Study raises questions about measurement of 'additionality,' or maintaining domestic health spending amid foreign donations

Health Affairs

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 417-425

  Garg, Charu C ^a   Evans, David B ^b   Dmytraczenko, Tania ^c   Izazola Licea, José Antonio ^d   Tangcharoensathien, Viroj ^e   Ejeder, Tessa Tan Torres ^b  

^a WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

^b Department of Health Systems Financing ^*  (United States)

^c WORLD BANK   (United States)

^d National Center for the Prevention and Control of HIV and AIDS   (Mexico)

^e MINISTRY OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Thailand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADDITIONALITY; ARTICLE; DECISION MAKING; FUNDING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HOME CARE; HONDURAS; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MEASUREMENT; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; RWANDA; THAILAND;

FINANCING, GOVERNMENT; FUND RAISING; GIFT GIVING; HEALTH CARE SECTOR; HEALTH EXPENDITURES; HIV INFECTIONS; HONDURAS; HUMANS; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; RWANDA; THAILAND;

EID: 84858608484     PISSN: 02782715     EISSN: 15445208     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1377/hlthaff.2008.0815     Document Type: Article

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