Determinants of malaria program expenditures during elimination: case study evidence from select provinces in the Philippines.

ABSTRACT: ...Even though eliminating malaria from the endemic margins is a part of the Global Malaria Action Plan, little guidance exists on what resources are needed to transition from controlling malaria to eliminating it. Using Philippines as an example, this study aimed to (1) estimate the financial resources used by sub-national malaria programs in different phases during elimination and (2) understand how different environmental and organizational factors may influence expenditure levels and spending proportions. The Philippines provides an opportunity to study variations in sub-national programs because its epidemiological and ecological diversity, devolved health system, and progressive elimination strategy all allow greater flexibility for lower-level governments to direct activities, but a

SUBMITTER: Liu JX 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3785467 | biostudies-literature | 2013

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature