Calculating the Cost and Financing Needs of the Basic Package of Health Services in Afghanistan: Methods, Experiences, and Results.

ABSTRACT: The Basic Package of Health Services (BPHS) is the basis for primary health care in Afghanistan and should be accessible to all citizens. Most of these health services have been provided by nongovernmental organizations with support from donors. Studies before 2018 found that utilization and quality of services were lower than they should be, partly due to insufficient resources, leading the Ministry of Public Health to conduct a costing study to determine the level of funding required for the BPHS.We expanded and refined that data analysis in this article. The main findings show that the total recurrent expenditure on BPHS interventions in 2018 was US$281 million (US$8.93 per capita)-only 62% of the US$452 million (US$14.34 per capita) required for good quality of care. It also showed tha

SUBMITTER: Saeed KMA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9426985 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature