include collaborative efforts led by community members to think and act independently to control their own development. Some principles of PA are inclusion, equal partnership, transparency, and empowerment. Participatory rural appraisal (PRA) tools like semi-structured interviews and mapping are discussed. PA aims to gather just enough information to make recommendations through techniques like triangulation of data sources.
This document defines and describes oligopolistic competition. It begins by defining oligopoly as a market structure with a small number of firms that have significant influence over each other. It then describes key characteristics of oligopolistic markets, including that a few dominant firms share the market and competition is limited. The document outlines that in oligopolies, firms may cooperate with each other or compete non-collusively. It also differentiates between pure oligopolies where goods are homogeneous and imperfect oligopolies where goods are differentiated.
Monopolistic competition was first identified in the 1930s by economists Edward Chamberlin and Joan Robinson. It is a market structure with many firms that produce differentiated products and have some control over prices (inelastic demand). While firms can earn supernormal profits in the short run, long-run equilibrium is reached as free entry by other firms results in normal profits industry-wide. Characteristics include many firms, free entry and exit, product differentiation, price-setting ability from differentiation, and potential for short-run supernormal but long-run normal profits. Examples given are restaurants, hairdressers, clothing designers, and television programming.
Perfectly Competitive Market and Monopoly Market StructureKhemraj Subedi
The document discusses market structure and product pricing under different market conditions. It begins by defining key concepts such as perfect competition, monopoly, and social cost. It then describes the characteristics and price determination process in perfectly competitive markets. It explains how firms determine short-run and long-run equilibrium under perfect competition. Next, it discusses monopoly markets, including their characteristics and how a monopolistic firm determines equilibrium in the short-run and long-run. Finally, it covers the concept of social cost and how the social cost of monopoly arises from the deadweight loss of economic surplus.
Ricardo's theory of rent argues that rent is the payment made to the owner of land for its use in production. Specifically, rent is defined as any payment above the minimum costs required to bring a factor of production into use. In classical economics, rent applies to non-produced inputs like land based on its location, as well as assets formed by legal privileges over natural resources, such as patents. The document provides an overview of the economic definition of rent according to Ricardo's theory.
The wage fund theory of wages states that the wage level is determined by the wage fund and the number of workers employed. The wage fund is a set amount of money raised by employers to pay wages. This fund is divided equally among workers. As the number of workers increases, each worker's wage decreases, and as fewer workers are employed, each wage increases. The theory assumes labor is homogeneous, the wage fund is determined before hiring, and wages adjust flexibly to the number of workers. However, critics argue the wage fund is determined by the number employed, wages differ in reality, labor is heterogeneous, and wages do not always flexibly adjust.
This document discusses the theory of profit according to Professor Khemraj Subedi. It defines profit as the positive gain from business operations after subtracting all costs. Gross profit is the difference between total revenue and total costs of production, while net profit is the income after deducting explicit and implicit costs. The uncertainty bearing theory of profit proposed by Frank Knight argues that profit arises from bearing non-insurable risks and uncertainties like competitive risk, technical risk, and changes in demand rather than foreseeable risks which can be insured. Knight believes uncertainties explain profit, as entrepreneurs cannot foresee or measure these risks and have to bear them. However, the theory is criticized for oversimplifying the causes of profit.
This document provides an overview of Keynes' liquidity preference theory of interest. It defines interest as payment made by a borrower to a lender for borrowing money. It distinguishes between gross and net interest. The liquidity preference theory states that interest is determined by the interaction between the demand and supply of money, where demand is based on liquidity preference and the desire to hold cash. Demand for money has three motives: transactional, precautionary, and speculative. The demand curve is negatively sloped. The supply of money is determined by the central bank and is interest inelastic. The equilibrium interest rate is determined by the point where the demand curve intersects the vertical supply curve. Changes in liquidity preference
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Veneers are a transformative dental solution that offers a seamless blend of aesthetics and functionality, making them a popular choice for enhancing smiles. These thin, custom-fabricated laminates are primarily constructed from either high-grade porcelain or composite resin materials, both selected for their superior aesthetic and functional properties. Veneers are meticulously bonded to the labial surfaces of anterior teeth, providing a definitive solution for a variety of dental conditions, including intrinsic discoloration, enamel defects, minor malalignments, diastemas, and structural deficiencies such as chips or fractures. The preparation for veneer placement typically involves minimal reduction of the tooth structure, preserving the maximum amount of healthy tooth while allowing for optimal adhesive bonding. This conservative approach is pivotal in maintaining tooth vitality and structural integrity. The precise customization and application of veneers require a thorough understanding of dental materials, occlusion, and esthetic principles, underscoring their role as a sophisticated and effective treatment modality in contemporary prosthodontic practice.
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Eggs, a staple food consumed globally, are at risk of contamination, posing a severe threat to their safety and quality. The bacterial load on the eggshell surface is crucial in predicting bacterial penetration and egg interior contamination. Exposure to nesting material and faecal matter can introduce egg-borne pathogens, some of which can lead to food-borne illnesses. The global scale of epidemics caused by egg-borne pathogens underscores the criticality of egg safety. A comprehensive study was conducted in Punjab, Pakistan, to assess the potential risk of contamination. A total of 360 eggs from various breeds of hens were tested and categorized as unclean, soiled and clean. The bacteria Salmonella, Proteus and Staphylococcus were isolated from the eggs. The highest percentage of isolates were found in unclean eggs: Salmonella (26.7%), Proteus (24.5%) and Staphylococcus (33%). In soiled eggs, the highest percentage of isolates were Salmonella (22.6%), Proteus (17.6%) and Staphylococcus (10.9%). In cleaned eggs, Proteus showed the highest prevalence (15.5%), followed by Salmonella (10.3%) and Staphylococcus (9.4%). The antibiotic susceptibility test (AST) results showed that all bacterial isolates were sensitive to the drugs Ofloxacin (5 µg/ml) and Cefotaxime (30 µg/ml). However, Staphylococcus and Proteus also showed sensitivity to Trimethoprim + Sulphamethoxazole (2.25/23.75 µg/ml). The study aimed not only to raise awareness about the importance of egg safety and identify the most common pathogens found on eggshells but also to develop effective strategies to reduce the risk of contamination of eggs and egg products. Once implemented, these strategies will ensure the safety and quality of this essential food source, offering a promising solution to the current challenges.
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A glimpse on health care financing transition in nepal
1. 1
A GLIMPSE HEALTH CARE FINANCING TRANSITION IN NEPAL
Khem Raj Subedi
Assistant Professor
PhD Scholar in Economics
Abstract
This article highlights the important components of Nepalese healthcare financing and aims at
examining the health care financing system in Nepal in terms of share of government health care
expenditure per capita, household out-of-pocket expenditure, and ratio of total health care
expenditure to Gross Domestic Product (GDP). The recent data shows that Government of Nepal
allocates meagre 1.11 percent of GDP from government coffer for health care financing where
out-of-pocket payment is 3.47percent of GDP and it is about 60 percent of total health care
expenditure. It implies that people are heavily dependent on their own source for health care
financing. Public Health Expenditure as a percent of Total Health Expenditure is 40 percent.
Public Expenditure on health as Percent of Total Government Expenditure is 11 percent, Total
Health Expenditure (government and out-of-pocket) is 5.8 percent of GDP. The annual per
capita government health care expenditure is US$ 44 for 2015. This figure is extremely low in
comparison to the other parts of the world like European Union US$ 2192, Western Pacific
Region US$ 1338, American Region US$ 1192 even African Region US$114 and South East
Asian Region US$ 175 for the same period. This infers that the health care financing in
resource-poor country like Nepal relies heavily on household out-of-pocket payments which
often results in financial catastrophe for poor and economically vulnerable households. The
government needs to make serious effort to bring drastic change in policy priority to improve
health care financing to ensure quality change in this sector taking into consideration allocative
efficiency and technical efficiency the essential parameters to ensure efficiency in health care
financing schemes.
Key Words: Government expenditure and Health, Gross Domestic Product per-capita,
Household out-of-pocket payments, Public Goods
JEL Classification: D13, H41, H51, I 18
Introduction
Nepali is one of the least developed countries in the world with vulnerable socio economic
conditions and fragile political situation. Its Gross Domestic Product (GDP) at current price is
US$ 21.14 billion and Per Capita GDP US$729 with population 28.98 million (World Health
Organization, 2017). It ranks in 144th position having Human Development Index (HDI)
coefficient 0.558 in the world (HDR, 2017). Nepal's Domestic General Government Health
Expenditure (GGHE-D) is 1.11 percent of GDP whereas Current Health Expenditure (CHE) is
6.15 percent of GDP. Furthermore, CHE per capita and GGHE-D at current price are US$ 44.42
and US$ 8.05 respectively. Likewise, Out-of-Pocket payments as a percent of CHE is
60.41(World Health Organization, 2017). This implies that households are bearing catastrophic
of healthcare expenditure. Furthermore, the current health expenditure (CHE) as a share of gross
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domestic product (GDP) has continuously increased during recent decade, mostly driven by out-
of-pocket (OOP) spending. Government spending on health has remained low during the entire
period. Out-of-pocket (OOP) expenditure has remained almost flat in the past decade. It led to
financial hardship to low income households. World Health Organization (2017) has estimated
that, more than 10.7 percent of people, or a total of more than 3 million people, had a burden of
expenditure on health larger than 10 percent of their total expenses. Additionally, 1.67 percent of
the population was pushed below the poverty line of PPP$ 1.90 per capita per day. The figure
indicates that public health spending is extremely poor. But, it should be noted that increasing
public expenditure only does not ensure correction in catastrophic healthcare financing. In this,
line of thinking, Adhikari (2013) argues that increasing public expenditure on health does not
ensure the allocative and technical efficiency. It requires institutional capacity to design fiscal
architecture and needs to know how public spending can improve the health status and equity in
health.
Health care financing in resource-poor country like Nepal relies heavily on household out-of-
pocket payments which often results in financial catastrophe (Adhikari, 2010). According to
WHO (2017), Nepal's Domestic General Government Health Expenditure (GGHE-D) is 1.11
percent of Gross Domestic Product, Domestic General Government Health Expenditure (GGHE-
D) per capita at current price is US $8.05, Total Current Health Expenditure (TCHE) as percent
of Gross Domestic Pocket (GDP) is 6.14, Current Health Expenditure (CHE) per capita at
current price US $ 44.42, and household Out-of-Pocket payment is 60.41 percent of TCHE. The
main institutions of Nepal that delivered basic health services in 2072/73 were the 104 public
hospitals, the 303 private hospitals, the 202 primary health care centers (PHCCs) and the 3,803
health posts. Primary health care services were also provided by 12,660 primary health care
outreach clinics (PHCORC) sites (DoHS, 2016). Nepal has made gradual and steady
improvement in health indicators such as life expectancy, infant/child mortality, and maternal
mortality. The recent studies have made some findings regarding healthcare financing
implication such as increasing the real per capita income by 10 percent, will cause the Infant
Mortality Rate (IMR) to fall by 7 percent, child mortality rate (CMR) by 11 percent, and life
expectancy rate (LER) will increase by almost 2 percent. Increasing the ratio of health budget to
total budget by 10 percent, CMR will decrease by 4.5 percent, and LER will increase by 0.6
percent. If more service is provided by increasing health services, for example increasing number
of beds by 10 percent, IMR will fall by 4 percent and LER increase by 1 percent (MoHP, 2010).
The results show that in recent years, public health institutions have less capacity to improve
3. 3
intermediate health outputs because of a shortage of human resources, number of health
institutions, and institution-related inputs. Equity and efficiency are not in conflict. Improvement
of institutional capacity in the delivery of health services (at least increasing the numbers of
institutions and manpower in the institutions) can shift the health production function ensuring
equity in health care services across regions. Allocation of resources according to needs can
improve equity and efficiency of health outputs; however, a blanket policy will not have such a
capacity (MoHP, 2010. The financing method chosen is of critical importance because it
determines the collection of revenue, the risk-pooling arrangement and the distribution of the
cost burden, and the purchasing of services. This national health policy 2071, a complete
revision of the national health policy 2048, has been introduced to promote, preserve, improve
and rehabilitate the health of the people by preserving the earlier achievement, appropriately
addressing the existing and newly emerging challenges and by optimally mobilizing all
necessary resources through a publicly accountable efficient management (DoHS, 2072/73). The
Constitution of Federal Republic of Nepal 2072 has declared right to health as a fundamental
right. Government of Nepal has set forth several health related targets in accordance with the
Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Therefore, health financing cannot be dealt separately
as it has got to do with good governance, economic growth, social inclusion and financial
protection to the vulnerable. Health service is considered as a public good and government needs
to actively participate to avoid market failure.
The global pattern of healthcare financing in terms of government expenditure, out-of-pocket
payments and share of GDP shows great variation across the region. In fact, across the globe
there are great variations on the amount countries spend on health. In high income countries per
capita health expenditure is over USD 3000 on average, while in resource poor countries it is
only USD 30 per capita (Xu& Saksena, 2011). There is also wide variation in health expenditure
with respect to economic development. Some countries spend more than 12 percent of GDP on
health, while others spend less than 3 percent on health. According to WHO (2017) the nations
of European region allocate 7.94 percent of GDP as Current Health Expenditure where as $ 2192
as annual health expenditure at current price. Similarly, Western Pacific Region (Asia) allocate
5.70 percent of GDP as Current Health Expenditure where as $ 1338 as annual health
expenditure at current price. But, South East Asian Region and African Region allocate less
resource for the same (Table 1).
Table 1 Comparative International Health Financing Status
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Regions and nation Average
CHE as a
percent of
GDP (2015)
Average
CHE per
capita
USD(2015)
Average
GDP per
capita
USD(2015)
European Region 7.94 % $ 2192 $27017
Western Pacific Region(Asia) 5.70% $1338 $19143
Americas Region (North, Central and South
America)
7.61% $1172 $12179
Americas Region (Non-Latin, Caribbean) 5.77% $656 $10851
Eastern Mediterranean Region 5.35% $562 $12120
Western Pacific Region(other than Asia) 8.38% $471 $6832
South East Asia Region 4.48% $175 $3096
African Region 6.18% $114 $2200
Nepal 1.11% $ 44.42 $730
(Source: WHO, 2017)
It is essential to formulate workable and functional health care financing policies to ensure
access to better health care facility to foster conducive environment for producing active,
productive and creative human resource that is essential to accelerate GDP growth rate of any
economy. Everyone knows importance of health as a basic right for life. Therefore, identifying
appropriate policies on how to finance and provide healthcare is a key to success for government
of Nepal for achieving health related SDGs targets. This paper aims at examining the health care
financing system in Nepal in terms of share of government health care expenditure per capita,
household out-of-pocket expenditure, and ratio of total health care expenditure to Gross
Domestic Product.
Review of Literature
Theoretical Literature
Most countries seem to manifest two basic health spending trends over time: health spending per
person increases and the share of health spending that is paid out-of-pocket declines. An
extensive literature examines the determinants of the first trend – growing health expenditures –
and finds that the major factors are rising income; changes in medical technology and practices;
population aging; higher prices; and changes in the financing and management of healthcare. In
contrast, very little attention has been paid to macro-level explanations for the second trend – the
declining share of out-of-pocket health expenditures – though political scientists and historians
have written extensively on the factors behind public policies that contribute to this pattern
(Victoria & William, 2014). Wagner (1958) predicts that the development of
an industrial economy will be accompanied by an increased share of public expenditure in gross
5. 5
national product that The advent of modern industrial society will result in increasing political pressure
for social progress and increased allowance for social consideration by industry.
Newhouse (1977) asserted that health expenditure is growing at a faster rate than GDP and
emphasizes to curb the growth of health spending. Hence, it is crucial to identify the factors
explaining the increase of the latter. He found that over 90 percent of the variance in per capita
medical expenditure is explained by variation in per capita Gross Domestic Product. He
concluded that per capita income is an important factor determining healthcare expenditure
(HCE) in developed countries and concluded that the income elasticity of national HCE is
greater than one. These results were consistent to an earlier study by Kleimen (1974). These
studies established the precedent viewing income as a major determinant of health care
expenditure and have been reinforced by the results of numerous studies. The emergence of
endogenous growth theory with the publication of Romer (1986) and Lucas's (1988) seminal
paper formalized the importance of human capital in the economic growth of nations. Barro
(1991) and Barro and Sala-I-Martin (1992) pointed out that economic growth of a country is
affected by environment factors and available amount of physical and human capital. Theoretical
literature suggests that expenditure on healthcare is a function of income. A number of
researches within health economics indicate that there are variations in per capita health care
expenditure, which could be mostly explained by variations in per capita GDP ( Gerdtham &
Jonsson,2000).There is debate amongst health economists, academia, and health policy makers
regarding determinants of per capita healthcare expenditure. Leu(1986) extended Newhouse'
analysis to inquiry whether other variables than income have any significant impact on
healthcare expenditure: the share of the elderly in the population, share of public financing and
delivery, dummies for centralized systems and so on. Leu insisted that non-income variables are
significant, but of minor quantitative importance, and income elasticity exceeds one.
Health financing refers to the “function of a health system concerned with the mobilization,
accumulation and allocation of money to cover the health needs of the people, individually and
collectively, in the health system… the purpose of health financing is to make funding available,
as well as to set the right financial incentives to providers, to ensure that all individuals have
access to effective public health and personal health care” (WHO, 2000).
Empirical Literature on Health care Financing in International Context
6. 6
Hooda (2015) found that the fiscal capacity of a particular state turns significant in influencing
the public expenditure on health in India. That is, the government health expenditure increases
with the increase in the per capita fiscal capacity of a particular state. He concluded that among
the determinants of health expenditure, the per capita income and fiscal capacity of a particular
state turns positive and significant in determining the per capita public. Sghari et. at., (2013)
underscore that health expenditure is growing at a faster rate and emphasized to curb the growth
of health spending. They also stated that it is crucial to identify the factors explaining the
increase the health spending. They explored health spending, the overall spending on medical,
whatever their nature (ie, mainly spending on hospital, outpatient, pharmacy and medical goods
expenditures) or the mode of financing (socialized expenses, reimbursed by private insurance or
direct payments to households). Angko (2013) examined the demand-side macroeconomic
determinants of publicly financed healthcare expenditure employing annual time series data of
Ghana from 1970-2006 and an error correction model that captures both short-run and long-run
relationships; the analysis clearly captures the demand-side factors that motivates decision to
allocate financial resources to the health sector. The main finding highlights the dominants of per
capita income (Per capita GDP) and other macroeconomic factors such as health status of the
population and age structure of the population in influencing the decision to invest in healthcare.
Xu & Saksena (2011) estimated static as well as dynamic panel data models to study the factors
associated with per capita total health expenditure, government health expenditure and private
out-of-pocket health expenditure (OOP). Their results suggested that health expenditure in
general does not grow faster than GDP after taking into consideration other factors. Government
health expenditure and out-of-pocket payments follow different paths. The pace of health
expenditure growth is also different for countries at different levels of economic development.
Milne and Molana(1991) also reports that healthcare is a luxury goods. A majority of empirical
studies carried out in the 1980s and 1990s also examined the effect of national income on HCE
by including other determinants of health spending like demographic factors. Parkin et. al.,
(1987) pointed out that there is a diversity and heterogeneity concerning healthcare. Medical
services vary greatly in the mix of services provided, so that analyses are hampered by
comparing countries which produce essentially different product.
Empirical Literature in the National Context
World Health Organization (2017) estimated that Nepal's Domestic General Government
Health Expenditure (GGHE-D) is 1.11 percent of Gross Domestic Product, Domestic General
7. 7
Government Health Expenditure (GGHE-D) per capita at current price is US $8.05, Total
Current Health Expenditure (TCHE) as percent of Gross Domestic Pocket (GDP) is 6.14,
Current Health Expenditure (CHE) per capita at current price US $ 44.42, and household Out-of-
Pocket payment is 60.41 percent of TCHE.
Adhikari (2010) states that the government contributes less a quarter of total health spending,
while out-of-pocket contributes almost 60 percent of total health spending. He states that health
care financing has an important role to play in transforming the health care system into one
which provides efficient and effective health care to poor and vulnerable people in Nepal. The
functions of health care financing – the collection of revenue, risk pooling and purchasing are all
critical to policy design. Risk pooling is a mechanism in which revenue/contributions are pooled
so that the risk of having to pay for health care is spread among users. A number of
organizational entities exist that can provide risk pooling options. These include tax-based
financing, social health insurance, and private health insurance, among others. Purchasing is how
funds are used to purchase effective health services from public and private providers.
Data and Methodology
This study is basically based on secondary data. The researcher has taken into consideration the
secondary data of the variables on per capita health care financing like Nepal's Domestic General
Government Health Expenditure (GGHE-D) as a percent of Gross Domestic Product, Domestic
General Government Health Expenditure (GGHE-D) per capita at current price, Total Current
Health Expenditure (TCHE) as a percent of Gross Domestic Pocket (GDP), Current Health
Expenditure (CHE) per capita at current price, and household Out-of-Pocket payment as a
percent of TCHE. The secondary data ranges from time period 1995 to 2014. The relevant data
are collected from Ministry of Health and Population, Ministry of Finance annual publication,
World Health Organization, and Central Bureau of Statistics and National Planning Commission
publication. Data are manly analyzes showing correlation and ration among the variables of
interest.
This study is expected to provide general understanding to estimate and forecast the per capita
health care expenditure and its various determinants in the context of Nepal. It is expected that
the findings of the study will be of tremendous helpful to concerned stakeholders that are
responsible to make decision on allocation of resources in public health care expenditure. It also
will be a useful technique to assist public health care planning agencies. In short, this proposed
8. 8
study will widen and sharpen understanding regarding relevancy and significance of public
healthcare expenditure. The findings of the study are expected to provide basic guidelines for
public authorities responsible for making decision on healthcare expenditure.
Result and Discussion
Private Health Expenditure as a Percentof GDP
Private health expenditure includes direct household (out-of-pocket) spending, private insurance,
charitable donations, and direct service payments by private corporations. Private Health expenditure in
Nepal was 3.46 percent of GDP for 2014. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 4.23 in 2004, while
its lowest value was 3.43 in 2012.
Public Health Expenditure as a percent ofTotal Health Expenditure
Public health expenditure consists of recurrent and capital spending from government (centraland local)
budgets, external borrowings and grants (including donations from international agencies and
nongovernmental organizations), and social (or compulsory) health insurance funds. Total health
expenditure is the sum of public and private health expenditure. It covers the provision of health services
(preventive and curative), family planning activities, nutrition activities, and emergency aid designated
for health but does not include provision of water and sanitation. The value for Health expenditure, public
(% of total health expenditure) in Nepal was 40.33 as of 2014. As the graph below shows, over the past
19 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 48.18 in 2011 and a minimum value of 24.91 in
2000.
3.91
4
4.03
4.06
4.11
4.08
3.77
3.96
3.96
4.23
4.14
3.65
3.563.71
3.58
3.56 3.49
3.43
3.47
3.46
0
0.5
1
1.5
2
2.5
3
3.5
4
4.5
%ofGDP
Year
Figure 1 Out of Pocket Health Expenditure
9. 9
Figure 2 Public Health Expenditure as a percent of Total Health Expenditure
Public Health Expenditure as Percent of Total Government Expenditure
Public health expenditure consists of recurrent and capital spending from government (central
and local) budgets, external borrowings and grants (including donations from international
agencies and nongovernmental organizations), and social (or compulsory) health insurance
funds. Health expenditure, public (% of government expenditure) in Nepal was 11.18 as of
2014. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 16.02 in 2011, while its lowest value was 7.61
in 1996.
Figure 3 Public Health Expenditure as Percent of Total Government Expenditure
26.48
26.25
26.75
38.64
30.02
24.91
29.74
29.29
27.86
27.31
27.7
35.9
39.09
42.35
44.08
44.58
48.18
41.86
39.04
40.33
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
%ofTotalHealthExpenditure
Year
10. 10
Public Health Care Expenditure as Percent of GDP
Public health expenditure consists of recurrent and capital spending from government (central
and local) budgets, external borrowings and grants (including donations from international
agencies and nongovernmental organizations), and social (or compulsory) health insurance
funds. Health expenditure, public (% of GDP) in Nepal was 2.34 as of 2014. Its highest value
over the past 19 years was 3.24 in 2011, while its lowest value was 1.35 in 2000.
7.9
7.61
8.14
13.69
10.12
7.74
8.82
9.41
10.1
11.11
10.34
13.16
13.26
14.83
12.71
14.29
16.02
11.82
11.64
11.18
0
2
4
6
8
10
12
14
16
18
1990 1995 2000 2005 2010 2015
%ofPublicHealthsCareExpenditure
Years
1.411.42
1.47
2.55
1.76
1.35
1.59
1.64
1.53
1.59
1.59
2.04
2.28 2.73
2.82
2.87
3.24
2.47
2.22
2.34
0
0.5
1
1.5
2
2.5
3
3.5
Figure 4 Public Health Care Expenditure as Percent of GDP
11. 11
Total HealthExpenditure as Percent of GDP
Total health expenditure is the sum of public and private health expenditure. It covers the
provision of health services (preventive and curative), family planning activities, nutrition
activities, and emergency aid designated for health but does not include provision of water and
sanitation. Health expenditure, total (% of GDP) in Nepal was 5.80 as of 2014. Its highest value
over the past 19 years was 6.73 in 2011, while its lowest value was 5.31 in 1995.
Conclusions
Nepal being a resource poor country, healthcare financing status is extremely poor and critical.
Evidence shows that health care financing has got less priority in national budget. The annual per
capita government health care expenditure is US$ 44 for 2015. This figure is extremely low in
comparison to the other parts of the world like European Union US$ 2192, Western Pacific
Region US$ 1338, American Region US$ 1192 even African Region US$114 for the same year.
Nepal being a resource poor country, allocation of resources for health care services is always
critical and frequently unstable due to nuances annual budget process, small fiscal space,
uncertainties in contributions of external development partners. The government needs to
formulate appropriate health care financing scheme to ensure the efficient, equitable, and
effective use of health care resources; however, each popular health care financing scheme has
some advantages and disadvantages. In fact, the designing of health care financing strategy to fit
5.31
5.42
5.5
6.61
5.87
5.43
5.36
5.6
5.48
5.82
5.72
5.7
5.84
6.44 6.41
6.43
6.73
5.89
5.69
5.8
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
1990 1995 2000 2005 2010 2015
Figure 5 THE Percent of GDP
12. 12
with the country specific features is not straight forward. The government needs to make serious
effort to bring drastic change in policy priority to improve health care financing to ensure quality
change in this sector taking into consideration allocative efficiency and technical efficiency the
essential parameters to ensure efficiency in health care financing schemes.
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