Assessing the use of an essential health package in a sector wide approach in Malawi.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The sector wide approach (SWAp) used in many developing countries is difficult to assess. One way is to consider the essential health package (EHP) which is commonly the vehicle for a SWAp's policies and plans. It is not possible to measure the impact of an EHP by measuring health outcomes in countries such as Malawi. But it is possible to assess the choice of interventions and their delivery in terms of coverage. This paper describes an attempt to assess the Malawi SWAp through its EHP using these available measures of technical efficiency.

Methods

A burden of disease model was used to identify the priority diseases and their estimated incidence. Data from the health management information system (HMIS) were used to measure the coverage of these interventions. A

SUBMITTER: Bowie C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3032754 | biostudies-literature | 2011 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature