Investment case for improving maternal and child health: results from four countries.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Without addressing the constraints specific to disadvantaged populations, national health policies such as universal health coverage risk increasing equity gaps. Health system constraints often have the greatest impact on disadvantaged populations, resulting in poor access to quality health services among vulnerable groups.

Methods

The Investment Cases in Indonesia, Nepal, Philippines, and the state of Orissa in India were implemented to support evidence-based sub-national planning and budgeting for equitable scale-up of quality MNCH services. The Investment Case framework combines the basic setup of strategic problem solving with a decision-support model. The analysis and identification of strategies to scale-up priority MNCH interventions is conducted by in-coun

SUBMITTER: Jimenez Soto E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3701475 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature